1. Israel, return to the Lord your God.You have stumbled because of your sins.
2. Return to the Lord, and say these things to him:“Forgive all our sins, and kindly receive us.Then we’ll praise you with our lips.
3. Assyria cannot save us.We won’t ride on horses anymore.We will never again saythat the things our hands have made are our gods.You love orphans.”
4. ⌊The Lord says,⌋ “I will cure them of their unfaithfulness.I will love them freely.I will no longer be angry with them.
5. I will be like dew to the people of Israel.They will blossom like flowers.They will be firmly rooted like cedars from Lebanon.
6. They will be like growing branches.They will be beautiful like olive trees.They will be fragrant like cedars from Lebanon.