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Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
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Take with you words and return to the LORD; say to him, "Take away all iniquity; accept what is good, and we will pay with bulls the vows of our lips.
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Take words [of repentance] with you and return to the Lord. Say to Him: "Forgive all [our] sin and accept what is good, so that we may repay You with praise from our lips.
Hosea 14:2 In-Context
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Return, Israel, to the LORD your God. Your sins have been your downfall!
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Take words with you and return to the LORD. Say to him: “Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the fruit of our lips.
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Assyria cannot save us; we will not mount warhorses. We will never again say ‘Our gods’ to what our own hands have made, for in you the fatherless find compassion.”
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“I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them.
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I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily. Like a cedar of Lebanon he will send down his roots;