1
O
Israel, return unto the
LORD thy
God; for thou hast
fallen by thine
iniquity.
'T.l;v'k yiK '$y,h{l/a h'wh.y d;[ lea'r.fIy h'b.Wv ? '$,n{w][;B
2
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.
.Wr.mia h'wh.y -l,a .Wb.Wv.w ~yir'b.D ~,k'Mi[ .Wx.q ? h'm.L;v.n.W bw{j -x;q.w !{w'[ a'FiT -l'K wy'lea ? .Wnyet'p.f ~yir'p
3
Asshur shall not
save us; we will not
ride upon
horses: neither will we
say any more to the
work of our
hands, Ye are our
gods: for in thee the
fatherless findeth
mercy.
b'K.rin a{l s.Ws -l;[ .Wne[yivw{y a{l r.WV;a ? .Wnyed'y hef][;m.l .Wnyeh{l/a dw{[ r;ma{n -a{l.w ? ~w{t'y ~;xUr.y '$.B -r,v]a
4
I will
heal their
backsliding, I will
love them
freely: for mine
anger is turned
away from him.
yiP;a b'v yiK h'b'd.n ~eb]h{a ~'t'b.Wv.m a'P.r,a ? .WN,Mim
5
I will be as the
dew unto
Israel: he shall
grow as the
lily, and cast
forth his
roots as
Lebanon.
.$;y.w h'N;vw{V;K x;r.pIy lea'r.fIy.l l;J;k h,y.h,a ? !w{n'b.L;K wy'v'r'v
6
His
branches shall
spread, and his
beauty shall be as the olive
tree, and his
smell as
Lebanon.
;xyer.w w{dw{h tIy;Z;k yihyiw wy'tw{q.n{y .Wk.ley ? !w{n'b.L;K w{l
7
They that
dwell under his
shadow shall
return; they shall
revive as the
corn, and
grow as the
vine: the
scent thereof shall be as the
wine of
Lebanon.
.Wx.r.pIy.w !'g'd .WY;x.y w{Lic.b yeb.v{y .WbUv'y ? !w{n'b.l !yey.K w{r.kiz !,p'G;k
8
Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with
idols? I have
heard him, and
observed him: I am like a
green fir
tree. From me is thy
fruit found.
yityin'[ yin]a ~yiB;c]['l dw{[ yiL -h;m ~Iy;r.p,a ? '$.y.r,P yiN,Mim !'n][;r vw{r.biK yin]a .WN,r.Wv]a;w ? a'c.min
9
Who is
wise, and he shall
understand these things?
prudent, and he shall
know them? for the
ways of the
LORD are
right, and the
just shall
walk in them: but the
transgressors shall
fall therein.
~yir'v.y -yiK ~e['dey.w !w{b'n h,Lea !eb'y.w ~'k'x yim ? ~yi[.v{p.W ~'b .Wk.ley ~yiqiD;c.w h'wh.y yek.r;D ? ~'b .Wl.v'KIy