1
O Israel,return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
2
Take with you words, and turn to the LORD:say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive[a] us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
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.
4
I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
5
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow[b] as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
6
His branches shall spread,[c] and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
7
They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow[d] as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.