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Assyria cannot save us,
    nor will we ·trust in our [mount and ride] horses.
We will not say again, ‘Our gods,’
    to the things our hands have made.
You show ·mercy [compassion] to ·orphans [the fatherless].”

The Lord says,
“I will forgive ·them for leaving me [their apostasy/waywardness]
    and will love them freely,
    because ·I am not angry with them anymore [L my anger has turned away from them].
I will be like the dew to Israel,
    and they will blossom like a lily.
Like the cedar trees in Lebanon,
    ·their roots will be firm [they will take root].

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