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Take words with you and return to Yahweh.
Say to Him, “(A)Forgive all iniquity
And [a]take what is good,
That we may (B)pay in full [b]the fruit of our lips.
Assyria will not save us;
We will (C)not ride on horses,
Nor will we say again, ‘(D)Our god,’
To the (E)work of our hands;
For in (F)You the [c]orphan finds compassion.”

I will (G)heal their turning away from Me;
I will (H)love them freely,
For My anger has (I)turned away from them.

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  1. Hosea 14:2 Or accept that which is good
  2. Hosea 14:2 As in ancient versions; M.T. our lips as bulls
  3. Hosea 14:3 Or fatherless

Take words with you
    and return to the Lord.
Say to him:
    “Forgive(A) all our sins
and receive us graciously,(B)
    that we may offer the fruit of our lips.[a](C)
Assyria cannot save us;(D)
    we will not mount warhorses.(E)
We will never again say ‘Our gods’(F)
    to what our own hands have made,(G)
    for in you the fatherless(H) find compassion.”

“I will heal(I) their waywardness(J)
    and love them freely,(K)
    for my anger has turned away(L) from them.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 14:2 Or offer our lips as sacrifices of bulls