¹⁸ I have seen his ways, but I will heal him;
I will lead him and restore comfort
to him and his mourners,^(A)

¹⁵ I will depart and return to my place
until they recognize their guilt and seek my face;^(A)
they will search for me in their distress.^(B)

6 Come, let’s return to the Lord.^(C)
For he has torn us,^(D)
and he will heal us;^(E)
he has wounded us,
and he will bind up our wounds.^(F)
2 He will revive us after two days,^(G)
and on the third day he will raise us up
so we can live in his presence.^(H)
3 Let’s strive to know the Lord.^(I)
His appearance is as sure as the dawn.^(J)
He will come to us like the rain,^(K)
like the spring showers that water the land.

14 Israel, return to the Lord your God,^(A)
for you have stumbled in your iniquity.^(B)
2 Take words of repentance with you^(C)
and return to the Lord.
Say to him, “Forgive all our iniquity
and accept what is good,
so that we may repay you
with praise^[a] from our^[b] lips.^(D)
3 Assyria will not save us,^(E)
we will not ride on horses,^(F)
and we will no longer proclaim, ‘Our gods!’ ^(G)
to the work of our hands.^(H)
For the fatherless receives compassion in you.”^(I)