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 us 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 us 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 Yahweh your God,^(A)
for you have stumbled in your sin.^(B)
2 Take words of repentance with you^(C)
and return to the Lord.
Say to Him: “Forgive all our sin
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)