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¹^aReturn, Israel, to the LORD your God,For you have stumbled ²because of your ^bwrongdoing.2 Take words with you and return to the LORD.Say to Him, “^aTake away all guiltAnd ¹receive us graciously,So that we may ^bpresent ²the fruit of our lips.3 “Assyria will not save us,We will ^anot ride on horses;Nor will we say again, ‘^bOur god’To the ^cwork of our hands;For in ^dYou the ¹orphan finds mercy.”

4 I will ^aheal their apostasy,I will ^blove them freely,Because My anger has ^cturned away from them.5 I will be like the ^adew to Israel;He will blossom like the ^blily,And he will ¹take root like the cedars of ^cLebanon.6 His shoots will ¹sprout,His ²majesty will be like the ^aolive tree,And his fragrance like the cedars of ^bLebanon.7 Those who ^alive in his shadowWill ¹again raise ^bgrain,And they will blossom like the vine.His fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.

8 Ephraim, what more have I to do with ^aidols?It is I who answer and look after ¹you.I am like a luxuriant ^bjuniper;From ^cMe ²comes your fruit.

9 ^aWhoever is wise, let him understand these things;Whoever is discerning, let him know them.For the ^bways of the LORD are right,And the ^crighteous will walk in them,But ^dwrongdoers will stumble in them.