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1. Israel, you fell and sinned against God. So come back to the Lord your God.
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1. O Israel H3478 , return H7725 unto H5704 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 ; for H3588 thou hast fallen H3782 by thine iniquity H5771 .
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2. Think about what you will say, and come back to the Lord. Say to him, "Take away our sin, and accept these words as our sacrifice. We offer you the praise from our lips.
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2. Take H3947 with H5973 you words H1697 , and turn H7725 to H413 the LORD H3068 : say H559 unto H413 him , Take away H5375 all H3605 iniquity H5771 , and receive H3947 us graciously H2895 : so will we render H7999 the calves H6499 of our lips H8193 .
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3. "Assyria will not save us. We will not ride on war horses. We will never again say, 'Our God' to something we made with our hands. This is because you are the one who shows mercy to orphans."
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3. Asshur H804 shall not H3808 save H3467 us ; we will not H3808 ride H7392 upon H5921 horses H5483 : neither H3808 will we say H559 any more H5750 to the work H4639 of our hands H3027 , Ye are our gods H430 : for H834 in thee the fatherless H3490 findeth mercy H7355 .
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4. The Lord says, "I will forgive them for leaving me. I will show them my love without limits, because I have stopped being angry.
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4. I will heal H7495 their backsliding H4878 , I will love H157 them freely H5071 : for H3588 mine anger H639 is turned away H7725 from H4480 him.
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5. I will be like the dew to Israel. Israel will blossom like the lily. He will grow like the cedar trees of Lebanon.
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5. I will be H1961 as the dew H2919 unto Israel H3478 : he shall grow H6524 as the lily H7799 , and cast forth H5221 his roots H8328 as Lebanon H3844 .
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6. His branches will grow, and he will be like a beautiful olive tree. He will be like the sweet smell from the cedar trees of Lebanon.
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6. His branches H3127 shall spread H1980 , and his beauty H1935 shall be H1961 as the olive tree H2132 , and his smell H7381 as Lebanon H3844 .
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7. The people of Israel will again live under my protection. They will grow like grain. They will bloom like a vine. They will be like the wine of Lebanon.
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7. They that dwell H3427 under his shadow H6738 shall return H7725 ; they shall revive H2421 as the corn H1715 , and grow H6524 as the vine H1612 : the scent H2143 thereof shall be as the wine H3196 of Lebanon H3844 .
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8. "Ephraim, I will have nothing more to do with idols. I am the one who answers your prayers and watches over you. I am like a fir tree that is always green. Your fruit comes from me."
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8. Ephraim H669 shall say , What H4100 have I to do any more H5750 with idols H6091 ? I H589 have heard H6030 him , and observed H7789 him: I H589 am like a green H7488 fir tree H1265 . From H4480 me is thy fruit H6529 found H4672 .
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9. A wise person understands these things, and a smart person should learn them. The Lord's ways are right. Good people will live by them. Sinners will die by them.
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9. Who H4310 is wise H2450 , and he shall understand H995 these H428 things ? prudent H995 , and he shall know H3045 them? for H3588 the ways H1870 of the LORD H3068 are right H3477 , and the just H6662 shall walk H1980 in them : but the transgressors H6586 shall fall H3782 therein.
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