| 1 | O Israel, return to the Lord your God, For you have stumbled because of your iniquity; |
| 2 | Take words with you, And return to the Lord. Say to Him, "Take away all iniquity; Receive us graciously, For we will offer the sacrifices of our lips. |
| 3 | Assyria shall not save us, We will not ride on horses, Nor will we say anymore to the work of our hands, `You are our gods.` For in You the fatherless finds mercy." |
| 4 | "I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely, For My anger has turned away from him. |
| 5 | I will be like the dew to Israel; He shall grow like the lily, And lengthen his roots like Lebanon. |
| 6 | His branches shall spread; His beauty shall be like an olive tree, And his fragrance like Lebanon. |
| 7 | Those who dwell under his shadow shall return; They shall be revived like grain, And grow like a vine. Their scent shall be like the wine of Lebanon. |
| 8 | "Ephraim shall say, `What have I to do anymore with idols?` I have heard and observed him. I am like a green cypress tree; Your fruit is found in Me." |
| 9 | Who is wise? Let him understand these things. Who is prudent? Let him know them. For the ways of the Lord are right; The righteous walk in them, But transgressors stumble in them. |