1. O Israel, return unto Jehovah thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
2. Take with you words, and return unto Jehovah: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and accept that which is good: so will we render
3. Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses; neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods; for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
4. I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; for mine anger is turned away from him.
5. I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.