Common English Bible

Hosea 14:1-6 Common English Bible (CEB)

1. Return, Israel, to the Lord your God;you have stumbled because of your wickedness.

2. Prepare to speakand return to the Lord;say to the Lord,"Forgive all wickedness;and receive the good.Instead of bulls,let us offer what we can say:

3. Assyria won’t save us;we won’t ride upon horses;we will no longer say, ‘Our God,’to the work of our hands.In you the orphan finds compassion."

4. I will heal their faithlessness;I will love them freely,for my anger has turned from them.

5. I will be like the dew to Israel;he will blossom like the lily;he will cast out his roots like the forests of Lebanon.

6. His branches will spread out;his beauty will be like the olive tree,and his fragrance like that of Lebanon.