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.