2. Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Say to him, “Take away all guilt; accept good, and we will offer the fruit of our lips.
3. Assyria will not save us; we will not ride on horses, and we will say no more, “Our God,” to the work of our hands because in you the fatherless child finds mercy.
4. I will heal their disloyalty; I will love them freely because my anger has turned back from them.
5. I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily plant, and he will strike his roots like the trees of Lebanon.
6. His new plant shoots will spread out; his splendor will be like the olive tree, and his scent like the trees of Lebanon.
7. They will again dwell in my shadow; they will grow grain and they will blossom like the plant vine; his fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.
8. O Ephraim, what have I to do with idols? I myself have answered and looked after you. I am like a luxuriant cypress; your fruit comes from me.