1. O Israel, return to the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thy iniquity.
2. Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say to him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
3. Ashur 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 my anger is turned away from him.
5. I will be as the dew to Israel: he shall grow as the lily and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.