Come back, Israel
Return, Israel, to the Lord your God, because you have fallen by your own guilt. Take words with you and turn to the Lord. Say to him, Take away all wrongdoing and receive us graciously, so we will render the calves of our lips. Asshur will not save us. We will not ride upon horses, and we will not say any more to the work of our hands, You are our gods. Because in you orphans finds mercy. I will heal their turning away. I will love them freely, because my anger has turned from them. I will be like the dew to Israel. He will grow like the lily and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. His shoots will spread out. His beauty will be like the olive tree, and his scent like Lebanon. Those who live under his shadow will return. They will revive as the grain and grow as the vine. Its scent will be like the wine of Lebanon. Ephraim will say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him and observed him. I am like a green fir tree. From me your fruit is found. Who is wise? Let him understand these things. Who has good sense? Let him know them. Because the ways of the Lord are right, and the righteous walk in them. But rebels stumble in them.
Come back, Israel, to the Lord your God. Because you've fallen by your own wrongdoing. Take words with you and turn back to the Lord. Say to him: Lift off all our wrongdoing and take what's good, and we'll pay back with the calves of our lips. Assyria won't save us. We won't ride on horses. And we won't say to the work of our hands any more: You're our gods. Because the orphan finds mercy in you. I'll heal their turning away. I'll love them freely, because my anger has turned off him. I'll be like the dew to Israel. He'll blossom like the lily and put out his roots like Lebanon. His branches will spread out, and his beauty will be like the olive tree, and his smell like Lebanon. The ones living in his shade will come back. They'll bring the grain back to life and grow like the vine. Their smell will be like the wine of Lebanon. Ephraim will say: What have I got to do with idols any more? I've heard him and looked at him. I'm like a green fir tree. Your fruit is found in me. Who's wise, and he'll understand these things? Who's got sense, and he'll know them? Because the ways of the Lord are straight, and the righteous will walk in them. But rebels will fall in them.
O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips. Asshur 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. I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found. Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
Return, Israel, to the Lord your God, because you have fallen by your own guilt.
Come back, Israel, to the Lord your God. Because you've fallen by your own wrongdoing.
O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
Take words with you and turn to the Lord. Say to him, Take away all wrongdoing and receive us graciously, so we will render the calves of our lips.
Take words with you and turn back to the Lord. Say to him: Lift off all our wrongdoing and take what's good, and we'll pay back with the calves of our lips.
Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
Asshur will not save us. We will not ride upon horses, and we will not say any more to the work of our hands, You are our gods. Because in you orphans finds mercy.
Assyria won't save us. We won't ride on horses. And we won't say to the work of our hands any more: You're our gods. Because the orphan finds mercy in you.
Asshur 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.
I will heal their turning away. I will love them freely, because my anger has turned from them.
I'll heal their turning away. I'll love them freely, because my anger has turned off him.
I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
I will be like the dew to Israel. He will grow like the lily and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
I'll be like the dew to Israel. He'll blossom like the lily and put out his roots like Lebanon.
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
His shoots will spread out. His beauty will be like the olive tree, and his scent like Lebanon.
His branches will spread out, and his beauty will be like the olive tree, and his smell like Lebanon.
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
Those who live under his shadow will return. They will revive as the grain and grow as the vine. Its scent will be like the wine of Lebanon.
The ones living in his shade will come back. They'll bring the grain back to life and grow like the vine. Their smell will be like the wine of Lebanon.
They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
Ephraim will say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him and observed him. I am like a green fir tree. From me your fruit is found.
Ephraim will say: What have I got to do with idols any more? I've heard him and looked at him. I'm like a green fir tree. Your fruit is found in me.
Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
Who is wise? Let him understand these things. Who has good sense? Let him know them. Because the ways of the Lord are right, and the righteous walk in them. But rebels stumble in them.
Who's wise, and he'll understand these things? Who's got sense, and he'll know them? Because the ways of the Lord are straight, and the righteous will walk in them. But rebels will fall in them.
Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.