Hosea 14:1–4

Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God,

for you have stumbled because of your iniquity.

Take with you words

and return to the Lord;

say to him,

“Take away all iniquity;

accept what is good,

and we will pay with bulls

the vows of our lips.

Assyria shall not save us;

we will not ride on horses;

and we will say no more, ‘Our God,’

to the work of our hands.

In you the orphan finds mercy.”

I will heal their apostasy;

I will love them freely,

for my anger has turned from them.

Return, Israel, to the Lord your God.

Your sins have been your downfall!

Take words with you

and return to the Lord.

Say to him:

“Forgive all our sins

and receive us graciously,

that we may offer the fruit of our lips.

Assyria cannot save us;

we will not mount warhorses.

We will never again say ‘Our gods’

to what our own hands have made,

for in you the fatherless find compassion.”

“I will heal their waywardness

and love them freely,

for my anger has turned away from them.

Israel, return to the Lord your God,

for you have stumbled in your iniquity.

Take words of repentance with you

and return to the Lord.

Say to him, “Forgive all our iniquity

and accept what is good,

so that we may repay you

with praise from our lips.

Assyria will not save us,

we will not ride on horses,

and we will no longer proclaim, ‘Our gods!’

to the work of our hands.

For the fatherless receives compassion in you.”

I will heal their apostasy;

I will freely love them,

for my anger will have turned from him.

 Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God,

for your sins have brought you down.

Bring your confessions, and return to the Lord.

Say to him,

“Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us,

so that we may offer you our praises.

Assyria cannot save us,

nor can our warhorses.

Never again will we say to the idols we have made,

‘You are our gods.’

No, in you alone

do the orphans find mercy.”

The Lord says,

“Then I will heal you of your faithlessness;

my love will know no bounds,

for my anger will be gone forever.

Return to Yahweh your God, O Israel,

for you have stumbled because of your sin.

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.

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.

I will heal their disloyalty;

I will love them freely

because my anger has turned back

from 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.