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| [1]Samaria shall bear her guilt, for she hath rebelled against her God; they shall fall by the sword; their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up. |
[1]O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God: for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. |
| [2]Return, O Israel, unto 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 thy God; for thou hast stumbled in thine iniquity. |
[2]Take unto you words, and turn to the Lord, and say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips. |
| [3]Take with you words, and return unto 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇; say unto Him: 'Forgive all iniquity, and accept that which is good; so will we render for bullocks the offering of our lips. |
[3]Assyria shall not save us, neither will we ride upon horses, neither will we say anymore to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. |
| [4]Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses; neither will we call any more the work of our hands our gods; for in Thee the fatherless findeth mercy.' |
[4]I will heal their rebellion: I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. |
| [5]I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; for Mine anger is turned away from him. |
[5]I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily and fasten his roots, as the trees of Lebanon. |
| [6]I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. |
[6]His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. |
| [7]H branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his fragrance as Lebanon. |
[7]They that dwell under his shadow, shall return: they shall revive as the corn, and flourish as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. |
| [8]They that dwell under his shadow shall again make corn to grow, and shall blossom as the vine; the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. |
[8]Ephraim shall say, What have I to do anymore with idols? I have heard him, and looked upon him: I am like a green fir tree: upon me is thy fruit found. |
| [9]Ephraim shall say: 'What have I to do any more with idols?' As for Me, I respond and look on him; I am like a leafy cypress-tree; from Me is thy fruit found. |
[9]Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? And prudent, and he shall know them? For the ways of the Lord are righteous, and the just shall walk in them: but the wicked shall fall therein. |
| [10]Whoso is wise, let him understand these things, whoso is prudent, let him know them. For the ways of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 are right, and the just do walk in them; but transgressors do stumble therein. |
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