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Israel’s Future Blessing
For you have stumbled 2Or inbecause of your BHos 4:8; 5:5; 9:7iniquity.
2 Take words with you and return to the Loʀᴅ.
Say to Him, “AMic 7:18, 19Take away all iniquity
And 1Or accept that which is goodreceive us graciously,
That we may BPs 51:16, 17; Hos 6:6; Heb 13:15present 2So with ancient versions; M.T. our lips as bullsthe fruit of our lips.
3 “Assyria will not save us,
We will APs 33:17; Is 31:1not ride on horses;
Nor will we say again, ‘BHos 8:6; 13:2Our god,’
To the CHos 4:12work of our hands;
For in DPs 10:14; 68:5You the 1Or fatherlessorphan finds mercy.”
4 I will AIs 57:18; Hos 6:1heal their apostasy,
I will BZeph 3:17love them freely,
For My anger has CIs 12:1turned away from them.
5 I will be like the AProv 19:12; Is 26:19dew to Israel;
He will blossom like the BSong 2:1; Matt 6:28lily,
6 His shoots will 1Lit gosprout,
And his 2Or splendorbeauty will be like the AJer 11:16olive tree
And his fragrance like the cedars of BSong 4:11Lebanon.
7 Those who AEzek 17:23live in his shadow
Will 1Or return, they will raise grainagain raise BHos 2:21, 22grain,
And they will blossom like the vine.
His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.
8 O Ephraim, what more have I to do with AJob 34:32; Hos 14:3idols?
It is I who answer and look after 1Lit himyou.
I am like a luxuriant BIs 41:19cypress;
From CEzek 17:23Me comes your fruit.
9 APs 107:43; Jer 9:12Whoever is wise, let him understand these things;
Whoever is discerning, let him know them.
For the BPs 111:7, 8; Prov 10:29; Zeph 3:5ways of the Loʀᴅ are right,
And the CIs 26:7righteous will walk in them,
But DIs 1:28transgressors will stumble in them.
114:1 Ch 14:2 in Heb
A14:1 Hos 6:1; 10:12; 12:6; Joel 2:13
214:1 Or in
114:2 Or accept that which is good
B14:2 Ps 51:16, 17; Hos 6:6; Heb 13:15
214:2 So with ancient versions; M.T. our lips as bulls
114:3 Or fatherless
114:5 Lit strike his roots
114:6 Lit go
214:6 Or splendor
114:7 Or return, they will raise grain
114:8 Lit him
B14:9 Ps 111:7, 8; Prov 10:29; Zeph 3:5