14:1 Israel, return! Come back to the Lord, your God. Sin has made you fall.
14:2 Return to the Lord and say, “Please forgive our sins. Accept our good sacrifices of praise instead of bulls.
14:3 Assyria can't save us, and chariots can't help. So we will no longer worship the idols we have made. Our Lord, you show mercy to orphans.”
14:4 Israel, you have rejected me, but my anger is gone; I will heal you and love you without limit.
14:5 I will be like the dew— then you will blossom like lilies and have roots like a tree.
14:6 Your branches will spread with the beauty of an olive tree and with the aroma of Lebanon Forest.
14:7 You will rest in my shade, and your grain will grow. You will blossom like a vineyard and be famous as the wine from Lebanon.
14:8 Israel, give up your idols! I will answer your prayers and take care of you. I am that glorious tree, the source of your fruit.
14:9 If you are wise, you will know and understand what I mean. I am the Lord, and I lead you along the right path. If you obey me, we will walk together, but if you are wicked, you will stumble.
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