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Hosea 14

Israel's Future Blessing

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 1 aReturn, O Israel, to the LORD your God, For you have stumbled  2because of your  biniquity.

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Take words with you and return to the LORD. Say to Him, " aTake away all iniquity And  1receive us graciously, That we may  bpresent  2the fruit of our lips.

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"Assyria will not save us, We will  anot ride on horses; Nor will we say again, ` bOur god,' To the  cwork of our hands; For in  dYou the  1orphan finds mercy."

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I will  aheal their apostasy, I will  blove them freely, For My anger has  cturned away from them.

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I will be like the  adew to Israel; He will blossom like the  blily, And he will  1take root like the cedars of  cLebanon.

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His shoots will  1sprout, And his  2beauty will be like the  aolive tree And his fragrance like the cedars of  bLebanon.

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Those who  alive in his shadow Will  1again raise  bgrain, And they will blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.

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O Ephraim, what more have I to do with  aidols? It is I who answer and look after  1you. I am like a luxuriant  bcypress; From  cMe comes your fruit.

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 aWhoever is wise, let him understand these things; Whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the  bways of the LORD are right, And the  crighteous will walk in them, But  dtransgressors will stumble in them.



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