1 Return, Israel, to the Lord your God;you have stumbled because of your wickedness.
2 Prepare to speakand return to the Lord;say to the Lord,"Forgive all wickedness;and receive the good.Instead of bulls,let us offer what we can say:
3 Assyria won’t save us;we won’t ride upon horses;we will no longer say, ‘Our God,’to the work of our hands.In you the orphan finds compassion."
4 I will heal their faithlessness;I will love them freely,for my anger has turned from them.