Study Desk

^(F1)(C1)Return, Israel, to the LORD your God, For you have stumbled ^(F2)because of your ^(C2)wrongdoing.

Take words with you and return to the LORD. Say to Him, "^(C1)Take away all guilt And ^(F1)receive us graciously, So that we may ^(C2)present ^(F2)the fruit of our lips.

-"Assyria will not save us, We will ^(C1)not ride on horses; Nor will we say again, '^(C2)Our god' To the ^(C3)work of our hands; For in ^(C4)You the ^(F1)orphan finds mercy."

I will ^(C1)heal their apostasy, I will ^(C2)love them freely, Because My anger has ^(C3)turned away from them.

I will be like the ^(C1)dew to Israel; He will blossom like the ^(C2)lily, And he will ^(F1)take root like the cedars of ^(C3)Lebanon.

His shoots will ^(F1)sprout, His ^(F2)majesty will be like the ^(C1)olive tree, And his fragrance like the cedars of ^(C2)Lebanon.

Those who ^(C1)live in his shadow Will ^(F1)again raise ^(C2)grain, And they will blossom like the vine. His fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.

Ephraim, what more have I to do with ^(C1)idols? It is I who answer and look after ^(F1)you. I am like a luxuriant ^(C2)juniper; From ^(C3)Me ^(F2)comes your fruit.

^(C1)Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; Whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ^(C2)ways of the LORD are right, And the ^(C3)righteous will walk in them, But ^(C4)wrongdoers will stumble in them.