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# Chapter 14
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1 Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God,
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for your sins have brought you down.
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2 Bring your confessions, and return to the Lord.
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Say to him,
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“Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us,
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so that we may offer you our praises.
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3 Assyria cannot save us,
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nor can our warhorses.
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Never again will we say to the idols we have made,
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‘You are our gods.’
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No, in you alone
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do the orphans find mercy.”
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4 The Lord says,
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“Then I will heal you of your faithlessness;
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my love will know no bounds,
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for my anger will be gone forever.
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5 I will be to Israel
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like a refreshing dew from heaven.
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Israel will blossom like the lily;
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it will send roots deep into the soil
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like the cedars in Lebanon.
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6 Its branches will spread out like beautiful olive trees,
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as fragrant as the cedars of Lebanon.
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7 My people will again live under my shade.
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They will flourish like grain and blossom like grapevines.
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They will be as fragrant as the wines of Lebanon.
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8 “O Israel, stay away from idols!
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I am the one who answers your prayers and cares for you.
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I am like a tree that is always green;
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all your fruit comes from me.”
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9 Let those who are wise understand these things.
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Let those with discernment listen carefully.
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The paths of the Lord are true and right,
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and righteous people live by walking in them.
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But in those paths sinners stumble and fall. |