Hosea 14:1-3

Evangelical Heritage Version

14 Israel, return to the Lord your God,
for you have stumbled because of your guilt.
² Take words with you^[a] and return to the Lord.
    Say to him, “Forgive all our guilt,
    and receive us graciously,
    and let us present the fruit of our lips as bulls.^[b]
3 Assyria cannot save us.
    We will not ride on horses.
    We will no longer call the work of our hands our gods!
    For in you the fatherless child finds compassion.”