Hosea 14  International Standard Version

‘Take away all our^[b] iniquity,
    and accept what is good.
Then we will present the fruit^[c] of our lips.
³ Assyria won’t save us;
    we won’t be riding on horses,
Nor will we be saying anymore to the work of our hands,
    “You are^[d] our God.”
        Indeed, in you the orphan finds mercy.’

⁴ “I will correct their apostasy,
    loving them freely,
        since my anger will have turned away from them.^[e]
5 I will be like the dew to Israel;
    Israel^[f] will blossom like a lily,
        growing roots like the cedars of^[g] Lebanon.
⁶ Israel’s^[h] branches will spread out,
    and its beauty will be like an olive tree,
        with its scent like that of Lebanon.
⁷ Those who live under its protection^[i] will surely return.
    Their grain will flourish;
they will blossom like a vine,
    and Israel’s^[j] scent will be like wine from Lebanon.

⁸ “Ephraim, what have I in common with idols?
    I have listened and will pay attention to him.
I am like a flourishing cypress;
    in me will your fruit be found.”