rsv Hosea:14:2-9 SEEK
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Take with you words and return to the LORD ;
say to him , "
Take away all iniquity ;
accept that which is good and we will render the fruit of our lips .
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Assyria shall not save us ,
we will not ride upon horses ;
and we will say no more , `
Our God ,'
to the work of our hands .
In thee the orphan finds mercy ."
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I will heal their faithlessness ;
I will love them freely ,
for my anger has turned from them .
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I will be as the dew to Israel ;
he shall blossom as the lily ,
he shall strike root as the poplar ;
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his shoots shall spread out ;
his beauty shall be like the olive ,
and his fragrance like Lebanon .
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They shall return and dwell beneath my shadow ,
they shall flourish as a garden ;
they shall blossom as the vine ,
their fragrance shall be like the wine of Lebanon .
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phraim ,
what have I to do with idols ?
It is I who answer and look after you .
I am like an evergreen cypress ,
from me comes your fruit .
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Whoever is wise ,
let him understand these things ;
whoever is discerning ,
let him know them ;
for the ways of the LORD are right ,
and the upright walk in them ,
but transgressors stumble in them .