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O Israel, turn thee now, unto the LORD thy God, for thou hast taken a great fall thorow thy wickedness. {Turn Israel unto the LORD thy God: For thou art fallen for thy wickednesses' sake.}
2
Take these words with you, when ye turn to the LORD, |LORDE| and say unto him: O forgive us all our sins, receive us graciously, and then will we offer thee bullocks of our lips unto thee. {Take words with you and turn unto the Lord. And say unto him: remit all wickedness and given things, and we will pay thee openly that we have promised with our lips.}
3
Assur shall be no more our helper, neither will we ride upon horses any more. As for the works of our hands, we will no more call upon them: for it is thou that art our God, thou shewest ever mercy unto the fatherless. {Asshur shall not save us, neither will we ride on horses: neither will we say to the works of our own hands, ye are our Gods, for thou hast compassion on the friendless.}
4
O (if they would do this) I should heal their sores: yea with all my heart would I love them: so that my wrath should clean be turned away from them: {I will heal their obedience and will love them of mine own accord: for my wrath is ceased from them.}
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Yea I would be unto Israel as the dew, and he should grow as the lily, and his root should break out as Libanus. {I will be as dew to Israel, and he shall flourish as a lily, and stretch out his roots as Lebanon.}
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His branches should spread out abroad, and be as fair as the olive tree, and smell as Libanus. {His branches shall run out, and as an olive tree shall his glory be, and his savour as Lebanon.}
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They that dwell under his shadow, should come again, and grow up as the corn, and flourish as the vine: he should have as good a name, as the wine of Libanus. {They that shall turn and sit in his shadow, shall live with corn, and flourish as vines. His renown shall be as the wine of Lebanon.}
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O Ephraim what have I to do with Idols any more? I will graciously hear him, and lead him forth. I will be unto thee as a green fir tree, upon me shalt thou find thy fruit. {Ephraim, what have ye any more to do with idols? I have healed him and looked on him. I will be as a great fir tree, and of me shall thy fruit be found.}
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Who so is wise, shall understand this: and he that is right instruct, will regard it. For the ways of the LORD are righteous, such as be godly will walk in them: As for the wicked, they will stumble therein. {Who is wise to anderstand these things and hath wit to perceive them? For the ways of the LORD are straight, and the righteous shall walk in them: but the wicked shall tumble in them.} The ende of the prophecye of Oseas.