Read Hosea chapter 14 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. In this chapter: Turn Back to the Lord, The Lord Promises To Forgive.
1 Israel, return! Come back to the Lord, your God. Sin has made you fall.
2 Return to the Lord and say, “Please forgive our sins. Accept our good sacrifices of praise instead of bulls.
3 Assyria can't save us, and chariots can't help. So we will no longer worship the idols we have made. Our Lord, you show mercy to orphans.”
4 Israel, you have rejected me, but my anger is gone; I will heal you and love you without limit.
5 I will be like the dew— then you will blossom like lilies and have roots like a tree.
6 Your branches will spread with the beauty of an olive tree and with the aroma of Lebanon Forest.
7 You will rest in my shade, and your grain will grow. You will blossom like a vineyard and be famous as the wine from Lebanon.
8 Israel, give up your idols! I will answer your prayers and take care of you. I am that glorious tree, the source of your fruit.
9 If you are wise, you will know and understand what I mean. I am the Lord, and I lead you along the right path. If you obey me, we will walk together, but if you are wicked, you will stumble.