Hosea 14

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1 O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. 2 Take with you words, and turn to the Lord : say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips. 3 Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses : neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. 4 ¶ I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. 5 I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. 6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree , and his smell as Lebanon. 7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. 8 Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found. 9 Who is wise , and he shall understand these things? prudent , and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein. Hosea 13:9 (9–14) . D&C 59:8 . Ps. 51:17 . IE Assyria. Hosea 5:13 . Isa. 31:1 ; Hosea 1:7 . Ps. 10:14 . TG Love . Deut. 32:2 ; Hosea 6:4 ; D&C 128:19 . TG Vineyard of the Lord . Ps. 107:43 . TG Prudence . 2 Ne. 1:19 ; 31:19 (19–21) . TG Walking with God .