Hosea 14 — T4T

Those who repent will be blessed

14Verse 1You people of Israel, return to Yahweh our God.You are being punished because of the sins which you have committed.^{Verse 2}So now return to Yahwehand say [MTY] this to him:“Forgive us for all the sins that we have committed,and kindly accept ◄us/our sacrifices►in order that we may thank/praise you [IDM].
^{Verse 3}We admit that Assyria will not save us,and our war horses will not save us, either.We will never again say, ‘You are our gods’to the idols that we [SYN] have made.
You are the one who acts mercifully to orphans.”^{Verse 4}Yahweh says, “If they say that to me, I will forgive them for having ◄turned away from/abandoned► me,and I will love them with all my inner being,
because I [PRS] will have stopped being angry with them.^{Verse 5}I will be to the people of Israellike dew that refreshes the soil.When I do that, they will become as delightful as [MET] lilies are when they are blooming.No one will be able to conquer them;
they will be as unmovable as [SIM] the roots of cedar trees.
^{Verse 6}Their good influence will spread like [MET] the branches of a tree.They will be like [SIM] beautiful olive trees,and they will be as delightful as [SIM] the aroma of the cedar trees in Lebanon.^{Verse 7}People will come to them to be protectedlike people are protected from the hot sun by being [MET] in the shade of a tree.They will ◄flourish/be strong► like [SIM] grain that grows well.They will be successful like a vineyard in which grapes grow abundantly.They will become as famous/well-known as [SIM] the wines from Lebanon.
^{Verse 8}You people of Israel, do not [RHQ] have anything more to do with idols;if you get rid of your idols, I will answer your prayers and take care of you.I am like [MET] a strong/green pine tree,and your blessings come from me.”^{Verse 9}Those who are wise will understand the things about which I have written.Those who think well will pay careful attention to them.The things that Yahweh wants us to do [MET] are right;righteous people will conduct their lives adhering to them.
But those who rebel against Yahweh will be ruined.