Hosea 14

1 O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.

Convertere, Israël, ad Dominum Deum tuum, quoniam corruisti in iniquitate tua.

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.

Tollite vobiscum verba, et convertimini ad Dominum; et dicite ei: Omnem aufer iniquitatem, accipe bonum, et reddemus vitulos labiorum nostrorum.

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.

Assur non salvabit nos: super equum non ascendemus, nec dicemus ultra, Dii nostri opera manuum nostrarum: quia ejus, qui in te est, misereberis pupilli.

4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.

Sanabo contritiones eorum; diligam eos spontanee: quia aversus est furor meus ab eis.

5 I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

Ero quasi ros; Israël germinabit sicut lilium, et erumpet radix ejus ut Libani.

6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

Ibunt rami ejus, et erit quasi oliva gloria ejus, et odor ejus ut Libani.

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.

Convertentur sedentes in umbra ejus; vivent tritico, et germinabunt quasi vinea; memoriale ejus sicut vinum Libani.

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.

Ephraim, quid mihi ultra idola? Ego exaudiam, et dirigam eum ego ut abietem virentem; ex me fructus tuus inventus est.

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.

Quis sapiens, et intelliget ista? intelligens, et sciet hæc? quia rectæ viæ Domini, et justi ambulabunt in eis; prævaricatores vero corruent in eis.