Daily Bible CEV July 21 Verses

Turn Back to the LORD

Hosea 14 Israel, return! Come back to the LORD, your God.

Sin has made you fall.

²Return to the LORD and say, "Please forgive our sins.

Accept our good sacrifices of praise instead of bulls.

³Assyria 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."

The LORD Promises To Forgive

⁴Israel, you have rejected me, but my anger is gone;

I will heal you and love you without limit.

⁵I will be like the dew-- then you will blossom like lilies

and have roots like a tree.

⁶Your branches will spread with the beauty of an olive tree

and with the aroma of Lebanon Forest.

⁷You will rest in my shade, and your grain will grow.

You will blossom like a vineyard

and be famous as the wine from Lebanon.

⁸Israel, give up your idols!

I will answer your prayers and take care of you.

I am that glorious tree, the source of your fruit.

⁹If 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.

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