| 1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Hosea 14:1:1 ⧉שׁ֚וּבָהshuvareturn Hosea 14:1:2 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsrael Hosea 14:1:3 ⧉עַ֖דadto or until Hosea 14:1:4 ⧉יְהוָ֣הyahwehthe LORD Hosea 14:1:5 ⧉אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָelohekhayour God Hosea 14:1:6 ⧉כִּ֥יkifor Hosea 14:1:7 ⧉כָשַׁ֖לְתָּkhashaltayou have stumbled Hosea 14:1:8 ⧉בַּעֲוֺנֶֽךָ׃baavonekhain your iniquity |
| 1. Formal Translation Turn back, O Israel, to the LORD your God {Yahweh Elohekha, Covenant Restorer}, for you have stumbled in your iniquity. |
| 1. Dynamic Translation Israel, come back to the LORD your God {Yahweh Elohekha, Mercy-Giving Lord}, because your guilt has made you stumble. |