The Holy One, blessed be He, sent by the hand of His servants, the prophets, to Israel (saying), "O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God" (Hos. 14:1). (Even) unto Him whose voice ye heard at Mount Sinai, saying, "I, the Lord, am to be thy God" (Ex. 20:2).
"For thou hast fallen by thine iniquity" (Hos. 14:1). "And thy wealth" is not written here, but "For thou hast fallen by thine iniquity." It is not written here, "Take with you silver and gold," || but "Take with you words" (Hos. 14:2). It is not written here, "And we will render silver and gold," but "And we will render as bullocks (the offering of) our lips" (ibid.).