798 B
798 B
General Information:
Hosea the prophet is speaking.
for you have fallen because of your iniquity
Sinning is spoken of here as if it were falling. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
Take with you words
This probably means words of confession and praise. AT: "Confess your sins" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
the fruit of our lips
What a person says is called the fruit of his lips. Modern versions have different translations of this difficult passage. AT: "our words and songs of praise" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)