# 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]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/israel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/iniquity]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/word]]