Hosea 14
14
A Plea for Repentance
1Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God,
for you have stumbled because of your iniquity.
2Take words with you
and return to the Lord;
say to him,
“Take away all guilt;
accept that which is good,
and we will offer
the fruit#14.2 Gk Syr: Heb bulls of our lips.
3Assyria shall not save us;
we will not ride upon horses;
we will say no more, ‘Our God,’
to the work of our hands.
In you the orphan finds mercy.”
Assurance of Forgiveness
4I will heal their disloyalty;
I will love them freely,
for my anger has turned from them.
5I will be like the dew to Israel;
he shall blossom like the lily,
he shall strike root like the forests of Lebanon.#14.5 Cn: Heb like Lebanon
6His shoots shall spread out;
his beauty shall be like the olive tree,
and his fragrance like that of Lebanon.
7They shall again live beneath my#14.7 Heb his shadow,
they shall flourish as a garden;#14.7 Cn: Heb they shall grow grain
they shall blossom like the vine,
their fragrance shall be like the wine of Lebanon.
8O Ephraim, what have I#14.8 Or What more has Ephraim to do with idols?
It is I who answer and look after you.#14.8 Heb him
I am like an evergreen cypress;
your faithfulness#14.8 Heb your fruit comes from me.
9Those who are wise understand these things;
those who are discerning know them.
For the ways of the Lord are right,
and the upright walk in them,
but transgressors stumble in them.
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