Hosea 14
14
Israel Entreated to Return to the Lord
1O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. 2Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.#14.2 render the calves of our lips or render as calves the offering of our lips. 3Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
4I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. 5I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. 6His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. 7They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. 8E´phra-im shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
9Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.
Hosea 14
14
Return to Yahweh
1Return to Yahweh your God, O Israel,
for you have stumbled because of your sin.
2Take words with you,
and return to Yahweh.
Say to him,
“Take away all guilt;
accept good, and we will offer
the fruit#Hebrew uncertain of our lips.
3Assyria will not save us;
we will not ride on horses,#Hebrew “horse”
and we will say no more, “Our God,”
to the work of our hands
because in you the fatherless child finds mercy.
4I will heal their disloyalty;#Or “backsliding”
I will love them freely
because my anger has turned back
from them.#Hebrew “him”
5I will be like the dew to Israel;
he will blossom like the lily plant,
and he will strike his roots like the trees of Lebanon.
6His new plant shoots will spread out;
his splendor will be like the olive tree,
and his scent like the trees of Lebanon.
7They will again dwell#Literally “They shall return, they shall dwell” in my#Hebrew “his” shadow;
they will grow grain
and they will blossom like the plant vine;
his fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.
8O Ephraim, what have I to do#Literally “what for me” with idols?
I myself have answered and looked after you.#Hebrew “him”
I am like a luxuriant cypress;
your fruit#Or “your faithfulness” comes from me.
9Who is wise that he can understand these things?
Who is discerning that he knows them?
The ways of Yahweh are right,
and the righteous walk in them;
but transgressors stumble in them.
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