Hosea 14:3

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Summary

Asshur 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.

We will not

Neither

For

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Bible References

We will not

Moreover, he must not accumulate horses for himself or allow the people to return to Egypt to do so, for the Lord has said you must never again return that way.

Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we depend on the Lord our God.

A horse disappoints those who trust in it for victory; despite its great strength, it cannot deliver.

They travel down to Egypt without seeking my will, seeking Pharaoh's protection, and looking for safety in Egypt's protective shade.

The Egyptians are mere humans, not God; their horses are made of flesh, not spirit. The Lord will strike with his hand; the one who helps will stumble and the one being helped will fall. Together they will perish.

Now make a deal with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, provided you can find enough riders for them.

Neither

O Ephraim, I do not want to have anything to do with idols anymore! I will answer him and care for him. I am like a luxuriant cypress tree; your fruitfulness comes from me!

For I will remove the names of the Baal idols from your lips, so that you will never again utter their names!"

Indeed, they will be ashamed of the sacred trees you find so desirable; you will be embarrassed because of the sacred orchards where you choose to worship.

At that time men will throw their silver and gold idols, which they made for themselves to worship, into the caves where rodents and bats live,

So in this way Jacob's sin will be forgiven, and this is how they will show they are finished sinning: They will make all the stones of the altars like crushed limestone, and the Asherah poles and the incense altars will no longer stand.

I will sprinkle you with pure water and you will be clean from all your impurities. I will purify you from all your idols.

They will not defile themselves with their idols, their detestable things, and all their rebellious deeds. I will save them from all their unfaithfulness by which they sinned. I will purify them; they will become my people and I will become their God.

He said to me: "Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place for the soles of my feet, where I will live among the people of Israel forever. The house of Israel will no longer profane my holy name, neither they nor their kings, by their spiritual prostitution or by the pillars of their kings set up when they die.

"In that day," says the Lord, "I will destroy your horses from your midst, and smash your chariots.

And also on that day," says the Lord who rules over all, "I will remove the names of the idols from the land and they will never again be remembered. Moreover, I will remove the prophets and the unclean spirit from the land.

For

"You must not afflict any widow or orphan.

You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.

He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy palace.

The Lord protects those residing outside their native land; he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, but he opposes the wicked.

Do not move an ancient boundary stone, or take over the fields of the fatherless,

"I will not abandon you as orphans, I will come to you.

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So the Israelites removed the Baals and images of Ashtoreth. They served only the Lord.

If you have a willing attitude and obey, then you will again eat the good crops of the land.

At that time men will trust in their creator; they will depend on the Holy One of Israel.

We have become fatherless orphans; our mothers have become widows.