Hosea 14

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Hosea 14

Israel’s Future Blessing

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^(a)^(A)Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God,
For you have stumbled ^(b)because of your ^(B)iniquity.

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Take words with you and return to the Lord.
Say to Him, “^(C)Take away all iniquity
And ^(c)receive us graciously,
That we may ^(D)present ^(d)the fruit of our lips.

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“Assyria will not save us,
We will ^(E)not ride on horses;
Nor will we say again, ‘^(F)Our god,’
To the ^(G)work of our hands;
For in ^(H)You the ^(e)orphan finds mercy.”

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I will ^(I)heal their apostasy,
I will ^(J)love them freely,
For My anger has ^(K)turned away from them.

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I will be like the ^(L)dew to Israel;
He will blossom like the ^(M)lily,
And he will ^(f)take root like the cedars of ^(N)Lebanon.

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His shoots will ^(g)sprout,
And his ^(h)beauty will be like the ^(O)olive tree
And his fragrance like the cedars of ^(P)Lebanon.

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Those who ^(Q)live in his shadow
Will ⁽ⁱ⁾again raise ^(R)grain,
And they will blossom like the vine.
His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.

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O Ephraim, what more have I to do with ^(S)idols?
It is I who answer and look after ^(j)you.
I am like a luxuriant ^(T)cypress;
From ^(U)Me comes your fruit.

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^(V)Whoever is wise, let him understand these things;
Whoever is discerning, let him know them.
For the ^(W)ways of the Lord are right,
And the ^(X)righteous will walk in them,
But ^(Y)transgressors will stumble in them.

Footnotes:

a. Hosea 14:1: ['Ch 14:2 in Heb']

b. Hosea 14:1: ['Or ', in]

c. Hosea 14:2: ['Or ', accept that which is good]

d. Hosea 14:2: ['So with ancient versions; M.T. ', our lips as bulls]

e. Hosea 14:3: ['Or ', fatherless]

f. Hosea 14:5: ['Lit ', strike his roots]

g. Hosea 14:6: ['Lit ', go]

h. Hosea 14:6: ['Or ', splendor]

i. Hosea 14:7: ['Or ', return, they will raise grain]

j. Hosea 14:8: ['Lit ', him]

Cross references:

A. Hosea 14:1: Hosea 6:1; Hosea 10:12; Hosea 12:6; Joel 2:13

B. Hosea 14:1: Hosea 4:8; Hosea 5:5; Hosea 9:7

C. Hosea 14:2: Micah 7:18; Micah 7:19

D. Hosea 14:2: Psalm 51:16; Psalm 51:17; Hosea 6:6; Hebrews 13:15

E. Hosea 14:3: Psalm 33:17; Isaiah 31:1

F. Hosea 14:3: Hosea 8:6; Hosea 13:2

G. Hosea 14:3: Hosea 4:12

H. Hosea 14:3: Psalm 10:14; Psalm 68:5

I. Hosea 14:4: Isaiah 57:18; Hosea 6:1

J. Hosea 14:4: Zephaniah 3:17

K. Hosea 14:4: Isaiah 12:1

L. Hosea 14:5: Proverbs 19:12; Isaiah 26:19

M. Hosea 14:5: Song of Solomon 2:1; Matthew 6:28

N. Hosea 14:5: Isaiah 35:2

O. Hosea 14:6: Jeremiah 11:16

P. Hosea 14:6: Song of Solomon 4:11

Q. Hosea 14:7: Ezekiel 17:23

R. Hosea 14:7: Hosea 2:21; Hosea 2:22

S. Hosea 14:8: Job 34:32; Hosea 14:3

T. Hosea 14:8: Isaiah 41:19

U. Hosea 14:8: Ezekiel 17:23

V. Hosea 14:9: Psalm 107:43; Jeremiah 9:12

W. Hosea 14:9: Psalm 111:7; Psalm 111:8; Proverbs 10:29; Zephaniah 3:5

X. Hosea 14:9: Isaiah 26:7

Y. Hosea 14:9: Isaiah 1:28