Hosea 14

Israel's Future Blessing

1 1Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, For you have stumbled because of your 2iniquity.
2 Take words with you and return to the LORD. Say to Him, "3Take away all iniquity And receive us graciously, That we may 4present the fruit of our lips.
3 "Assyria will not save us, We will 5not ride on horses; Nor will we say again, '6Our god,' To the 7work of our hands; For in 8You the orphan finds mercy."
4 I will 9heal their apostasy, I will 10love them freely, For My anger has 11turned away from them.
5 I will be like the 12dew to Israel; He will blossom like the 13lily, And he will take root like the cedars of 14Lebanon.
6 His shoots will sprout, And his beauty will be like the 15olive tree And his fragrance like the cedars of 16Lebanon.
7 Those who 17live in his shadow Will again raise 18grain, And they will blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.
8 O Ephraim, what more have I to do with 19idols? It is I who answer and look after you. I am like a luxuriant 20cypress; From 21Me comes your fruit.
9 22Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; Whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the 23ways of the LORD are right, And the 24righteous will walk in them, But 25transgressors will stumble in them.

Cross References 25

  • 1. Hosea 6:1; Hosea 10:12; Hosea 12:6; Joel 2:13
  • 2. Hosea 4:8; Hosea 5:5; Hosea 9:7
  • 3. Micah 7:18, 19
  • 4. Psalms 51:16, 17; Hosea 6:6; Hebrews 13:15
  • 5. Psalms 33:17; Isaiah 31:1
  • 6. Hosea 8:6; Hosea 13:2
  • 7. Hosea 4:12
  • 8. Psalms 10:14; Psalms 68:5
  • 9. Isaiah 57:18; Hosea 6:1
  • 10. Zephaniah 3:17
  • 11. Isaiah 12:1
  • 12. Proverbs 19:12; Isaiah 26:19
  • 13. Song of Songs 2:1; Matthew 6:28
  • 14. Isaiah 35:2
  • 15. Jeremiah 11:16
  • 16. Song of Songs 4:11
  • 17. Ezekiel 17:23
  • 18. Hosea 2:21, 22
  • 19. Job 34:32; Hosea 14:3
  • 20. Isaiah 41:19
  • 21. Ezekiel 17:23
  • 22. Psalms 107:43; Jeremiah 9:12
  • 23. Psalms 111:7, 8; Proverbs 10:29; Zephaniah 3:5
  • 24. Isaiah 26:7
  • 25. Isaiah 1:28

Footnotes 10

Hosea 14 Commentaries

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