NASB — Hosea 14 — KJV

Israel’s Future Blessing

  1 IaReturn°, O Israel°, to the LORD° your God°,
  For you have stumbled° IIbecause of your biniquity°.
  2 Take° words° with you and return° to the LORD°.
  Say° to Him, “aTake° away all° iniquity°
  And Ireceive° [us] graciously°,
  That we may bpresent° IIthe fruit° of our lips°.
  3 “Assyria° will not save° us,
  We will anot ride° on horses°;
  Nor° will we say° again°, ‘bOur god°,’
  To the cwork° of our hands°;
  For in dYou the Iorphan° finds° mercy°.”

[1] ICh 14:2 in Heb IIOr in aHo 6:1; 10:12; 12:6; Jol 2:13 bHo 4:8; 5:5; 9:7
[2] IOr accept that which is good IISo with ancient versions; M.T. our lips as bulls aMi 7:18, 19 bPs 51:16, 17; Ho 6:6; He 13:15
[3] IOr fatherless aPs 33:17; Is 31:1 bHo 8:6; 13:2 cHo 4:12 dPs 10:14; 68:5

  4 ¶ I will aheal° their apostasy°,
  I will blove° them freely°,
  For My anger° has cturned° away° from them.
  5 I will be like the adew° to Israel°;
  He will blossom° like the blily°,
  And he will Itake° root° like [the cedars of] cLebanon°.
  6 His shoots° will Isprout°,
  And his IIbeauty° will be like the aolive° tree°
  And his fragrance° like [the cedars of] bLebanon°.
  7 Those who alive° in his shadow°
  Will Iagain° raise° bgrain°,
  And they will blossom° like the vine°.
  His renown° [will be] like the wine° of Lebanon°.

[4] aIs 57:18; Ho 6:1 bZp 3:17 cIs 12:1
[5] ILit strike his roots aPv 19:12; Is 26:19 bSo 2:1; Mt 6:28 cIs 35:2
[6] ILit go IIOr splendor aJr 11:16 bSo 4:11
[7] IOr return, they will raise grain aEzk 17:23 bHo 2:21, 22

  8 ¶ O Ephraim°, what° more° have I to do with aidols°?
  It is I who answer° and look° after Iyou.
  I am like a luxuriant° bcypress°;
  From cMe comes° your fruit°.

[8] ILit him aJb 34:32; Ho 14:3 bIs 41:19 cEzk 17:23

  9aWhoever° is wise°, let him understand° these° things°;
  [Whoever] is discerning°, let him know° them.
  For the bways° of the LORD° are right°,
  And the crighteous° will walk° in them,
  But dtransgressors° will stumble° in them.

[9] aPs 107:43; Jr 9:12 bPs 111:7, 8; Pv 10:29; Zp 3:5 cIs 26:7 dIs 1:28


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An exhortation to repentance.

1 ¶ O Israel,º returnºª unto² the LORDº thy God;º for² thou hast fallenºª by thine iniquity.º 2 Takeºª with² you words,º and turnºª to² the LORD:º sayºª unto² him, Take awayºª all² iniquity,º and receiveºª [us] graciously:¹² so will we renderºª the calvesº of our lips.º 3 Asshurº shall not² saveºª us; we will not² rideºª upon² horses:º neither² will we sayºª any more² to the workº of our hands,º [Ye are] our gods:º for² in thee the fatherlessº findeth mercy.ºª

[1] 1S 7:3; 2Ch 30:6; Is 55:6; Jr 2:19; 3:12; 4:1; Lm 5:16; Ezk 28:14; Ho 6:1; 12:6; 13:9; Jol 2:12; Zc 1:3; Ac 26:18.
[2] 2S 12:13; 24:10; Jb 7:21; 34:31; Ps 51:2; 69:30; Is 6:7; Ezk 36:25; Jol 2:17; Mi 7:19; Zc 3:4; Mt 6:9; 7:11; Lk 11:2, 13; 15:21; 18:13; Jn 1:29; Ro 11:27; Ep 1:6; 2:7; 2Ti 1:9; Tit 2:14; He 10:4; 13:15; 1P 2:5, 9; 1Jn 1:7; 3:5.
[3] Ex 22:22; Dt 17:16; 2Ch 16:7; Ps 10:14; 20:7; 33:17; 68:5; 146:3, 9; Pv 23:10; Is 1:29; 2:20; 27:9; 30:2, 16; 31:3; 36:8; Jr 31:18; Ezk 36:25; 37:23; 43:7; Ho 2:17; 5:13; 7:11; 8:9; 12:1; 14:8; Mi 5:10; Zc 13:2; Jn 14:18.

A promise of God's blessing.

4 ¶ I will healºª their backsliding,º I will loveºª them freely:º for² mine angerº is turned awayºª from² him. 5 I will be² as the dewº unto Israel:º he shall growºª as the lily,º and cast forthºª his rootsº as Lebanon.º 6 His branchesº shall spread,¹ª² and his beautyº shall be² as the olive tree,º and his smellº as Lebanon.º 7 They that dwellºª under his shadowº shall return;ºª they shall reviveºª [as] the corn,º and growºª as the vine:º the scentº thereof [shall be] as the wineº of Lebanon.º 8 Ephraimº [shall say], What² have I to do any more² with idols?º I² have heardºª [him], and observedºª him: I² [am] like a greenº fir tree.º From² me is thy fruitº found.ºª 9 Who² [is] wise,º and he shall understandºª these² [things]? prudent,ºª and he shall knowºª them? for² the waysº of the LORDº [are] right,º and the justº shall walk¹ª² in them: but the transgressorsºª shall fallºª therein.

[4] Ex 15:26; Nu 25:4, 11; Dt 7:7; Ps 78:38; Is 12:1; 57:18; Jr 3:22; 5:6; 8:22; 14:7; 17:14; 33:6; Ho 11:7; Zp 3:17; Mt 9:12; Ro 3:24; 2Co 5:19; Ep 1:6; 2:4; 2Ti 1:9; Tit 3:4.
[5] Dt 32:2; 2S 23:4; 2K 19:30; Jb 29:19; Ps 72:6, 16; Pv 19:12; So 2:1, 16; 4:5; Is 18:4; 26:19; 27:6; 35:2; 44:3; Ezk 17:22; Mi 5:7; Mt 6:28; Lk 12:27; Ep 3:17.
[6] Gn 27:27; Ps 52:8; 80:9; 128:3; So 4:11; Ezk 17:5; 31:3; Dn 4:10; Mt 13:31; Jn 15:1; Ro 11:16; 2Co 2:14; Php 4:18.
[7] Ps 85:6; 91:1; 138:7; So 2:3; 6:11; Is 32:1; 61:11; Ho 6:2; 14:5; Zc 8:12; Jn 11:25; 12:24; 1Co 15:36.
[8] Jb 33:27; 34:32; Is 41:19; 55:13; 60:13; Jr 31:18; Ho 14:2; Lk 15:20; Jn 1:16, 47; 15:1; Ac 19:18; Ga 5:22; Ep 5:9; Php 1:11; 2:13; 4:13; 1Th 1:9; Jm 1:17; 1P 1:14; 4:3.
[9] Gn 18:25; Dt 32:4; Jb 17:9; 34:10, 18; Ps 19:7; 84:5, 7; 107:43; 119:75, 128; Pv 1:5; 4:18; 10:29; Is 8:13; Jr 9:12; Ezk 18:25; 33:17; Dn 12:10; Zp 3:5; Mt 11:19; 13:11; Lk 2:34; 4:28; 7:23; Jn 3:19; 8:47; 9:39; 15:24; 18:37; Ro 7:12; 9:32; 2Co 2:15; 2Th 2:9; 1P 2:7.


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