Hosea 14

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Text

Hebrew

1
2
3
4	בְּךָ֖
5
6
7	ל֖וֹ
8
9	לִּ֥י
10	בָ֔ם בָֽם

ESV

1	Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity.
2	Take with you words and return to the LORD; say to him, “Take away all iniquity; accept what is good, and we will pay with bulls the vows of our lips.
3	Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride on horses; and we will say no more, 'Our God,' to the work of our hands. In you the orphan finds mercy.“
4	I will heal their apostasy; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them.
5	I will be like the dew to Israel; he shall blossom like the lily; he shall take root like the trees of Lebanon;
6	his shoots shall spread out; his beauty shall be like the olive, and his fragrance like Lebanon.
7	They shall return and dwell beneath my shadow; they shall flourish like the grain; they shall blossom like the vine; their fame shall be like the wine of Lebanon.
8	O Ephraim, what have I to do with idols? It is I who answer and look after you. I am like an evergreen cypress; from me comes your fruit.
9	Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them; for the ways of the LORD are right, and the upright walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them.
10

NIV

1	Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God. Your sins have been your downfall!
2	Take words with you and return to the LORD. Say to him: “Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the fruit of our lips.
3	Assyria cannot save us; we will not mount war-horses. We will never again say 'Our gods' to what our own hands have made, for in you the fatherless find compassion.“
4	“I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them.
5	I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily. Like a cedar of Lebanon he will send down his roots;
6	his young shoots will grow. His splendor will be like an olive tree, his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.
7	Men will dwell again in his shade. He will flourish like the grain. He will blossom like a vine, and his fame will be like the wine from Lebanon.
8	O Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? I will answer him and care for him. I am like a green pine tree; your fruitfulness comes from me.“
9	Who is wise? He will realize these things. Who is discerning? He will understand them. The ways of the LORD are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.
10

NLT

1	Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for your sins have brought you down.
2	Bring your confessions, and return to the LORD. Say to him, “Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us, so that we may offer you our praises.
3	Assyria cannot save us, nor can our war-horses. Never again will we say to the idols we have made, 'You are our gods.' No, in you alone do the orphans find mercy.“
4	The LORD says, “Then I will heal you of your faithlessness; my love will know no bounds, for my anger will be gone forever.
5	I will be to Israel like a refreshing dew from heaven. Israel will blossom like the lily; it will send roots deep into the soil like the cedars in Lebanon.
6	Its branches will spread out like beautiful olive trees, as fragrant as the cedars of Lebanon.
7	My people will again live under my shade. They will flourish like grain and blossom like grapevines. They will be as fragrant as the wines of Lebanon.
8	“O Israel, stay away from idols! I am the one who answers your prayers and cares for you. I am like a tree that is always green; all your fruit comes from me.”
9	Let those who are wise understand these things. Let those with discernment listen carefully. The paths of the LORD are true and right, and righteous people live by walking in them. But in those paths sinners stumble and fall.
10

LXX

1
2	εἴπατε
3	Ασσουρ εἴπωμεν
4	ὁμολόγως
5	δρόσος ἀνθήσει
6	κατάκαρπος ὀσφρασία
7	σκέπην ἐξανθήσει
8	Εφραιμ ἄρκευθος πυκάζουσα
9
10

KJV

1	O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
2	Take 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.
3	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.
4	I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
5	I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
6	His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
7	They 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.
8	Ephraim 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.
9	Who 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.
10

Hosea 13 ← Hosea 14 → Joel 1

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