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hosea_14:3

Hosea 14:3

Hebrew
קְח֤וּ עִמָּכֶם֙ דְּבָרִ֔ים וְשׁ֖וּבוּ אֶל יְהוָ֑הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
אִמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו כָּל תִּשָּׂ֤א עָוֺן֙ וְקַח ט֔וֹב וּֽנְשַׁלְּמָ֥ה פָרִ֖ים שְׂפָתֵֽינוּ
ESV
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.“
NIV
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.“
NLT
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.“
LXX
Ασσουρ οὐ μὴ σώσῃ ἡμᾶς ἐφ ἵππον οὐκ ἀναβησόμεθα οὐκέτι μὴ εἴπωμεν θεοὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

greek

Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
ἡμῶν τοῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
ἔργοις τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
χειρῶν ἡμῶν plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

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Preposition meaning “in”.
σοὶ ἐλεήσει ὀρφανόν
KJV
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.

Hosea 14:2 ← Hosea 14:3 → Hosea 14:4

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