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Return to the Lord !

14 Israel's people, return to the Lord your God!
Your sins have caused you to fall down.
2 Return to the Lord and pray to him! Say to him,
‘Please forgive all our sins.
Be kind to us as we come to you.
We will praise you with our mouths, as our sacrifice to you.
3 Assyria cannot save us.
The horses that we ride into war will not keep us safe.
We will never again say to the idols that we have made, “You are our gods.”
You are kind to children who have no family.
So please be kind to us.’

4 The Lord says,

‘My people turned away from me, but I will forgive them.
I will love them very much.
I will not be angry with them any more.
5 I will bless Israel's people, like rain that falls on dry ground.
They will grow like beautiful flowers.
They will have strong roots, like the great trees in Lebanon.
6 They will grow like a tree that makes new branches.
They will be beautiful like olive trees.
They will have a sweet smell, like the forests in Lebanon.
7 I will give my people shade to live in safely.
They will plant crops that give them plenty of food.
They will be successful, like a vine that gives many grapes.
They will be famous, like the wine from Lebanon. [ a ]
8 People of Ephraim, do not let me see your idols any more!
I will answer your prayers. I will take care of you.
I am like a strong green tree.
All the good things that you have come from me.’

9 If you are wise, you should understand these things.
If you understand, think carefully about them.
The Lord teaches you to live in ways that are right.
Righteous people live in those good ways.
But people who turn against the Lord fall down and lose their way. [ b ]

Footnotes

  1. 14:7 The trees and the plants are a picture of the way that God will bless his people. God will keep them safe and he will provide the things that they need.
  2. 14:9 God teaches us to live in good ways that please him. If we are wise, we will let him teach us to do things that are right.

Return to the Lord

14 Israel, you fell and sinned against God. So come back to the Lord your God. 2 Think about what you will say, and come back to the Lord . Say to him,

“Take away our sin,
and accept these words as our sacrifice.
We offer you the praise from our lips. [ a ]
3 Assyria will not save us.
We will not ride on war horses.
We will never again say, ‘Our God’
to something we made with our hands.
This is because you are the one who
shows mercy to orphans.”

The Lord Will Forgive Israel

4 The Lord says,
“I will forgive them for leaving me.
I will show them my love without limits,
because I have stopped being angry.
5 I will be like the dew to Israel.
Israel will blossom like the lily.
He will grow like the cedar trees of Lebanon.
6 His branches will grow,
and he will be like a beautiful olive tree.
He will be like the sweet smell
from the cedar trees of Lebanon.
7 The people of Israel will again live under my protection.
They will grow like grain.
They will bloom like a vine.
They will be like the wine of Lebanon.

The Lord Warns Israel About Idols

8 “Ephraim, I will have nothing more to do with idols.
I am the one who answers your prayers and watches over you. [ b ]
I am like a fir tree that is always green.
Your fruit comes from me.”

Final Advice

9 A wise person understands these things,
and a smart person should learn them.
The Lord ’s ways are right.
Good people will live by them.
Sinners will die by them. [ c ]

Footnotes

  1. Hosea 14:2 praise from our lips Literally, “the fruit of our lips.”
  2. Hosea 14:8 and watches over you This is a wordplay. The Hebrew word is like the name “Assyria.” God is saying that he, not some foreign country, protects Israel.
  3. Hosea 14:9 Good … die by them Literally, “Good people will walk on them. Sinners will stumble on them.”

14 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.

Israel’s Future Blessing

14 [ a ] ( A ) Return, Israel, to the Lord your God,
For you have stumbled [ b ] because of your ( B ) wrongdoing.
2 Take words with you and return to the Lord .
Say to Him, “ ( C ) Take away all guilt
And [ c ] receive us graciously,
So that we may ( D ) present [ d ] the fruit of our lips.
3 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.”

4 I will ( I ) heal their apostasy,
I will ( J ) love them freely,
Because My anger has ( K ) turned away from them.
5 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.
6 His shoots will [ g ] sprout,
His [ h ] majesty will be like the ( O ) olive tree,
And his fragrance like the cedars of ( P ) Lebanon.
7 Those who ( Q ) live in his shadow
Will [ i ] again raise ( R ) grain,
And they will blossom like the vine.
His fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.

8 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 ) juniper;
From ( U ) Me [ k ] comes your fruit.

9 ( 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 ) wrongdoers will stumble in them.

Footnotes

  1. Hosea 14:1 Ch 14:2 in Heb
  2. Hosea 14:1 Or in
  3. Hosea 14:2 Or accept that which is good
  4. Hosea 14:2 As in ancient versions; MT our lips as bulls
  5. Hosea 14:3 Or fatherless
  6. Hosea 14:5 Lit strike his roots
  7. Hosea 14:6 Lit go
  8. Hosea 14:6 Lit splendor
  9. Hosea 14:7 Or return, they will raise grain
  10. Hosea 14:8 Lit him
  11. Hosea 14:8 Lit is found

Repentance to Bring Blessing

14 [ a ] Return, ( A ) Israel, to the Lord your God.
Your sins ( B ) have been your downfall! ( C )
2 Take words with you
and return to the Lord .
Say to him:
“Forgive ( D ) all our sins
and receive us graciously, ( E )
that we may offer the fruit of our lips. [ b ] ( F )
3 Assyria cannot save us; ( G )
we will not mount warhorses. ( H )
We will never again say ‘Our gods’ ( I )
to what our own hands have made, ( J )
for in you the fatherless ( K ) find compassion.”

4 “I will heal ( L ) their waywardness ( M )
and love them freely, ( N )
for my anger has turned away ( O ) from them.
5 I will be like the dew ( P ) to Israel;
he will blossom like a lily. ( Q )
Like a cedar of Lebanon ( R )
he will send down his roots; ( S )
6 his young shoots will grow.
His splendor will be like an olive tree, ( T )
his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon. ( U )
7 People will dwell again in his shade; ( V )
they will flourish like the grain,
they will blossom ( W ) like the vine—
Israel’s fame will be like the wine ( X ) of Lebanon. ( Y )
8 Ephraim, what more have I [ c ] to do with idols? ( Z )
I will answer him and care for him.
I am like a flourishing juniper; ( AA )
your fruitfulness comes from me.”

9 Who is wise? ( AB ) Let them realize these things.
Who is discerning? Let them understand. ( AC )
The ways of the Lord are right; ( AD )
the righteous walk ( AE ) in them,
but the rebellious stumble in them.

Footnotes

  1. Hosea 14:1 In Hebrew texts 14:1-9 is numbered 14:2-10.
  2. Hosea 14:2 Or offer our lips as sacrifices of bulls
  3. Hosea 14:8 Or Hebrew; Septuagint What more has Ephraim
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