Focused Passage

Hosea 14:1-3

Return, Healing, Restored Fruitfulness, and the Way of Wisdom

Hosea 14 moves from a direct call to Israel to return, to a model confession of repentance, to the LORD's promise to heal and love freely, and finally to a wisdom conclusion that distinguishes the righteous from transgressors.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity.

2Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips.

3Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

Returnשׁ֚וּבָהH7725Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularO Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singulartoעַ֖דH5704Prepositionthe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularforכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionyou have stumbledכָשַׁ֖לְתָּH3782Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularby your iniquityבַּעֲוֺנֶֽךָ׃H5771Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singular
Verse 2

Original words

Bringקְח֤וּH3947Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralyourעִמָּכֶם֙H5973Preposition | second person masculine pluralconfessionsדְּבָרִ֔יםH1697Noun - masculine pluraland returnוְשׁ֖וּבוּH7725Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularSayאִמְר֣וּH559Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralto Himאֵלָ֗יוH413Preposition | third person masculine singularTake awayתִּשָּׂ֤אH5375Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructour iniquityעָוֺן֙H5771Noun - common singularand receiveוְקַח־H3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular[us] graciouslyט֔וֹבH2896Noun - masculine singularthat we may presentוּֽנְשַׁלְּמָ֥הH7999Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common pluralthe fruitפָרִ֖יםH6499Noun - masculine pluralof our lipsשְׂפָתֵֽינוּ׃H8193Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common plural

BSB notes

  • LXX and Syriac; Hebrew that we may present our lips as sacrificial bulls
Verse 3

Original words

Assyriaאַשּׁ֣וּר׀H804Noun - proper - feminine singularwill notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particlesave usיוֹשִׁיעֵ֗נוּH3467Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common pluralnor will weלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particlerideנִרְכָּ֔בH7392Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralonעַל־H5921Prepositionhorsesסוּס֙H5483Noun - masculine singularWe will never againוְלֹא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle. . .ע֛וֹדH5750Adverbsayנֹ֥אמַרH559Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralOur godsאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּH430Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common pluralto the workלְמַעֲשֵׂ֣הH4639Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructof our own handsיָדֵ֑ינוּH3027Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common pluralForאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativein Youבְּךָ֖Preposition | second person masculine singularthe fatherlessיָתֽוֹם׃H3490Noun - masculine singularfind compassionיְרֻחַ֥םH7355Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

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