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

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

2 Bring 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.

3 Assyria 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

Cross-references

Jeremiah 3:11 BSB references Zechariah 1 BSB references 1 Samuel 7:3 Classic cross-references Hosea 6:1 Classic cross-references Joel 2:12 Classic cross-references Isaiah 55:7 Classic cross-references Revelation 2:5 Classic cross-references 1 John 1:9 OliveGrove study links Luke 18:13 OliveGrove study links Romans 10:9-10 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Return שׁ֚וּבָה H7725 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular O Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular to עַ֖ד H5704 Preposition the LORD יְהוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular your God אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular for כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction you have stumbled כָשַׁ֖לְתָּ H3782 Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular by your iniquity בַּעֲוֺנֶֽךָ׃ H5771 Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singular

Verse 2

Cross-references

Jeremiah 29:11 Classic cross-references Hebrews 13:15 Classic cross-references Romans 12:1 Classic cross-references Psalms 51:2 Classic cross-references Luke 1:28 Classic cross-references 1 John 1:9 OliveGrove study links Luke 18:13 OliveGrove study links Romans 10:9-10 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Bring קְח֤וּ H3947 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural your עִמָּכֶם֙ H5973 Preposition | second person masculine plural confessions דְּבָרִ֔ים H1697 Noun - masculine plural and return וְשׁ֖וּבוּ H7725 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular Say אִמְר֣וּ H559 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural to Him אֵלָ֗יו H413 Preposition | third person masculine singular Take away תִּשָּׂ֤א H5375 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct our iniquity עָוֺן֙ H5771 Noun - common singular and receive וְקַח־ H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular [us] graciously ט֔וֹב H2896 Noun - masculine singular that we may present וּֽנְשַׁלְּמָ֥ה H7999 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural the fruit פָרִ֖ים H6499 Noun - masculine plural of our lips שְׂפָתֵֽינוּ׃ H8193 Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common plural

BSB notes

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

Verse 3

Cross-references

Ezekiel 36:25 Classic cross-references Psalms 10:14 Classic cross-references John 14:18 Classic cross-references Psalms 68:5 Classic cross-references Isaiah 31:1 Classic cross-references 1 John 1:9 OliveGrove study links Luke 18:13 OliveGrove study links Romans 10:9-10 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Assyria אַשּׁ֣וּר׀ H804 Noun - proper - feminine singular will not לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle save us יוֹשִׁיעֵ֗נוּ H3467 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural nor will we לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle ride נִרְכָּ֔ב H7392 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural on עַל־ H5921 Preposition horses סוּס֙ H5483 Noun - masculine singular We will never again וְלֹא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle . . . ע֛וֹד H5750 Adverb say נֹ֥אמַר H559 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Our gods אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural to the work לְמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה H4639 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct of our own hands יָדֵ֑ינוּ H3027 Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common plural For אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative in You בְּךָ֖ Preposition | second person masculine singular the fatherless יָתֽוֹם׃ H3490 Noun - masculine singular find compassion יְרֻחַ֥ם H7355 Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

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