Focused Passage

Hosea 14:4-8

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

4I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them.

5I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.

6His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon.

7They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.

8O Ephraim, what have I to do anymore with idols? It is I who answer and watch over him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from Me.

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References and Original Words

Verse 4

Original words

I will healאֶרְפָּא֙H7495Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singulartheir apostasyמְשׁ֣וּבָתָ֔םH4878Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralI will freelyנְדָבָ֑הH5071Noun - feminine singularlove themאֹהֲבֵ֖םH157Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine pluralforכִּ֛יH3588ConjunctionMy angerאַפִּ֖יH639Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularhas turned awayשָׁ֥בH7725Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularfrom themמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃H4480Preposition | third person masculine singular
Verse 5

Original words

I will beאֶהְיֶ֤הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularlike the dewכַטַּל֙H2919Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularto Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularhe will blossomיִפְרַ֖חH6524Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularlike the lilyכַּשּֽׁוֹשַׁנָּ֑הH7799Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singularand takeוְיַ֥ךְH5221Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularrootשָׁרָשָׁ֖יוH8328Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularlike the cedars of Lebanonכַּלְּבָנֽוֹן׃H3844Preposition-k, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 6

Original words

His shootsיֹֽנְקוֹתָ֔יוH3127Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularwill sproutיֵֽלְכוּ֙H1980Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraland his splendorהוֹד֑וֹH1935Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularwill beוִיהִ֥יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularlike the olive treeכַזַּ֖יִתH2132Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularhis fragranceוְרֵ֥יחַֽH7381Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularlike [the cedars of] Lebanonכַּלְּבָנֽוֹן׃H3844Preposition-k, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 7

Original words

They will returnיָשֻׁ֙בוּ֙H7725Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraland dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֣יH3427Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructin his shadeבְצִלּ֔וֹH6738Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularthey will growיְחַיּ֥וּH2421Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralgrainדָגָ֖ןH1715Noun - masculine singularand blossomוְיִפְרְח֣וּH6524Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plurallike the vineכַגָּ֑פֶןH1612Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singularHis renown will beזִכְר֖וֹH2143Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularlike the wineכְּיֵ֥יןH3196Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructof Lebanonלְבָנֽוֹן׃סH3844Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 8

Original words

O Ephraimאֶפְרַ֕יִםH669Noun - proper - masculine singularwhatמַה־H4100Interrogativehave I to doלִּ֥יPreposition | first person common singularanymoreע֖וֹדH5750Adverbwith idolsלָֽעֲצַבִּ֑יםH6091Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine pluralIt is Iאֲנִ֧יH589Pronoun - first person common singularwho answerעָנִ֣יתִיH6030Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularand watch over himוַאֲשׁוּרֶ֗נּוּH7789Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singularI [am] likeאֲנִי֙H589Pronoun - first person common singulara flourishingרַֽעֲנָ֔ןH7488Adjective - masculine singularcypressכִּבְר֣וֹשׁH1265Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singularyour fruitפֶּרְיְךָ֥H6529Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularcomesנִמְצָֽא׃H4672Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularfrom Meמִמֶּ֖נִּיH4480Preposition | first person common singular

BSB notes

  • That is, the northern kingdom of Israel
  • Or pine or juniper or fir

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