Hosea 14:1-3
True return requires spoken repentance and exclusive trust.
1 Israel, return to Yahweh your God; for you have fallen because of your sin.
2 Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Tell him, “Forgive all our sins, and accept that which is good: so we offer our lips like bulls.
3 Assyria can’t save us. We won’t ride on horses; neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, ‘Our gods!’ for in you the fatherless finds mercy.”
True return requires spoken repentance and exclusive trust.
To summon Israel to wholehearted repentance, prescribing covenant-confession that renounces political alliances and idolatry in favor of exclusive trust in Yahweh.
Return, Healing, Restored Fruitfulness, and the Way of Wisdom
The LORD calls fallen Israel to return, promises to heal and love freely, and shows that true fruitfulness comes only from walking in his right ways.