Hosea 13:14
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14 Shall I (A)ransom them from the [a]power of Sheol?
Shall I redeem them from death?
(B)Death, where are your [b]thorns?
Sheol, where is your sting?
(C)Compassion will be hidden from My sight.
Footnotes
- Hosea 13:14 Lit hand
- Hosea 13:14 Or stings
Hosea 12:3-6
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3 In the womb he (A)took his brother by the heel,
And in his mature strength he (B)contended with God.
4 Yes, he wrestled with the angel and prevailed;
He wept and (C)implored His favor.
He found Him at (D)Bethel,
And there He spoke with us,
5 And the Lord, the God of armies,
The Lord is His [a](E)name.
6 So as for you, (F)return to your God,
(G)Maintain [b]kindness and justice,
And (H)wait for your God continually.
Footnotes
- Hosea 12:5 Lit invocation
- Hosea 12:6 Or loyalty
Hosea 11:8-11
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8 (A)How can I give you up, Ephraim?
How can I surrender you, Israel?
How can I [a]make you like (B)Admah?
How can I treat you like (C)Zeboiim?
My heart is turned over within Me,
[b]All My compassions are kindled.
9 I will (D)not carry out My fierce anger;
I will not destroy Ephraim (E)again.
For (F)I am God and not a man, the (G)Holy One in your midst,
And I will not come in [c]wrath.
10 They will (H)walk after the Lord,
He will (I)roar like a lion;
Indeed He will roar,
And His sons will come (J)trembling from the west.
11 They will come trembling like birds from (K)Egypt,
And like (L)doves from the land of (M)Assyria;
And I will (N)settle them in their houses, declares the Lord.
Footnotes
- Hosea 11:8 Lit give
- Hosea 11:8 Lit Together
- Hosea 11:9 Lit agitation
Hosea 13:9
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Footnotes
- Hosea 13:9 Lit It has destroyed you
Hosea 14
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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
- Hosea 14:1 Ch 14:2 in Heb
- Hosea 14:1 Or in
- Hosea 14:2 Or accept that which is good
- Hosea 14:2 As in ancient versions; MT our lips as bulls
- Hosea 14:3 Or fatherless
- Hosea 14:5 Lit strike his roots
- Hosea 14:6 Lit go
- Hosea 14:6 Lit splendor
- Hosea 14:7 Or return, they will raise grain
- Hosea 14:8 Lit him
- Hosea 14:8 Lit is found
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