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Hosea 14:2
New Catholic Bible
Hosea 14:2
New Catholic Bible
Come Back, O Israel, and I Will Love You[a]
2 Return, O Israel, to the Lord, your God;
your iniquity has been the cause of your downfall.
Footnotes
- Hosea 14:2 No matter how somber this tableau appears to be, the threats cannot be the last word of humans to God since they are not the last words of God himself. Hosea wishes to prepare his people for conversion. Now he announces a kind of liturgy of repentance. God responds with a grand promise of grace. He desires the profound return of his people, ties of true and loyal love. He wants people to uproot sin, idolatry, and self-sufficiency; the last word will remain about salvation. After such sadness, what a moving promise!
Hosea 14:2
New International Version
Hosea 14:2
New International Version
Hosea 14:2
Legacy Standard Bible
Hosea 14:2
Legacy Standard Bible
2 Take words with you and return to Yahweh.
Say to Him, “(A)Forgive all iniquity
And [a]take what is good,
That we may (B)pay in full [b]the fruit of our lips.
Footnotes
- Hosea 14:2 Or accept that which is good
- Hosea 14:2 As in ancient versions; M.T. our lips as bulls
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