Hosea 14:2-9
New American Standard Bible
2 Take words with you and return to the Lord.
Say to Him, “(A)Take away all guilt
And [a]receive us graciously,
So that we may (B)present [b]the fruit of our lips.
3 Assyria will not save us,
We will (C)not ride on horses;
Nor will we say again, ‘(D)Our god’
To the (E)work of our hands;
For in (F)You the [c]orphan finds mercy.”
4 I will (G)heal their apostasy,
I will (H)love them freely,
Because My anger has (I)turned away from them.
5 I will be like the (J)dew to Israel;
He will blossom like the (K)lily,
And he will [d]take root like the cedars of (L)Lebanon.
6 His shoots will [e]sprout,
His [f]majesty will be like the (M)olive tree,
And his fragrance like the cedars of (N)Lebanon.
7 Those who (O)live in his shadow
Will [g]again raise (P)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 (Q)idols?
It is I who answer and look after [h]you.
I am like a luxuriant (R)juniper;
From (S)Me [i]comes your fruit.
9 (T)Whoever is wise, let him understand these things;
Whoever is discerning, let him know them.
For the (U)ways of the Lord are right,
And the (V)righteous will walk in them,
But (W)wrongdoers will stumble in them.
Footnotes
- 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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