Hosea 14:2 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

A Plea to Return to the Lord

1 Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity. (Ho 3:5; Ho 6:1; Ho 12:6; Ho 13:9)

Ho 3:5Ho 6:1Ho 12:6Ho 13:9

2 Take with you words and return to the Lord; say to him, “Take away all iniquity; accept what is good, and we will pay with bulls the vows^[1] of our lips. (Ps 50:13; Ps 69:30; Ho 5:15; Heb 13:15)

Ps 50:13Ps 69:30Ho 5:15Heb 13:15

3 Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride on horses; and we will say no more, ‘Our God,’ to the work of our hands. In you the orphan finds mercy.” (Ps 10:14; Isa 30:16; Isa 31:1; Ho 5:13; Ho 14:8)

Ps 10:14Isa 30:16Isa 31:1Ho 5:13Ho 14:8

4 I will heal their apostasy; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them. (Jer 3:22; Ho 6:1; Ho 11:1) 5 I will be like the dew to Israel; he shall blossom like the lily; he shall take root like the trees of Lebanon; (Ps 92:12; Isa 27:6; Isa 35:2; Ho 6:3)

Ps 92:12Isa 27:6Isa 35:2Ho 6:3

6 his shoots shall spread out; his beauty shall be like the olive, and his fragrance like Lebanon. (Ps 52:8) 7 They shall return and dwell beneath my^[2] shadow; they shall flourish like the grain; they shall blossom like the vine; their fame shall be like the wine of Lebanon. (Ps 91:1) 8 O Ephraim, what have I to do with idols? It is I who answer and look after you.^[3] I am like an evergreen cypress; from me comes your fruit. (Isa 30:22; Ho 2:8; Ho 2:23; Ho 14:3; Joh 15:4)

Isa 30:22Ho 2:8Ho 2:23Ho 14:3Joh 15:4

9 Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them; for the ways of the Lord are right, and the upright walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them. (Ps 107:43; Pr 10:29; Jer 9:12; Da 12:10; Lu 2:34; Joh 8:47; Joh 18:37; 2Co 2:16)

Ps 107:43Pr 10:29Jer 9:12Da 12:10Lu 2:34Joh 8:47Joh 18:372Co 2:16