Hosea 14

Chapter 14

Israel’s Future Blessing

^11aReturn, O Israel, to the Lord your God,

For you have stumbled ²because of your ^biniquity.

²Take words with you and return to the Lord.

Say to Him, “^aTake away all iniquity

And ¹receive us graciously,

That we may ^bpresent ²the fruit of our lips.

³“Assyria will not save us,

We will ^anot ride on horses;

Nor will we say again, ‘^bOur god,’

To the ^cwork of our hands;

For in ^dYou the ¹orphan finds mercy.”

⁴I will ^aheal their apostasy,

I will ^blove them freely,

For My anger has ^cturned away from them.

⁵I will be like the ^adew to Israel;

He will blossom like the ^blily,

And he will ¹take root like the cedars of ^cLebanon.

⁶His shoots will ¹sprout,

And his ²beauty will be like the ^aolive tree

And his fragrance like the cedars of ^bLebanon.

⁷Those who ^alive in his shadow

Will ¹again raise ^bgrain,

And they will blossom like the vine.

His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.

⁸O Ephraim, what more have I to do with ^aidols?

It is I who answer and look after ¹you.

I am like a luxuriant ^bcypress;

From ^cMe comes your fruit.

^9aWhoever is wise, let him understand these things;

Whoever is discerning, let him know them.

For the ^bways of the Lord are right,

And the ^crighteous will walk in them,

But ^dtransgressors will stumble in them.