Hosea 14:1
Verse 1 of 9. The 14th of 14 chapters in Hosea, in The Minor Prophets.
1O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
2Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
3Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
4I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
5I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
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Hosea 14:1 in the World English Bible
Israel, return to the LORD your God; for you have fallen because of your sin.Read Hosea 14:1 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Hosea 14:1
A kind invitation given to sinners to repent, v. 1. It is directed to Israel, God's professing people. They are called to return. Note, Conversion must be preached even to those that are within the pale of the church as well as to heathen. "Thou are Israel, and therefore art bound to thy God in duty, gratitude, and interest; thy revolt from him is so much the more heinous, and thy return to him so much the more necessary."
Read Matthew Henry on Hosea 14:1–3: Penitents Encouraged. (b. c. 720.)
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King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.