| Hosea 14 | JST Hosea 14 |
|---|---|
| 1 O israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. | 1 O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. |
| 2 Take 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. | 2 Take 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. |
| 3 Asshur 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. | 3 Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses; neither will we say anymore to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods; for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. |
| 4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. | 4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; for mine anger is turned away from him. |
| 5 I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. | 5 I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. |
| 6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. | 6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. |
| 7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. | 7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return: they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine; the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. |
| 8 Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found. | 8 Ephraim shall say, What have I to do anymore with idols? I have heard him, and observed him; I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found. |
| 9 Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein. | 9 Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them; but the transgressors shall fall therein. |