Hosea 14
God promises to heal their apostasy, love them freely, and be like dew to Israel. They will blossom like a lily, take root like Lebanon's cedars. Whoever is wise, let them understand these things.
HoseaChapter 14 of 149 versesBerean Standard Bible
In this passage: LebanonAssyria
If God speaks to you through Hosea 14, record what He said in Doxa and come back to it.
Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity.
Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips.
Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”
I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them.
I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon.
They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.
O Ephraim, what have I to do anymore with idols? It is I who answer and watch over him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from Me.
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 righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.
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How to Hear God’s Voice: A Practical Guide for BelieversScripture is the record of a God who speaks. This guide covers how to hear Him today and keep what He says.Cross-references for Hosea 14
“Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.”
““Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.””
“Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.”
“The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.”
“Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.”
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, licensed CC BY.
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