Read Hosea 14 of the KJV to discover the profound insights it holds for us on this blessed day. For more verses, check out the Book of Hosea.
Hosea 14 Summary
Hosea 14 concludes the book with a call to repentance and a promise of restoration. It implores Israel to return to the Lord, acknowledging their sins and seeking forgiveness. The chapter encourages sincere repentance, urging Israel to forsake idols and put their trust solely in God. It promises God’s healing and restoration for those who return to Him, highlighting His compassion and faithfulness. The imagery of flourishing growth and fruitful vines symbolizes the blessings that await those who turn from their wicked ways. Ultimately, Hosea ends with a hopeful plea for Israel to choose life by returning to God and obeying His commands.
Hosea 14:1-9 KJV
An Exhortation to Repentance
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.
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.
A Promise of God’s Blessing
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.
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.
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.
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.
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