Hosea 14:1-6
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 14
1 Return, Israel, to the Lord your God, For you have stumbled because of your wrongdoing. 2Take words with you and return to the Lord. Say to Him, 'Take away all guilt And receive us graciously, So that we may present the fruit of our lips. 3Assyria will not save us, We will not ride on horses; Nor will we say again, ‘Our god’ To the work of our hands; For in You the orphan finds mercy.' 4I will heal their apostasy, I will love them freely, Because My anger has turned away from them. 5I will be like the dew to Israel; He will blossom like the lily, And he will take root like the cedars of Lebanon. 6His shoots will sprout, His majesty will be like the olive tree, And his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon.King James Version
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 14
1Israel, return to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled in your iniquity. 2Take words of repentance with you and return to the Lord. Say to him: "Forgive all our iniquity and accept what is good, so that we may repay you with praise from our lips. 3Assyria will not save us, we will not ride on horses, and we will no longer proclaim, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our hands. For the fatherless receives compassion in you." 4I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for my anger will have turned from him. 5I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon. 6His new branches will spread, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance, like the forest of Lebanon.New Living Translation
Chapter 14
1 Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for your sins have brought you down. 2Bring your confessions, and return to the Lord. Say to him, 'Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us, so that we may offer you our praises. 3Assyria cannot save us, nor can our warhorses. Never again will we say to the idols we have made, ‘You are our gods.’ No, in you alone do the orphans find mercy.'
4The Lord says, 'Then I will heal you of your faithlessness; my love will know no bounds, for my anger will be gone forever.
5I will be to Israel like a refreshing dew from heaven. Israel will blossom like the lily; it will send roots deep into the soil like the cedars in Lebanon.
6Its branches will spread out like beautiful olive trees, as fragrant as the cedars of Lebanon.
English Standard Version
Chapter 14
1 Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity. 2Take with you words and return to the Lord; say to him, "Take away all iniquity; accept what is good, and we will pay with bulls the vows of our lips. 3 Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride on horses; and we will say no more, ‘Our God,’ to the work of our hands. In you the orphan finds mercy." 4I will heal their apostasy; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them. 5 I will be like the dew to Israel; he shall blossom like the lily; he shall take root like the trees of Lebanon; 6his shoots shall spread out; his beauty shall be like the olive, and his fragrance like Lebanon.New International Version
Chapter 14
1 Return, Israel, to the Lord your God. Your sins have been your downfall! 2Take words with you and return to the Lord. Say to him: "Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the fruit of our lips.
3Assyria cannot save us; we will not mount warhorses. We will never again say ‘Our gods’ to what our own hands have made, for in you the fatherless find compassion."
4"I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them.
5I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily. Like a cedar of Lebanon he will send down his roots;
6his young shoots will grow. His splendor will be like an olive tree, his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.
New King James Version
