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World English Bible

Hosea 14 (WEBP)

[1] Israel, return to Yahweh your God; for you have fallen because of your sin.
[2] Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Tell him, “Forgive all our sins, and accept that which is good; so we offer bulls as we vowed of our lips.
[3] Assyria can’t save us. We won’t ride on horses; neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, ‘Our gods!’ for in you the fatherless finds mercy.”
[4] “I will heal their waywardness. I will love them freely; for my anger is turned away from them.
[5] I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, and send down his roots like Lebanon.
[6] His branches will spread, and his beauty will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.
[7] Men will dwell in his shade. They will revive like the grain, and blossom like the vine. Their fragrance will be like the wine of Lebanon.
[8] Ephraim, what have I to do any more with idols? I answer, and will take care of him. I am like a green cypress tree; from me your fruit is found.”
[9] Who is wise, that he may understand these things? Who is prudent, that he may know them? For the ways of Yahweh are right, and the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Hosea 14 (KJVS)

[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.
[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.

Hosea 14:2 Or, give good
Hosea 14:5a Or, blossom
Hosea 14:5b Heb. strike
Hosea 14:6 Heb. shall go
Hosea 14:7 Or, blossom

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Hosea 14 (BYZ)

[1] Ἐπιστράφητι, () Ισραηλ, () πρὸς () κύριον () τὸν () θεόν () σου, () διότι () ἠσθένησας () ἐν () ταῖς () ἀδικίαις () σου. ()
[2] Λάβετε () μεθ’ () ἑαυτῶν () λόγους () καὶ () ἐπιστράφητε () πρὸς () κύριον () τὸν () θεὸν () ὑμῶν· () εἴπατε () αὐτῷ () ὅπως () μὴ () λάβητε () ἀδικίαν () καὶ () λάβητε () ἀγαθά, () καὶ () ἀνταποδώσομεν () καρπὸν () χειλέων () ἡμῶν. ()
[3] Ασσουρ οὐ () μὴ () σώσῃ () ἡμᾶς, () ἐφ’ () ἵππον () οὐκ () ἀναβησόμεθα· () οὐκέτι () μὴ () εἴπωμεν () Θεοὶ () ἡμῶν, () τοῖς () ἔργοις () τῶν () χειρῶν () ἡμῶν· () ὁ () ἐν () σοὶ () ἐλεήσει () ὀρφανόν. ()
[4] Ἰάσομαι () τὰς () κατοικίας () αὐτῶν, () ἀγαπήσω () αὐτοὺς () ὁμολόγως, ὅτι () ἀπέστρεψεν () ἡ () ὀργή () μου () ἀπ’ () αὐτῶν. ()
[5] Ἔσομαι () ὡς () δρόσος τῷ () Ισραηλ, () ἀνθήσει ὡς () κρίνον () καὶ () βαλεῖ () τὰς () ῥίζας () αὐτοῦ () ὡς () ὁ () Λίβανος·
[6] πορεύσονται () οἱ () κλάδοι () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ἔσται () ὡς () ἐλαία () κατάκαρπος, καὶ () ἡ () ὀσφρασία αὐτοῦ () ὡς () Λιβάνου·
[7] ἐπιστρέψουσιν () καὶ () καθιοῦνται () ὑπὸ () τὴν () σκέπην αὐτοῦ, () ζήσονται () καὶ () μεθυσθήσονται () σίτῳ· () καὶ () ἐξανθήσει ὡς () ἄμπελος () τὸ () μνημόσυνον () αὐτοῦ, () ὡς () οἶνος () Λιβάνου.
[8] Τῷ () Εφραιμ, () τί () αὐτῷ () ἔτι () καὶ () εἰδώλοις; () Ἐγὼ () ἐταπείνωσα () αὐτόν, () καὶ () ἐγὼ () κατισχύσω () αὐτόν· () ἐγὼ () ὡς () ἄρκευθος πυκάζουσα, ἐξ () ἐμοῦ () ὁ () καρπός () σου () εὕρηται. ()
[9] Τίς () σοφὸς () καὶ () συνήσει () ταῦτα; () Ἢ () συνετὸς () καὶ () ἐπιγνώσεται () αὐτά; () Διότι () εὐθεῖαι () αἱ () ὁδοὶ () τοῦ () κυρίου, () καὶ () δίκαιοι () πορεύσονται () ἐν () αὐταῖς, () οἱ () δὲ () ἀσεβεῖς () ἀσθενήσουσιν () ἐν () αὐταῖς. ()

Hosea 14:1 Originally verse 14:2.
Hosea 14:2 Originally verse 14:3.
Hosea 14:3 Originally verse 14:4.
Hosea 14:4 Originally verse 14:5.
Hosea 14:5 Originally verse 14:6.
Hosea 14:6 Originally verse 14:7.
Hosea 14:7 Originally verse 14:8.
Hosea 14:8 Originally verse 14:9.
Hosea 14:9 Originally verse 14:10.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.