King James Version (KJV) Authorized Version 1611
Read Full Chapter (Hosea 14) Hosea 14:1-5 KJV
"O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. 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. 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. I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon."
Hosea Chapter 14, Verse 1-5
Hosea 14:1-5 in Context (Verses 1–8 KJV)
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.
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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.