Hosea 14

A Plea to Return to the Lord

1 O Israel, return unto the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty. thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. References Lord: Hosea 6:1, Jeremiah 4:1. References God: Hosea 12:6. References Israel: Hosea 13:9. Sin: Lamentations 5:16

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. Grace: Luke 18:13. References Lord: Joel 2:17. Sin: 2 Samuel 12:13, 24:10, Job 7:21, Isaiah 6:7, Hebrews 10:4, 1 John 3:5. Parallel theme: Hebrews 13:15, 1 Peter 2:5 +5

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. References God: Psalms 68:5. Parallel theme: Hosea 2:17, 5:13, 14:8, Psalms 10:14, 33:17, Isaiah 30:16, 31:1, John 14:18 +4

5 I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. References Israel: Isaiah 27:6. Parallel theme: Deuteronomy 32:2, Job 29:19, Psalms 72:16, Isaiah 35:2, Matthew 6:28, Ephesians 3:17 +2

6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. Parallel theme: Psalms 52:8

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. Parallel theme: Psalms 91:1

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. Parallel theme: Job 33:27, 34:32, Isaiah 41:19, 55:13, 60:13, Luke 15:20, John 1:16, Ephesians 5:9, 1 Thessalonians 1:9, James 1:17 +5

9 Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty. are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein. References Lord: Psalms 107:43, 119:75, Proverbs 10:29, Jeremiah 9:12. Righteousness: Deuteronomy 32:4, Isaiah 26:7, Zephaniah 3:5. Parallel theme: Psalms 119:128, Daniel 12:10, John 8:47 +5