Hosea 13:16-14:9
Lexham English Bible
16 [a] Samaria will be guilty,
because she has rebelled against her God;
they will fall by the sword,
their children will be dashed to pieces,
and their pregnant women will be ripped open.
Return to Yahweh
14 Return to Yahweh your God, O Israel,
for you have stumbled because of your sin.
2 Take words with you,
and return to Yahweh.
Say to him,
“Take away all guilt;
accept good, and we will offer
the fruit[b] of our lips.
3 Assyria will not save us;
we will not ride on horses,[c]
and we will say no more, “Our God,”
to the work of our hands
because in you the fatherless child finds mercy.
4 I will heal their disloyalty;[d]
I will love them freely
because my anger has turned back
from them.[e]
5 I will be like the dew to Israel;
he will blossom like the lily plant,
and he will strike his roots like the trees of Lebanon.
6 His new plant shoots will spread out;
his splendor will be like the olive tree,
and his scent like the trees of Lebanon.
7 They will again dwell[f] in my[g] shadow;
they will grow grain
and they will blossom like the plant vine;
his fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.
8 O Ephraim, what have I to do[h] with idols?
I myself have answered and looked after you.[i]
I am like a luxuriant cypress;
your fruit[j] comes from me.
9 Who is wise that he can understand these things?
Who is discerning that he knows them?
The ways of Yahweh are right,
and the righteous walk in them;
but transgressors stumble in them.
Footnotes
- Hosea 13:16 Hosea 13:16–14:9 in the English Bible is 14:1–10 in the Hebrew Bible
- Hosea 14:2 Hebrew uncertain
- Hosea 14:3 Hebrew “horse”
- Hosea 14:4 Or “backsliding”
- Hosea 14:4 Hebrew “him”
- Hosea 14:7 Literally “They shall return, they shall dwell”
- Hosea 14:7 Hebrew “his”
- Hosea 14:8 Literally “what for me”
- Hosea 14:8 Hebrew “him”
- Hosea 14:8 Or “your faithfulness”
Hosea 13:16-14:9
New International Version
16 The people of Samaria(A) must bear their guilt,(B)
because they have rebelled(C) against their God.
They will fall by the sword;(D)
their little ones will be dashed(E) to the ground,
their pregnant women(F) ripped open.”[a]
Repentance to Bring Blessing
14 [b]Return,(G) Israel, to the Lord your God.
Your sins(H) have been your downfall!(I)
2 Take words with you
and return to the Lord.
Say to him:
“Forgive(J) all our sins
and receive us graciously,(K)
that we may offer the fruit of our lips.[c](L)
3 Assyria cannot save us;(M)
we will not mount warhorses.(N)
We will never again say ‘Our gods’(O)
to what our own hands have made,(P)
for in you the fatherless(Q) find compassion.”
4 “I will heal(R) their waywardness(S)
and love them freely,(T)
for my anger has turned away(U) from them.
5 I will be like the dew(V) to Israel;
he will blossom like a lily.(W)
Like a cedar of Lebanon(X)
he will send down his roots;(Y)
6 his young shoots will grow.
His splendor will be like an olive tree,(Z)
his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.(AA)
7 People will dwell again in his shade;(AB)
they will flourish like the grain,
they will blossom(AC) like the vine—
Israel’s fame will be like the wine(AD) of Lebanon.(AE)
8 Ephraim, what more have I[d] to do with idols?(AF)
I will answer him and care for him.
I am like a flourishing juniper;(AG)
your fruitfulness comes from me.”
Footnotes
- Hosea 13:16 In Hebrew texts this verse (13:16) is numbered 14:1.
- Hosea 14:1 In Hebrew texts 14:1-9 is numbered 14:2-10.
- Hosea 14:2 Or offer our lips as sacrifices of bulls
- Hosea 14:8 Or Hebrew; Septuagint What more has Ephraim
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