Hosea 14:2-4
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Take words with you
and return to the Lord;
say to him,
“Take away all guilt;
accept that which is good,
and we will offer
the fruit[a] of our lips.(A)
3 Assyria shall not save us;
we will not ride upon horses;
we will say no more, ‘Our God,’
to the work of our hands.
In you the orphan finds mercy.”(B)
Assurance of Forgiveness
4 I will heal their disloyalty;
I will love them freely,
for my anger has turned from them.(C)
Footnotes
- 14.2 Gk Syr: Heb bulls
Hosea 14:2-4
New International Version
2 Take words with you
and return to the Lord.
Say to him:
“Forgive(A) all our sins
and receive us graciously,(B)
that we may offer the fruit of our lips.[a](C)
3 Assyria cannot save us;(D)
we will not mount warhorses.(E)
We will never again say ‘Our gods’(F)
to what our own hands have made,(G)
for in you the fatherless(H) find compassion.”
Footnotes
- Hosea 14:2 Or offer our lips as sacrifices of bulls
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