They (A)feed on the [a]sin of My people,
And (B)long for their wrongdoing.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 4:8 Or sin offering

They feed on the sins of my people
    and relish their wickedness.(A)

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They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.

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Israel’s Future Blessing

14 [a](A)Return, Israel, to the Lord your God,
For you have stumbled [b]because of your (B)wrongdoing.

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  1. Hosea 14:1 Ch 14:2 in Heb
  2. Hosea 14:1 Or in

Repentance to Bring Blessing

14 [a]Return,(A) Israel, to the Lord your God.
    Your sins(B) have been your downfall!(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 14:1 In Hebrew texts 14:1-9 is numbered 14:2-10.

14 O israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.

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