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Hosea 14 Free Bible Version

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Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings

1 Return, Israel, to the Lord your God, because your sins have brought you down. 2 Take words like these with you and come back to the Lord, saying to him, “Please take away all our guilt, accept what is good, and we will repay you with praise from our lips. 3 Assyria can't save us; we will not ride our warhorses; we will never again say, ‘You are our gods’ to the idols we have made. For in you orphans find mercy.” 4 I will heal their unfaithfulness; I will love them freely, for I'm not angry with them any longer. 5 I will be like the dew to Israel, they will blossom like lilies, they will send down roots like the cedars of Lebanon. 6 They will send out new shoots, their splendor will be like the olive tree, and their scent will be like the cedars of Lebanon. 7 Those who live under their shade willll return, they will flourish like grain, they will blossom like the vine, and they will be as famous as the wine of Lebanon. 8 Ephraim, how much more do I have to warn you about idols? I have answered and now I am watching. I am like a tree that is evergreen; your fruit is found in me. 9 Who is wise to understand these things? Who has discernment in understanding them? The Lord's paths are right—the good follow them, but rebels trip and fall along the way.

Cross references (9)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Hosea 6:1; Joel 2:12–13; Hosea 12:6; 2 Chronicles 30:6–9; Zechariah 1:3–4
  2. 2 Hebrews 13:15; Psalm 51:2–10; Job 34:31–32; Micah 7:18–19; Job 7:21
  3. 3 Psalm 10:14; Psalm 68:5; Isaiah 31:1; John 14:18; Hosea 2:17
  4. 4 Isaiah 57:18; Jeremiah 3:22; Isaiah 12:1; Ephesians 2:4–9; Zephaniah 3:17
  5. 5 Isaiah 35:2; Isaiah 27:6; Ephesians 3:17; Matthew 6:28; Job 29:19
  6. 6 Psalm 52:8; Psalm 128:3; Romans 11:16–24; Philippians 4:18; 2 Corinthians 2:14–15
  7. 7 Psalm 91:1; John 11:25; 1 Corinthians 15:36–38; Isaiah 32:1–2; Ezekiel 17:23
  8. 8 Job 34:32; James 1:17; Isaiah 55:13; Luke 15:20; 1 Peter 4:3–4
  9. 9 Proverbs 10:29; Psalm 107:43; John 8:47; Daniel 12:10; Proverbs 1:5–6

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences