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Hosea 14:1 KJV
Hosea · chapter 14 · verse 1
O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.Hosea 14:1 · King James Version
Hosea 14:1 in context
1O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
2Take 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.
3Asshur 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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- returnshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- fallenkâshalto totter or waverH3782 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
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Here we have, I. A kind invitation given to sinners to repent, Hos 14:1. It is directed to Israel, God's professing people. They are called to return. Note, Conversion must be preached even to those that are within the pale of the church as well as to heathen.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-3