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Hosea 14:3 KJV
Hosea · chapter 14 · verse 3
Asshur 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.Hosea 14:3 · King James Version
Hosea 14:3 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.
4I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
5I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- fatherlessyâthôwma bereaved personH3490 →
- AsshurʼAshshûwrAshshur, the second son of ShemH804 →
- horsesçûwça horseH5483 →
- handsyâda handH3027 →
- saveyâshaʻproperly, to be open, wide or freeH3467 →
- riderâkabto rideH7392 →
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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