📖 Hosea — Chapter 14 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Hosea 14:1 O israel, Rreturn unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
Hosea 14:2 Take Rwith you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and Treceive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
Hosea 14:3 RAsshur 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 14:4 I will Rheal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
Hosea 14:5 I will be Ras the dew unto Israel: he shall Tgrow as the lily, and Tcast forth his roots as Lebanon.
Hosea 14:6 His Rbranches shall Tspread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
Hosea 14:7 They Rthat dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and Tgrow as the vine: the Tscent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
Hosea 14:8 Ephraim shall say, RWhat have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
Hosea 14:9 Who is Rwise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Hosea 14:1–3 — Return with truthful words and rejected substitutes
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Israel is called to return from the iniquity that caused its fall. The offered prayer asks forgiveness and gracious reception, rejects Assyria, horses, and handmade gods, and finds mercy for the fatherless in the Lord.
Key Truth: Let repentance name both guilt and abandoned false trusts.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “O ____ , return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast …” (Hosea 14:1)
Find it in Hosea 14:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Take with you ____ , and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take …” (Hosea 14:2)
Find it in Hosea 14:2 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth ____ .” (Hosea 14:3)
Find it in Hosea 14:3 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Hosea 14:4–6 — Freely given love renews growth
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Lord promises to heal backsliding and love freely. Dew, lily, rootedness, spreading branches, olive beauty, and Lebanon’s fragrance portray renewed vitality through divine kindness.
Key Truth: Receive renewal as a gift of mercy.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “I will heal their backsliding, I will ____ them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.” (Hosea 14:4)
Find it in Hosea 14:4 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “I will be as the dew unto ____ : he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth …” (Hosea 14:5)
Find it in Hosea 14:5 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “His ____ shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive …” (Hosea 14:6)
Find it in Hosea 14:6 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Hosea 14:7–9 — Fruit comes from the Lord and the wise walk his ways
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Those under the renewed shade revive, and Ephraim renounces idols. The book ends by asking who is wise enough to understand that the Lord’s ways are right and are walked by the just.
Key Truth: Turn understanding into a faithful walk.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “They that ____ under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the …” (Hosea 14:7)
Find it in Hosea 14:7 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “____ shall say, What have I to do any more with …” (Hosea 14:8)
Find it in Hosea 14:8 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Who is ____ , and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he …” (Hosea 14:9)
Find it in Hosea 14:9 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Jeremiah 3:22 — The earlier invitation also promises healing of backsliding.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
What concrete false trust should you leave as you return to God?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. What does the returning people ask God to remove?
2. What dependencies are renounced in the prayer of return?
3. How does God answer backsliding in the promise of restoration?
4. What change concerning idols accompanies renewed fruitfulness?
5. How do the just and transgressors differ in relation to the LORD's right ways?
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