Hosea 14
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Hos 14:2
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Take words with you and return to the LORD. Say to Him, "Take away all iniquity And receive {us} graciously, That we may present the fruit of our lips.
Hos 14:3
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"Assyria will not save us, We will not ride on horses; Nor will we say again, `Our god,' To the work of our hands; For in You the orphan finds mercy."
Hos 14:4
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I will heal their apostasy, I will love them freely, For My anger has turned away from them.
Hos 14:5
Hos 14:6
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His shoots will sprout, And his beauty will be like the olive tree And his fragrance like {the cedars of} Lebanon.
Hos 14:7
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Those who live in his shadow Will again raise grain, And they will blossom like the vine. His renown {will be} like the wine of Lebanon.
Hos 14:8
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O Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? It is I who answer and look after you. I am like a luxuriant cypress; From Me comes your fruit.
Hos 14:9
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Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; {Whoever} is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, And the righteous will walk in them, But transgressors will stumble in them.
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