Hosea 14:2-4
New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Take words with you and return to the Lord.
Say to Him, “(A)Take away all iniquity
And [a]receive us graciously,
That we may (B)present [b]the fruit of our lips.
3 “Assyria will not save us,
We will (C)not ride on horses;
Nor will we say again, ‘(D)Our god,’
To the (E)work of our hands;
For in (F)You the [c]orphan finds mercy.”
4 I will (G)heal their apostasy,
I will (H)love them freely,
For My anger has (I)turned away from them.
Footnotes
- Hosea 14:2 Or accept that which is good
- Hosea 14:2 So with ancient versions; M.T. our lips as bulls
- Hosea 14:3 Or fatherless
Hosea 14:2-4
New International Version
2 Take words with you
and return to the Lord.
Say to him:
“Forgive(A) all our sins
and receive us graciously,(B)
that we may offer the fruit of our lips.[a](C)
3 Assyria cannot save us;(D)
we will not mount warhorses.(E)
We will never again say ‘Our gods’(F)
to what our own hands have made,(G)
for in you the fatherless(H) find compassion.”
Footnotes
- Hosea 14:2 Or offer our lips as sacrifices of bulls
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