Hosea 14:2

Hosea 14:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Take 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.
• New International Version (NIV)Take words with you and return to the Lord. Say to him: “Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the fruit of our lips.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Take with you words and return to the Lord; say to him, "Take away all iniquity; accept what is good, and we will pay with bulls the vows of our lips.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Take words with you, And return to the Lord. Say to Him, “Take away all iniquity; Receive us graciously, For we will offer the sacrifices of our lips.

Context of Hosea 14:2

1O Israel, return [in repentance] to the Lord your God, For you have stumbled and fallen [visited by tragedy], because of your sin. Take the words [confessing your guilt] with you and return to the Lord. Say to Him, “Take away all our wickedness; Accept what is good and receive us graciously, So that we may present the fruit of our lips (gratitude). 3Assyria will not save us; We will not ride on horses [relying on military might], Nor will we say again to [the idols who are] the work of our hands, ‘You are our gods.’ For in You [O Lord] the orphan finds love and compassion and mercy.” 4I will heal their apostasy and faithlessness; I will love them freely, For My anger has turned away from Israel.

Hosea 14:2 word by word

קְח֤וּ עִמָּכֶם֙ דְּבָרִ֔ים וְשׁ֖וּבוּ אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה אִמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו כָּל־תִּשָּׂ֤א עָוֹן֙ וְקַח־ט֔וֹב וּֽנְשַׁלְּמָ֥ה פָרִ֖ים שְׂפָתֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• with you wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• and turnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto him, Take awayנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: forgiveH5375
• all iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• and receiveלָקַחlâqach · to take: recieveH3947
• graciouslyטוֹבţôb · goodH2896
• so will we renderשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999
• the calvesפַּרpar pâr · bullockH6499
• of our lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193

Cross-references for Hosea 14:2

• Job 34:31“For has anyone said to God, ‘I have endured my chastisement; I will not offend anymore;
• Joel 2:17Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, Weep between the porch and the altar, And let them say, “Have compassion and spare Your people, O Lord, And do not make Your inheritance (Israel) an object of ridicule, Or a [humiliating] byword among the [Gentile] nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’ ”
• Matthew 6:9“Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father, who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
• Luke 11:2He said to them, “When you pray, say: ‘ Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
• Luke 18:13But the tax collector, standing at a distance, would not even raise his eyes toward heaven, but was striking his chest [in humility and repentance], saying, ‘God, be merciful and gracious to me, the [especially wicked] sinner [that I am]!’
• 2 Samuel 12:13David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has allowed your sin to pass [without further punishment]; you shall not die.
• 2 Samuel 24:10But David’s heart (conscience) troubled him after he had counted the people. David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O Lord, please take away the sin of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
• Job 7:21Why then do You not pardon my transgression And take away my sin and guilt? For now I will lie down in the dust; And You will seek me [diligently], but I will not be.”
• Psalms 51:2Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness and guilt And cleanse me from my sin.
• Isaiah 6:7He touched my mouth with it and said, “Listen carefully, this has touched your lips; your wickedness [your sin, your injustice, your wrongdoing] is taken away and your sin atoned for and forgiven.”
• Ezekiel 36:25Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your uncleanness and from all your idols.
• Micah 7:19He shall again have compassion on us; He will subdue and tread underfoot our wickedness [destroying sin’s power]. Yes, You will cast all our sins Into the depths of the sea.
• Zechariah 3:4He spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” And He said to Joshua, “See, I have caused your wickedness to be taken away from you, and I will clothe and beautify you with rich robes [of forgiveness].”
• John 1:29The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
• Romans 11:27“This is My covenant with them, When I take away their sins.”
• Hebrews 10:4for it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

Commentaries on Hosea 14:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Take with you words - And you may be assured that you pray aright, when you use the words which God himself has put in your mouths. On this very ground there is a potency in the Lord's Prayer, when offered up believingly, beyond what can be found in any human composition. And it may be presumed that it was this consideration that induced our reformers to introduce it so frequently in the public liturgy. See the order of God's directions here: - Hearing…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Take with you words - He bills them not bring costly offerings, that they might regain His favor; not whole burnt-offerings of bullocks, goats or rams; with which, and with which alone, they had before gone to seek Him (see the note above at Hosea 5:6); not the silver and gold which they had lavished on their idols; but what seems the cheapest of all, which any may have, without cost to their substance; “words;” worthless, as mere words; precious when…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3Hosea created a prayer of confession to guide his people back to the Lord. God’s prophets felt both God's anger over Israel’s rebellion and the people's suffering (see also Daniel 9:4–19). Take away all our iniquity: The Israelites should rely on God’s mercy and grace, openly admitting their many sins. that we may present the fruit of our lips: Israel often offered animal sacrifices for sin, but the Lord made it clear that sacrifices were not the answer…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Take with you words--instead of sacrifices, namely, the words of penitence here put in your mouths by God. "Words," in Hebrew, mean "realities," there being the same term for "words" and "things"; so God implies, He will not accept empty professions (Psa 78:36; Is 29:13). He does not ask costly sacrifices, but words of heartfelt penitence. receive us graciously--literally "(for) good." calves of our lips--that is, instead of sacrifices of calves, which…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Hosea 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings