Berean Standard Bible

Hosea 14

(Jeremiah 3:11–25; Zechariah 1:1–6)

1Returnשׁ֚וּבָהShu.vahH7725,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,toעַ֖ד'adH5704the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your GodH430,forH3588you have stumbledכָשַׁ֖לְתָּkha.Shal.taH3782by your iniquityבַּעֲוֹנֶֽךָ׃ba.'a.vo.Ne.khaH5771.

2Bringקְח֤וּke.ChuH3947yourעִמָּכֶם֙'i.ma.KhemH5973confessionsדְּבָרִ֔יםde.va.RimH1697and returnH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDH3068.Sayאִמְר֣וּ'im.RuH559to Himאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413: “Take awayתִּשָּׂ֤אti.Sa'H5375allכָּל־kol-H3605our iniquityH5771and receiveוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947usgraciouslyט֔וֹבTovH2896,that we may presentוּֽנְשַׁלְּמָ֥הu.ne.sha.le.MahH7999the fruitפָרִ֖יםfa.RimH6499of our lipsשְׂפָתֵֽינוּ׃se.fa.Tei.nuH8193.

A Promise of God’s Blessing

3Assyriaאַשּׁ֣וּר׀'a.ShurH804will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808save usיוֹשִׁיעֵ֗נוּyo.shi.'E.nuH3467,nor will weלֹ֣אlo'H3808rideנִרְכָּ֔בnir.KavH7392onעַל־'al-H5921horsesסוּס֙susH5483.We will never againוְלֹא־ ע֛וֹדve.lo'- odH3808 H5750sayH559, ‘Our godsאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430!’to the workלְמַעֲשֵׂ֣הle.ma.'a.SehH4639of our own handsיָדֵ֑ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027.Forאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in Youthe fatherlessיָתֽוֹם׃ya.TomH3490find compassionיְרֻחַ֥םye.ru.ChamH7355.”

4I will healאֶרְפָּא֙'er.Pa'H7495their apostasyמְשׁ֣וּבָתָ֔םme.Shu.va.TamH4878;I will freelyנְדָבָ֑הne.da.VahH5071love themאֹהֲבֵ֖ם'o.ha.VemH157,forכִּ֛יkiH3588My angerאַפִּ֖י'a.PiH639has turned awayשָׁ֥בshavH7725from themמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480.

5I will beאֶהְיֶ֤ה'eh.YehH1961like the dewכַטַּל֙kha.TalH2919to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;he will blossomיִפְרַ֖חyif.RachH6524like the lilyכַּשּֽׁוֹשַׁנָּ֑הka.sho.sha.NahH7799and takeוְיַ֥ךְve.YakhH5221rootשָׁרָשָׁ֖יוsha.ra.ShavH8328like the cedars of Lebanonכַּלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ka.le.va.NonH3844.

6His shootsיֹֽנְקוֹתָ֔יוyo.ne.ko.TavH3127will sproutיֵֽלְכוּ֙ye.le.KhuH1980,and his splendorהוֹד֑וֹho.DoH1935will beH1961like the olive treeכַזַּ֖יִתkha.Za.yitH2132,his fragranceוְרֵ֥יחַֽve.Rei.achH7381like the cedars of LebanonH3844.

7They will returnיָשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ya.Shu.vuH7725and dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427in his shadeבְצִלּ֔וֹve.tzi.LoH6738;they will growיְחַיּ֥וּye.chai.YuH2421grainדָגָ֖ןda.GanH1715and blossomוְיִפְרְח֣וּve.yif.re.ChuH6524like the vineכַגָּ֑פֶןkha.Ga.fenH1612.His renown will beזִכְר֖וֹzikh.RoH2143like the wineכְּיֵ֥יןke.YeinH3196of LebanonH3844.

8O Ephraimאֶפְרַ֕יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,whatמַה־mah-H4100have I to doanymoreע֖וֹדodH5750with idolsלָֽעֲצַבִּ֑יםla.'a.tza.BimH6091?It is Iאֲנִ֧י'a.NiH589who answerעָנִ֣יתִי'a.Ni.tiH6030and watch over himוַאֲשׁוּרֶ֗נּוּva.'a.shu.Re.nuH7789.I am likeאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589a flourishingרַֽעֲנָ֔ןra.'a.NanH7488cypressכִּבְר֣וֹשׁkiv.Ro.oshH1265;your fruitפֶּרְיְךָ֥per.ye.KhaH6529comesנִמְצָֽא׃nim.Tza'H4672from Meמִמֶּ֖נִּיmi.Me.niH4480.

9Whoeverמִ֤יmiH4310is wiseחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450,let him understandוְיָ֣בֵֽןve.Ya.venH995these thingsאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428; whoeveris discerningנָב֖וֹןna.VonH995,let him know themוְיֵֽדָעֵ֑םve.ye.da.'EmH3045.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the waysדַּרְכֵ֣יdar.KheiH1870of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068are rightיְשָׁרִ֞יםye.sha.RimH3477,and the righteousוְצַדִּקִים֙ve.tza.di.KimH6662walkיֵ֣לְכוּYe.le.khuH1980in thembut the rebelliousוּפֹשְׁעִ֖יםu.fo.she.'ImH6586stumbleיִכָּ֥שְׁלוּyi.Ka.she.luH3782in them.

(Jeremiah 3:11–25; Zechariah 1:1–6)

A Promise of God’s Blessing

Commentaries on Hosea 14