Hosea 14:3
Take with you words, and return to the Lord, and say to him: Take away all iniquity, and receive the good: and we will render the calves of our lips.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2Return, O Israel, to the Lord thy God: for thou hast fallen down by thy iniquity.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 17:16And when he is made king, he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor lead back the people into Egypt, being lifted up with the number of his horsemen, especially since the Lord hath commanded you to return no more the same way.
Psalms 33:17Vain is the horse for safety: neither shall he be saved by the abundance of his strength.
Psalms 146:3Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: and of his greatness there is no end.
Proverbs 23:10Touch not the bounds of little ones: and enter not into the field of the fatherless:
Isaiah 2:20In that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which he had made for himself to adore, moles and bats.
Matthew Henry on Hosea 14:2-4
Penitents Encouraged. ( b. c. 720.) 1 O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. 2 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. 3 Asshur 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. Here we have, I. A kind invitation given to sinners to repent, v. 1 . It is… Read the whole commentary →