Hosea 14:3
Assyria shall not help us; We will not ride on horses; And no more will we say to the work of our hands, Ye are our Gods! For from thee the fatherless obtaineth mercy.”
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
4“I will heal their rebellion; I will love them freely; For my anger is turned away from them.
Cross References
Psalms 10:14Thou dost see it; yea, thou beholdest malice and oppression, And markest it upon thy hand! The poor committeth himself to thee; Thou art the helper of the fatherless.
Psalms 33:17The horse is a vain thing for safety, Nor can he deliver his master by his great strength.
Psalms 146:3Put not your trust in princes, In the son of man, in whom is no help!
Proverbs 23:10Remove not the ancient landmark, And enter not into the fields of the fatherless!
Isaiah 2:20At that time shall men cast away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, Which they have made to worship, To the moles and the 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 →