Hosea 14:2

O Yisroel, return unto Hashem Eloheicha; 1 for thy downfall hast been thine avon (iniquity). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1Shomron shall bear guilt; 1 for she hath rebelled against her Elohim; 1 they shall fall by the cherev; 1 their olalim shall be dashed in pieces, 1 and their women with child shall be ripped open. 1

3Take devarim (words) with you, 1 and turn to Hashem; 1 say unto Him: Take away avon (iniquity), 1 and receive us graciously 1 that we may render the sacrifices of our lips. + 14:3 MJ 13:15 1

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Cross References

2 Samuel 12:13And Dovid said unto Natan, I have sinned against Hashem. And Natan said unto Dovid, Hashem also hath put away thy chattat; thou shalt not die.

Job 7:21And why dost Thou not pardon my peysha (transgression), 1 and take away my avon (iniquity)? 1 For now shall I sleep in the aphar; 1 and Thou shalt search for me, but I shall be no more.

Psalms 51:2When Natan HaNavi confronted him after he went into Bat-Sheva) + 51:2 2Sm 11:2 1

Isaiah 6:7And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Hinei, this hath touched thy lips; and thine avon (iniquity) is taken away, and kapporah is made for the purging of thy chattat (sin).

Jeremiah 3:12Go and proclaim these devarim toward the north, and say: 1 Return, thou meshuvah Yisroel, saith Hashem; 1 and I will not cast down Mine anger to fall upon you; 1 for I am chasid (displaying chesed, mercy), saith Hashem, 1 and I will not keep anger l'olam. 1

Hosea 5:5And the ga'on Yisroel (pride of Yisroel) doth testify to his face; 1 therefore shall Yisroel and Ephrayim stumble and fall in their avon (iniquity); 1 Yehudah also shall fall with them. 1

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 →

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