Hosea 14:3
Take 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
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2O Yisroel, return unto Hashem Eloheicha; 1 for thy downfall hast been thine avon (iniquity). 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 17:16But he shall not multiply susim to himself, nor cause the people to return to Mitzrayim, to the end that he should multiply the sus; forasmuch as Hashem hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.
Psalms 10:14Thou hast seen it; for Thou beholdest trouble and ka'as (grief), 1 to requite it with Thy yad; 1 the helpless committeth himself unto Thee; 1 Thou art the Ozer (helper) of the yatom (orphan). 1
Psalms 33:17A sus is a sheker (vain, false thing) for teshu'ah (deliverance, salvation, safety); 1 neither shall it save any by its great strength. 1
Psalms 146:3Put not your trust in princes, 1 nor in the ben adam, in whom there is no teshuah (salvation). 1
Proverbs 23:10Remove not the gevul olam (ancient landmark); 1 and enter not into the sadot of the yetomim (fatherless ones, orphans), 1
Isaiah 2:20In Yom Hahu a man shall cast 1 his elilei kesef, and his elilei zahav, 1 which they made each one for himself to worship, 1 to the moles and to the bats; 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 →