Hosea 14:3

Assyria will not save us; 1 we will not ride on horses to war. 1 Neither will we say anymore to the work of our hands, 1 'You are our gods,' 1 for in you the fatherless person finds compassion.” 1

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2Take with you words and return to Yahweh. 1 Say to him, “Take away all our iniquity 1 and accept what is good, 1 so that we may offer to you the fruit of our lips. + 14:2 The phrase so that we may offer to you the fruit of our lips represents the interpretation of some ancient versions. The Hebrew text has so that we may offer bulls, our lips . Some modern versions interpret this to mean, so that we may offer to you bulls, which we have promised to do . 1

4“I will heal their turning away; 1 I will love them freely, 1 for my anger has turned away from him. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 17:16But he must not multiply horses for himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt so that he may multiply horses, for Yahweh had said to you, 'You will never return that way again.'

Psalms 10:14You have taken notice, for you always see the one who inflicts the misery and sorrow. 1 The helpless entrusts himself to you; 1 you rescue the fatherless. 1

Psalms 33:17A horse is a false hope for victory; 1 in spite of his great strength, he cannot rescue. 1

Psalms 146:3Do not put your trust in princes 1 or in mankind, in whom there is no salvation. 1

Proverbs 23:10Do not move an ancient boundary stone 1 or encroach on the fields of orphans, 1

Isaiah 2:20On that day people will throw away their idols of silver and of gold 1 that they have made for themselves to worship—they will throw them away to the moles and 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 →

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