Hosea 14:4
“I will heal their turning away; 1 I will love them freely, 1 for my anger has turned away from him. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 15:26He said, “If you carefully listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, and do what is right in his eyes, and if you give ear to his commands and obey all his laws—I will put on you none of the diseases that I put on the Egyptians, for I am Yahweh who heals you.”
Numbers 25:11“Phinehas son of Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, has turned my rage away from the people of Israel because he was passionate with my zeal among them. So I have not consumed the people of Israel in my fierceness.
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 78:38Yet he, being merciful, forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. 1 Yes, many times he held back his anger 1 and did not stir up all his wrath. 1
Isaiah 57:18I have seen his ways, 1 but I will heal him. I will lead him and comfort and console those who mourn for him, 1
Jeremiah 5:6So a lion from a thicket will attack them. A wolf from the Arabah will ruin them. 1 A lurking panther will come against their cities. Anyone who goes outside his city will be torn apart. 1 For their transgressions increase. Their acts of faithlessness are unlimited. 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 →