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HOS 14:1
Hosea 14:1
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O israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for
thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. |
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HOS 14:2
Hosea 14:2
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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. |
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HOS 14:3
Hosea 14:3
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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. |
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HOS 14:4
Hosea 14:4
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I will heal their backsliding, I will love them
freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. |
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HOS 14:5
Hosea 14:5
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I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow
as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. |
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HOS 14:6
Hosea 14:6
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His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall
be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. |
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HOS 14:7
Hosea 14:7
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They that dwell under his shadow shall return;
they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be
as the wine of Lebanon. |
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HOS 14:8
Hosea 14:8
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Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more
with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From
me is thy fruit found. |
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HOS 14:9
Hosea 14:9
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Who is wise, and he shall understand these things?
prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just
shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein. |
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