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Israel's
Future Blessing |
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Hosea 14:1
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Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, For
you have stumbled because of your iniquity. |
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Hosea 14:2
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Take words with you and return to the LORD.
Say to Him, "Take away all iniquity And receive us graciously, That we may present
the fruit of our lips. |
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Hosea 14:3
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"Assyria will not save us, We will not ride
on horses; Nor will we say again, 'Our god,' To the work of our hands; For in
You the orphan finds mercy." |
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Hosea 14:4
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I will heal their apostasy, I will love them
freely, For My anger has turned away from them. |
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Hosea 14:5
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I will be like the dew to Israel; He will blossom
like the lily, And he will take root like the cedars of Lebanon. |
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Hosea 14:6
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His shoots will sprout, And his beauty will
be like the olive tree And his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon. |
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Hosea 14:7
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Those who live in his shadow Will again raise
grain, And they will blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of
Lebanon. |
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Hosea 14:8
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O Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols?
It is I who answer and look after you. I am like a luxuriant cypress; From Me
comes your fruit. |
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Hosea 14:9
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Whoever is wise, let him understand these things;
Whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right,
And the righteous will walk in them, But transgressors will stumble in them. |
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