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Hosea 14

Clinging to a Counterfeit Cross
Introduction

1  An exhortation to repentance.
4  A promise of God's blessing.

Verse 1

O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
return
6:1, 12:6, 1 Samuel 7:3,4, 2 Chronicles 30:6-9, Isaiah 55:6,7, Jeremiah 3:12-14, 4:1, Joel 2:12,13, Zechariah 1:3,4, Acts 26:18-20
thou
13:9, Jeremiah 2:19, Lamentations 5:16, Ezekiel 28:14-16

Verse 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.
with
Job 34:31,32, Joel 2:17, Matthew 6:9-13, Luke 11:2-4, 18:13
away
2 Samuel 12:13, 24:10, Job 7:21, Psalms 51:2-10, Isaiah 6:7, Ezekiel 36:25,26, Micah 7:19, Zechariah 3:4, John 1:29, Romans 11:27, Titus 2:14, Hebrews 10:4, 1 John 1:7, 3:5
receive, etc
or, give good.
Matthew 7:11, Luke 11:13, 15:21-24, Ephesians 1:6,7, 2:7,8, 2 Timothy 1:9
the calves
Psalms 69:30,31, Hebrews 13:15, 1 Peter 2:5,9

Verse 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.
Asshur
5:13, 7:11, 8:9, 12:1, 2 Chronicles 16:7, Psalms 146:3, Jeremiah 31:18-22
we will not
Deuteronomy 17:16, Psalms 20:7,8, 33:17, Isaiah 30:2,16, 31:3, 36:8
neither
8, 2:17, Isaiah 1:29, 2:20, 27:9, Ezekiel 36:25, 37:23, 43:7-9, Micah 5:10-14, Zechariah 13:2
for
Exodus 22:22-24, Psalms 10:14, 68:5, 146:9, Proverbs 23:10,11, John 14:18

Verse 4

I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
heal
11:7, Exodus 15:26, Isaiah 57:18, Jeremiah 3:22, 5:6, 8:22, 14:7, 17:14, 33:6, Matthew 9:12,13
I will love
Deuteronomy 7:7,8, Zephaniah 3:17, Romans 3:24, Ephesians 1:6, 2:4-9, 2 Timothy 1:9, Titus 3:4
for
Numbers 25:4,11, Psalms 78:38, Isaiah 12:1, 2 Corinthians 5:19-21

Verse 5

I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
as the dew
Deuteronomy 32:2, 2 Samuel 23:4, Job 29:19, Psalms 72:6, Proverbs 19:12, Isaiah 18:4, 26:19, Isaiah 44:3, Micah 5:7
he shall
Song of Solomon 2:1,2,16, 4:5, Matthew 6:28, Luke 12:27
grow
or, blossom. cast. Heb. strike.
2 Kings 19:30, Psalms 72:16, Isaiah 27:6, 35:2, Ezekiel 17:22-24, Ephesians 3:17

Verse 6

His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
branches
Psalms 80:9-11, Ezekiel 17:5-8, 31:3-10, Daniel 4:10-15, Matthew 13:31, John 15:1, Romans 11:16-24
spread
Heb. go. and his beauty.
Psalms 52:8, 128:3
his smell
Genesis 27:27, Song of Solomon 4:11-15, 2 Corinthians 2:14,15, Philippians 4:18

Verse 7

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.
that
Psalms 91:1, Song of Solomon 2:3, Isaiah 32:1,2
revive
6:2, Psalms 85:6, 138:7, Isaiah 61:11, John 11:25, 12:24, 1 Corinthians 15:36-38
grow
or, blossom.
5; *marg:; Song of Solomon 6:11, Zechariah 8:12
scent
or, memorial.

Verse 8

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.
What
2,3, Job 34:32, Acts 19:18-20, 1 Thessalonians 1:9, 1 Peter 1:14-16, 4:3,4
I have
Job 33:27, Jeremiah 31:18-20, Luke 15:20, John 1:47,48
I am
Isaiah 41:19, 55:13, 60:13
From me
John 1:16, 15:1-8, Galatians 5:22,23, Ephesians 5:9, Philippians 1:11, 2:13, 4:13, James 1:17

Verse 9

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.
wise
Psalms 107:43, Proverbs 1:5,6, 4:18, Jeremiah 9:12, Daniel 12:10, Matthew 13:11,12, John 8:47, John 18:37
for
Genesis 18:25, Deuteronomy 32:4, Job 34:10-12,18,19, Psalms 19:7,8, 119:75,128, Ezekiel 18:25, 33:17-20, Zephaniah 3:5, Romans 7:12
and the
Job 17:9, Psalms 84:5,7, Proverbs 10:29, Isaiah 8:13-15, Matthew 11:19
but
Luke 2:34, 4:28,29, 7:23, John 3:19,20, 9:39, 15:24, Romans 9:32,33, 2 Corinthians 2:15,16, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12, 1 Peter 2:7,8

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