Hosea 14:3
1 Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity.
2 Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips.
Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”
4 I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them.
5 I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Assyria can’t save us. We won’t ride on horses; neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, ‘Our gods!’ for in you the fatherless finds mercy.”
- ASV
- Assyria 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.
- DARBY
- Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, [Thou art] our God; because in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
- BLB
- Assyria cannot save us; we will not ride on horses, and we will not say anymore, ‘Our gods’ to the work of our hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”
- ÅB
- Assur skal ikke hjelpe oss, på hester vil vi ikke ride, og vi vil ikke mere si til våre henders verk: Vår Gud! For det er hos deg den farløse finner miskunnhet.
- OTB
- Assyria kan ikke frelse oss,
Vi skal ikke stole på hester;
Vi skal heller ikke kalle våre henders verk, ‘Vår gud’;
For i Deg finner den farløse medfølelse.” - B1930
- Assur skal ikke hjelpe oss, på hester vil vi ikke ride, og vi vil ikke mere si til våre henders verk: Vår Gud! For det er hos dig den farløse finner miskunnhet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 10:14
But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
Read in contextPsalms 68:5
A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.
Read in contextIsaiah 31:1
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
Read in contextJohn 14:18
I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
Read in contextHosea 2:17
For I will remove from her lips the names of the Baals; no longer will their names be invoked.
Read in contextHosea 5:13
When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
Read in contextHosea 14:8
O Ephraim, what have I to do anymore with idols? It is I who answer and watch over him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from Me.
Read in contextPsalms 33:17
A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.
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