Hosea 14:4

Sickness and healing God's love Forgiveness Anger

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.

³ 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.”

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.

⁶ His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them.
KJV: I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
WEB: “I will heal their waywardness. I will love them freely; for my anger is turned away from them.
ASV: I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; for mine anger is turned away from him.
DARBY: I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; for mine anger is turned away from him.
BLB: I will heal their backsliding, I will love them willingly; for My anger has turned back from him.

ÅB: Jeg vil lege deres frafall, jeg vil elske dem av hjertet; for min vrede har vendt seg fra dem.
OTB: Jeg vil gjenopprette deres trofasthet,
Jeg vil elske dem uten forbehold,
For Min vrede har vendt seg bort fra dem.
B1930: Jeg vil læge deres frafall, jeg vil elske dem av hjertet; for min vrede har vendt sig fra dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 57:18
I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,
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Jeremiah 3:22
“Return, O faithless children, and I will heal your faithlessness.” “Here we are. We come to You, for You are the LORD our God.
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Isaiah 12:1
In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.
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Ephesians 2:4–9
But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
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Zephaniah 3:17
The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
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Hosea 6:1
Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
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2 Corinthians 5:19–21
that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
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Jeremiah 5:6
Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.
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