Hosea 14:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Take words with you and return to the LORD. Say to him: 'Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the sacrifice of our lips.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon rses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Assyria will not save us; we will not ride on horses: neither will we say anymore to the work of our hands, You are our gods: for in you the orphan finds mercy.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Assur shalbe no more oure helper, nether will we ryde vpon horses eny more. As for the workes of oure hondes, we wil nomore call vpon them: For it is thou that art oure God, thou shewest euer mercy vnto the fatherlesse.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    (14:4) Asshur shal not saue vs, neither wil we ride vpon horses, neither will we say any more to the worke of our handes, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherlesse findeth mercie.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Asshur shalbe no more our helper, neither will we ride vpon horses any more, neither wyll we say any more to the worke of our handes, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherlesse findeth mercie.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Asshur doth not save us, on a horse we ride not, Nor do we say any more, Our God, to the work of our hands, For in Thee find mercy doth the fatherless.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Take with you words, and come back to the Lord; say to him, Let there be forgiveness for all wrongdoing, so that we may take what is good, and give in payment the fruit of our lips.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Assyria cannot save us; we will not ride warhorses. We will never again say,‘Our gods’ to what our own hands have made. For only you will show compassion to Orphan Israel!”

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 68:5 : 5 Sing to God, sing praises to His name; prepare the way for Him who rides through the deserts—His name is Yah, and rejoice before Him.
  • Ps 10:14 : 14 But You have seen; for You observe trouble and grief, to repay it by Your hand. The helpless entrusts themselves to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
  • Ps 33:17 : 17 A horse is a false hope for victory, and its great strength does not provide escape.
  • Hos 14:8 : 8 Those who live in his shade will return; they will flourish like grain, blossom like the vine, and their fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.
  • Hos 2:17 : 17 From there I will give her vineyards back to her and make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will respond as in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up from the land of Egypt.
  • Hos 5:13 : 13 When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, Ephraim went to Assyria and sent to the great king for help. But he cannot heal you or cure your wound.
  • Isa 30:16 : 16 You said, 'No, we will flee on horses'—therefore you will flee! And, 'We will ride on swift horses'—therefore your pursuers will be swift!
  • Isa 31:1 : 1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, relying on horses and trusting in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are strong, but who do not look to the Holy One of Israel and do not seek the LORD.
  • Isa 31:3 : 3 The Egyptians are human and not God; their horses are flesh and not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, both the helper will stumble and the one being helped will fall; they will all perish together.
  • Isa 36:8 : 8 Now then, make a wager with my master, the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses—if you can provide riders for them!
  • Jer 31:18-22 : 18 I have surely heard Ephraim’s lamenting: 'You disciplined me, and I was disciplined, like an untrained calf. Restore me, and I will return, for you are the LORD my God.' 19 After I turned away, I repented; after I came to understand, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth. 20 Is Ephraim my dear son, my precious child? For as often as I speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore, my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, declares the LORD. 21 Set up road markers for yourself; make guideposts. Take note of the road, the way by which you traveled. Return, O virgin Israel, return to your towns. 22 How long will you wander, O unfaithful daughter? For the LORD has created something new in the land—a woman will surround a man.
  • Ezek 36:25 : 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols.
  • Ezek 37:23 : 23 They will no longer defile themselves with their idols, their vile images, or any of their transgressions. I will save them from all the places where they have sinned, and I will purify them. They will be My people, and I will be their God.
  • Ezek 43:7-9 : 7 He said to me, 'Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place where the soles of my feet will rest, where I will dwell among the people of Israel forever. The house of Israel will no longer defile my holy name, neither they nor their kings, by their prostitution or the corpses of their kings at their high places.' 8 When they placed their threshold next to my threshold and their doorposts beside my doorposts, with only a wall between me and them, they defiled my holy name by their detestable practices. So I consumed them in my anger. 9 Now let them put away their prostitution and the corpses of their kings far from me, and I will dwell among them forever.
  • Ps 146:3 : 3 Do not put your trust in princes, in a mortal man in whom there is no salvation.
  • Ps 146:9 : 9 The LORD protects the sojourners; he sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the way of the wicked.
  • Prov 23:10-11 : 10 Do not move an ancient boundary marker, nor enter the fields of the fatherless. 11 For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their case against you.
  • Isa 1:29 : 29 You will be ashamed because of the terebinths that you desired, and you will blush because of the gardens you have chosen.
  • Isa 2:20 : 20 On that day, people will throw away their silver idols and their gold idols, which they made to worship, to the moles and bats.
  • Isa 27:9 : 9 By this, the guilt of Jacob will be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: when he makes all the altar stones like crushed chalk stones, and no Asherah poles or incense altars will stand.
  • Isa 30:2 : 2 They set out to go down to Egypt without consulting me, seeking protection in Pharaoh's stronghold and taking refuge in the shadow of Egypt.
  • Hos 7:11 : 11 Ephraim is like a dove—easily deceived, without understanding. They call to Egypt; they go to Assyria.
  • Hos 8:6 : 6 This calf comes from Israel! A craftsman made it; it is not God. It will be shattered into pieces—this calf of Samaria.
  • Hos 8:9 : 9 For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has sold herself to lovers.
  • Hos 12:1 : 1 Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit. But Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.
  • Ps 20:7-8 : 7 Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven with the victorious power of His right hand. 8 Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we will remember and trust in the name of the Lord our God.
  • Exod 22:22-24 : 22 If you do afflict them and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry. 23 My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless. 24 If you lend money to my people, to the poor among you, you must not act as a creditor to him; do not charge him interest.
  • Deut 17:16 : 16 The king must not acquire great numbers of horses for himself or make the people return to Egypt to get more horses, for the LORD has told you, 'You are not to go back that way again.'
  • 2 Chr 16:7 : 7 At that time, Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and said to him, 'Because you relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.'
  • Mic 5:10-14 : 10 I will demolish the cities of your land and tear down all your fortresses. 11 I will remove sorceries from your hand, and you will have no more soothsayers. 12 I will destroy your carved images and your sacred stones from among you, and you will no longer bow down to the work of your hands. 13 I will uproot your Asherah poles from among you and demolish your cities. 14 In anger and wrath, I will execute vengeance on the nations that have not obeyed.
  • Zech 13:2 : 2 On that day, declares the LORD of hosts, I will remove the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. Moreover, I will eliminate the false prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land.
  • John 14:18 : 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you.

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