Hosea 14

1 to return: return [emph?] Israel till LORD God your for to stumble in/on/with iniquity: crime your

[You people of] Israel, return to Yahweh our God. You are being punished because of the sins which you have committed.

2 to take: take with you word and to return: return to(wards) LORD to say to(wards) him all to lift: forgive iniquity: crime and to take: recieve good and to complete bullock lips our

So now return to Yahweh and say [MTY] this to him: “Forgive us for all the sins that we have committed, and kindly accept (us/our sacrifices) in order that we may thank/praise you [IDM].

3 Assyria not to save us upon horse not to ride and not to say still God our to/for deed: work hand our which in/on/with you to have compassion orphan

[We admit that] Assyria will not save us, and our war horses will not save us, either. We will never again say, ‘You are our gods’ to [the idols that] we [SYN] have made. You are the one who acts mercifully to orphans.”

4 to heal faithlessness their to love: lover them voluntariness for to return: turn back face: anger my from him

[Yahweh says, “If they say that to me, ] I will forgive them for having (turned away from/abandoned) me, and I will love them with all my inner being, because I [PRS] will have stopped being angry with them.

5 to be like/as dew to/for Israel to sprout like/as lily and to smite root his like/as Lebanon

I will be to the people of Israel like dew [that refreshes the soil]. When I do that, they will [become as delightful as] [MET] lilies are when they are blooming. [No one will be able to conquer them; ] they will be [as unmovable as] [SIM] the roots [of cedar trees].

6 to go: walk shoot his and to be like/as olive splendor his and aroma to/for him like/as Lebanon

[Their good influence will spread] like [MET] the branches of a tree. They will be like [SIM] beautiful olive trees, and [they will be as delightful as] [SIM] the aroma of the cedar [trees in] Lebanon.

7 to return: return to dwell in/on/with shadow his to live grain and to sprout like/as vine memorial his like/as wine Lebanon

People will [come to them to be protected] [like people are protected from the hot sun by being] [MET] in the shade [of a tree]. They [will (flourish/be strong) like] [SIM] grain that grows well. They will [be successful like] a vineyard [in which grapes grow abundantly]. They will become as famous/well-known as [SIM] the wines from Lebanon.

8 Ephraim what? to/for me still to/for idol I to answer and to see him I like/as cypress luxuriant from me fruit your to find

[You people of] Israel, do not [RHQ] have anything more to do with idols; if you [get rid of your idols], I will answer your [prayers] and take care of you. I am like [MET] a strong/green pine tree, and your blessings come from me.”

9 who? wise and to understand these to understand and to know them for upright way: conduct LORD and righteous to go: walk in/on/with them and to transgress to stumble in/on/with them

Those who are wise will understand the things [about which I have written]. Those who think well will pay careful attention to them. The things that Yahweh wants us to do [MET] are right; righteous people will conduct their lives adhering to them. But those who rebel against Yahweh will be ruined.