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We will never again say &#8216Our gods&#8217 to what our own hands have made, for in you the fatherless find compassion.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/hosea/14.htm">New Living Translation</a> Assyria cannot save us, nor can our warhorses. Never again will we say to the idols we have made, ‘You are our gods.’ No, in you alone do the orphans find mercy.” <a href="/esv/hosea/14.htm">English Standard Version</a> Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride on horses; and we will say no more, ‘Our God,’ to the work of our hands. In you the orphan finds mercy.” <a href="/bsb/hosea/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/kjv/hosea/14.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/hosea/14.htm">New King James Version</a> Assyria shall not save us, We will not ride on horses, Nor will we say anymore to the work of our hands, ‘You are our gods.’ For in You the fatherless finds mercy.” <a href="/nasb_/hosea/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Assyria will not save us, We will not ride on horses; Nor will we say again, ‘Our god’ To the work of our hands; For in You the orphan finds mercy.” <a href="/nasb/hosea/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Assyria will not save us, We will not ride on horses; Nor will we say again, &#8216Our god,&#8217 To the work of our hands; For in You the orphan finds mercy.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/hosea/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Assyria will not save us, We will not ride on horses; Nor will we say again, ‘Our god,’ To the work of our hands; For in Thee the orphan finds mercy.” <a href="/lsb/hosea/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Assyria will not save us; We will not ride on horses, Nor will we say again, ‘Our god,’ To the work of our hands; For in You the orphan finds compassion.” <a href="/amp/hosea/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Assyria will not save us; We will not ride on horses [relying on military might], Nor will we say again to [the idols who are] the work of our hands, ‘You are our gods.’ For in You [O LORD] the orphan finds love and compassion and mercy.” <a href="/csb/hosea/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Assyria will not save us, we will not ride on horses, and we will no longer proclaim, ‘Our gods! ’ to the work of our hands. For the fatherless receives compassion in you.” <a href="/hcsb/hosea/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Assyria will not save us, we will not ride on horses, and we will no longer proclaim, &#8216Our gods!&#8217 to the work of our hands. For the fatherless receives compassion in You.&#8221 <a href="/asv/hosea/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/hosea/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Assyria can't save us, and chariots can't help. So we will no longer worship the idols we have made. Our LORD, you show mercy to orphans." <a href="/erv/hosea/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/hosea/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Assyria cannot save us. We won't ride on horses anymore. We will never again say that the things our hands have made are our gods. You love orphans." <a href="/gnt/hosea/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> Assyria can never save us, and war horses cannot protect us. We will never again say to our idols that they are our God. O LORD, you show mercy to those who have no one else to turn to." <a href="/isv/hosea/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> Assyria won't save us; we won't be riding on horses, Nor will we be saying anymore to the work of our hands, "You are our God." Indeed, in you the orphan finds mercy.' <a href="/msb/hosea/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.? <a href="/net/hosea/14.htm">NET Bible</a> 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!" <a href="/nheb/hosea/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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." <a href="/wbt/hosea/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Ashur 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. <a href="/web/hosea/14.htm">World English Bible</a> 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.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hosea/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Asshur does not save us, we do not ride on a horse, "" Nor do we say anymore, Our god, to the work of our hands, "" For in You the fatherless find mercy. <a href="/ylt/hosea/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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.' <a href="/slt/hosea/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Assur will not save us; we will not ride upon a horse, and we will no more say, Our God, to the work of our hands, for in thee the orphan shall be compassionated.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hosea/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Assyria shall not save us, we will not ride upon horses, neither will we say any more: The works of our hands are our gods, for thou wilt have mercy on the fatherless that is in thee. <a href="/cpdv/hosea/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 14:4>Assur will not save us; we will not ride on horses. Neither will we say any more, ‘The works of our hands are our gods,’ for those that are in you will have mercy on the orphan.” <a href="/nabre/hosea/14.htm">New American Bible</a> Assyria will not save us, nor will we mount horses; We will never again say, ‘Our god,’ to the work of our hands; for in you the orphan finds compassion.” <a href="/nrsvce/hosea/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses; we will say no more, ‘Our God,’ to the work of our hands. In you the orphan finds mercy.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hosea/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And say, Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses; neither will we call any more the work of our hands, gods; for thou wilt have mercy upon the fatherless. <a href="/hpbt/hosea/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And say: ”The Assyrians will not save us and upon horses we will not ride, and we will not again call the work of our hands gods, because you are merciful to orphans”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/hosea/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Asshur shall not save us; We will not ride upon horses; Neither will we call any more the work of our hands our gods; For in Thee the fatherless findeth mercy.' <a href="/sep/hosea/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Assur shall never save us; we will not mount on horseback; we will no longer say to the works of our hands, Our gods. He who is in thee shall pity the orphan. <a href="/parallel/hosea/14-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=2139" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hosea/14.htm">An Exhortation to Repentance</a> …2Bring 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<a href="/hebrew/804.htm" title="804: ’aš·šūr (N-proper-fs) -- Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them, its region and its empire.">Assyria</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: yō·wō·šî·‘ê·nū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 1cp) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">save us,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">nor will we</a> <a href="/hebrew/7392.htm" title="7392: nir·kāḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- To mount and ride, ride. A primitive root; to ride; causatively, to place upon, to despatch.">ride</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/5483.htm" title="5483: sūs (N-ms) -- A swallow, swift (type of bird). Or cuc; from an unused root meaning to skip; a horse; also a swallow.">horses.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">We will never again</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: nō·mar (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">‘Our gods!’</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: lə·ma·‘ă·śêh (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">to the work</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏê·nū (N-fdc:: 1cp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">of our own hands.</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/bə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">in You</a> <a href="/hebrew/3490.htm" title="3490: yā·ṯō·wm (N-ms) -- An orphan. From an unused root meaning to be lonely; a bereaved person.">the fatherless</a> <a href="/hebrew/7355.htm" title="7355: yə·ru·ḥam (V-Pual-Imperf-3ms) -- To love, have compassion. A primitive root; to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate.">find compassion.”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/30-15.htm">Isaiah 30:15</a> For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.” <a href="/jeremiah/3-23.htm">Jeremiah 3:23</a> Surely deception comes from the hills, and commotion from the mountains. Surely the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our God. <a href="/psalms/146-3.htm">Psalm 146:3</a> Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save. <a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a> 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. <a href="/zephaniah/3-12.htm">Zephaniah 3:12</a> But I will leave within you a meek and humble people, and they will trust in the name of the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/2-22.htm">Isaiah 2:22</a> Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he? <a href="/psalms/20-7.htm">Psalm 20:7</a> Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. <a href="/isaiah/17-7.htm">Isaiah 17:7-8</a> In that day men will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel. / They will not look to the altars they have fashioned with their hands or to the Asherahs and incense altars they have made with their fingers. <a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm">Jeremiah 17:5</a> This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD. <a href="/micah/5-10.htm">Micah 5:10-11</a> “In that day,” declares the LORD, “I will remove your horses from among you and wreck your chariots. / I will remove the cities of your land and tear down all your strongholds. <a href="/isaiah/31-3.htm">Isaiah 31:3</a> But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together. <a href="/psalms/33-16.htm">Psalm 33:16-17</a> No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength. / A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save. <a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20</a> On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/2_kings/19-22.htm">2 Kings 19:22</a> Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel! <a href="/isaiah/36-6.htm">Isaiah 36:6</a> Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride on horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, You are our gods: for in you the fatherless finds mercy.Asshur.<a href="/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13</a> When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.<a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">Hosea 7:11</a> Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.<a href="/hosea/8-9.htm">Hosea 8:9</a> For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.we will not.<a href="/deuteronomy/17-16.htm">Deuteronomy 17:16</a> But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.<a href="/psalms/20-7.htm">Psalm 20:7,8</a> Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God… <a href="/psalms/33-17.htm">Psalm 33:17</a> An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.neither.<a href="/hosea/14-8.htm">Hosea 14:8</a> 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.<a href="/hosea/2-17.htm">Hosea 2:17</a> For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.<a href="/isaiah/1-29.htm">Isaiah 1:29</a> For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.for.<a href="/exodus/22-22.htm">Exodus 22:22-24</a> Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child… <a href="/psalms/10-14.htm">Psalm 10:14</a> Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.<a href="/psalms/68-5.htm">Psalm 68:5</a> A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/12-1.htm">Asshur</a> <a href="/hosea/12-1.htm">Assyria</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-7.htm">Fatherless</a> <a href="/daniel/1-20.htm">Findeth</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-3.htm">Finds</a> <a href="/hosea/4-17.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/hosea/12-7.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/hosea/1-7.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/hosea/12-6.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/daniel/11-15.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-6.htm">Orphan</a> <a href="/hosea/10-11.htm">Ride</a> <a href="/hosea/13-10.htm">Save</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-14.htm">War-Horses</a> <a href="/hosea/12-8.htm">Won't</a> <a href="/hosea/13-2.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/micah/5-5.htm">Asshur</a> <a href="/amos/3-9.htm">Assyria</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-10.htm">Fatherless</a> <a href="/matthew/7-8.htm">Findeth</a> <a href="/matthew/7-8.htm">Finds</a> <a href="/hosea/14-8.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/joel/3-8.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/joel/2-4.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/joel/2-32.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-10.htm">Orphan</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-8.htm">Ride</a> <a href="/amos/2-14.htm">Save</a> <a href="/joel/2-4.htm">War-Horses</a> <a href="/amos/2-14.htm">Won't</a> <a href="/joel/2-21.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Hosea 14</div>1. <a href="/hosea/14-1.htm">An exhortation to repentance.</a> 4. <a href="/hosea/14-4.htm">A promise of God's blessing.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hosea/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hosea/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Assyria will not save us In the historical context of Hosea, Assyria was a dominant power and a frequent threat to Israel. The Israelites often sought alliances with Assyria for protection, reflecting a reliance on human power rather than divine help. This phrase signifies a turning away from political alliances and a recognition that salvation cannot come from earthly powers. Biblically, this echoes the theme of trusting in God rather than in human strength, as seen in <a href="/psalms/20-7.htm">Psalm 20:7</a>, "Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God."nor will we ride on horses Horses were symbols of military strength and power in ancient times. Israel's reliance on horses for security was contrary to God's command in <a href="/deuteronomy/17-16.htm">Deuteronomy 17:16</a>, which warned against multiplying horses, as it would lead to reliance on military might rather than on God. This phrase indicates a rejection of military reliance and a return to faith in God's protection.We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands This phrase addresses the sin of idolatry, where the Israelites worshipped idols they created. It reflects a repentance from idolatry, acknowledging that these man-made objects are not true gods. This is consistent with the first two commandments in <a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-4</a>, which prohibit the worship of other gods and the making of idols. The renunciation of idols is a call to return to the worship of the one true God.For in You the fatherless find compassion This phrase highlights God's character as a protector and provider for the vulnerable, specifically the fatherless. In ancient Israel, orphans were among the most vulnerable, lacking protection and provision. God's compassion for the fatherless is a recurring theme in Scripture, as seen in <a href="/psalms/68-5.htm">Psalm 68:5</a>, where God is described as "a father to the fatherless." This reflects God's nature as compassionate and caring, offering hope and restoration to those who are helpless. It also foreshadows the New Testament revelation of God's compassion through Jesus Christ, who demonstrated care for the marginalized and offered spiritual adoption into God's family.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a> A prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, whose ministry focused on calling Israel to repentance and warning of impending judgment due to their idolatry and unfaithfulness to God. 2. <a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a> A powerful empire during Hosea's time, often seen as a threat to Israel. Israel was tempted to seek political alliances with Assyria for protection rather than relying on God. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The Northern Kingdom, which had fallen into idolatry and was seeking security through political alliances and military strength rather than trusting in God. 4. <a href="/topical/i/idolatry.htm">Idolatry</a> The worship of idols or false gods, which was prevalent in Israel. This verse specifically addresses the renunciation of idols made by human hands. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_fatherless.htm">The Fatherless</a> A metaphor for those who are vulnerable and in need of protection and care, representing Israel's need for God's compassion and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/renounce_false_securities.htm">Renounce False Securities</a> Just as Israel was tempted to rely on Assyria and military might, we must examine our own lives for false securities we might be trusting in instead of God. <a href="/topical/r/reject_idolatry.htm">Reject Idolatry</a> Idolatry today may not involve physical idols, but anything we prioritize over God can become an idol. We must continually evaluate our hearts and remove anything that takes God's rightful place. <a href="/topical/s/seek_god's_compassion.htm">Seek God's Compassion</a> Recognize our own vulnerabilities and need for God's mercy. Like the fatherless, we can find compassion and care in God alone. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a> Instead of relying on human solutions or self-made plans, we should trust in God's provision and guidance in our lives. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> Hosea calls for repentance, which leads to restoration. We are encouraged to turn back to God, acknowledging our sins and seeking His forgiveness and healing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 14</a> <a href="/q/how_is_hosea_2_3_loving_and_merciful.htm">How does Hosea 2:3 align with a loving and merciful God if He threatens to strip Israel bare like a barren land?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_israel_condemned_for_alliances.htm">Hosea 8:10: If alliances were necessary for survival in the ancient Near East, why is Israel condemned for making them?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_jer._3_12-14_show_limitless_mercy.htm">How does Jeremiah 3:12-14 depict limitless mercy when texts like 2 Kings 17:6-23 suggest God's patience eventually ran out?</a> <a href="/q/does_hosea_9_17_contradict_israel's_restoration.htm">In Hosea 9:17, does the prediction of national rejection contradict later biblical passages indicating Israel's restoration?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hosea/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) The three crying sins of Israel are here recounted: (1) Expected salvation from Assyria; (2) dependence on the world-power of Egypt, famed for war-horses and chariots; (3) ascription of Divine names and homage to wrought images of the Divine glory. God's paternal love to the orphan, peculiarly applicable to Israel now, cast on a cold and fatherless world.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>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. This was the practical side of Israel's repentance; this was bringing forth fruits meet for repentance. Here was a renunciation of all hope of safety from the world-powers - both Assyria and Egypt. They would never again have recourse to Assyria for help, nor to Egypt for horses; nor confide in their own unaided power or prowess; while this renunciation of worldly power and carnal confidences implied, as its opposite, unfaltering faith in the protecting power and saving strength of Jehovah. All thin was much, and yet more was required; next to such renunciation of merely human aid, as indicated, and its contrary, the recognition of Divine assistance, comes the absolute and complete abandonment of their national and besetting sin of idolatry. They have so far come to themselves and received the right use of reason as to confess that the manufacture of man's hands cannot be man's god, thus giving up with feelings of contempt and disgust the groveling sin of idolatry with its attendant vices. Still more, they are penetrated with the conviction that man without God is a poor fatherless creature, in no better, if not in a worse, condition than that of a weak orphan child. They have the consolation at the same time that for all such, on their return to him, the father of the fatherless and the God of the orphan has bowels of tenderest compassion. To the presumed prayer of the penitent an answer overflowing with mercy is promised at once, and by God himself in the next section, consisting of - <a href="/commentaries/hosea/14-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Assyria אַשּׁ֣וּר ׀ (’aš·šūr) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_804.htm">Strong's 804: </a> Ashshur will not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no save us, יוֹשִׁיעֵ֗נוּ (yō·wō·šî·‘ê·nū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor nor will we לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no ride נִרְכָּ֔ב (nir·kāḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7392.htm">Strong's 7392: </a> To ride, to place upon, to despatch on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against horses. סוּס֙ (sūs) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5483.htm">Strong's 5483: </a> A swallow, swift (type of bird) We will never again וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no say, נֹ֥אמַר (nō·mar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘Our gods!’ אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative to the work לְמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה (lə·ma·‘ă·śêh) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property of our own hands. יָדֵ֑ינוּ (yā·ḏê·nū) Noun - fdc | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand For אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that in You בְּךָ֖ (bə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> the orphan יָתֽוֹם׃ (yā·ṯō·wm) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3490.htm">Strong's 3490: </a> A bereaved person finds compassion.” יְרֻחַ֥ם (yə·ru·ḥam) Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7355.htm">Strong's 7355: </a> To fondle, to love, to compassionate <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/14-3.htm">Hosea 14:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/hosea/14-3.htm">Hosea 14:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/hosea/14-3.htm">Hosea 14:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/hosea/14-3.htm">Hosea 14:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/hosea/14-3.htm">Hosea 14:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/14-3.htm">Hosea 14:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/14-3.htm">Hosea 14:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/14-3.htm">Hosea 14:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/14-3.htm">Hosea 14:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/hosea/14-3.htm">Hosea 14:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/hosea/14-3.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 14:3 Assyria can't save us (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/14-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 14:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 14:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/14-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 14:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 14:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>