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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Hosea 14 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/hosea/14.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/hosea/14-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CEV</a> > Hosea 14</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hosea/13.htm" title="Hosea 13">◄</a> Hosea 14 <a href="../joel/1.htm" title="Joel 1">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s1">Turn Back to the <span class="nd">Lord</span></h3><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_1"><span class="reftext" id="Hos.14.1" class="v28_14_1">1</span>Israel, return! Come back</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_1">to the <span class="nd">Lord</span>, your God.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v28_14_1">Sin has made you fall.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_2"><span class="reftext" id="Hos.14.2" class="v28_14_2">2</span>Return to the <span class="nd">Lord</span> and say,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v28_14_2">“Please forgive our sins.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_2">Accept our good sacrifices</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v28_14_2">of praise instead of bulls.<a href="#fn" id="link_Hos.14.2!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_3"><span class="reftext" id="Hos.14.3" class="v28_14_3">3</span>Assyria can't save us,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v28_14_3">and chariots can't help.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_3">So we will no longer worship</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v28_14_3">the idols we have made.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_3">Our <span class="nd">Lord</span>, you show mercy</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v28_14_3">to orphans.”</span></p><h3 class="s1">The <span class="nd">Lord</span> Promises To Forgive</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_4"><span class="reftext" id="Hos.14.4" class="v28_14_4">4</span>Israel, you have rejected me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v28_14_4">but my anger is gone;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_4">I will heal you and love you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v28_14_4">without limit.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_5"><span class="reftext" id="Hos.14.5" class="v28_14_5">5</span>I will be like the dew—</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_5">then you will blossom like lilies</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v28_14_5">and have roots like a tree.<a href="#fn" id="link_Hos.14.5!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_6"><span class="reftext" id="Hos.14.6" class="v28_14_6">6</span>Your branches will spread</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_6">with the beauty</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v28_14_6">of an olive tree</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_6">and with the aroma</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v28_14_6">of Lebanon Forest.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_7"><span class="reftext" id="Hos.14.7" class="v28_14_7">7</span>You will rest in my shade,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v28_14_7">and your grain will grow.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_7">You will blossom</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v28_14_7">like a vineyard</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_7">and be famous as the wine</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v28_14_7">from Lebanon.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_8"><span class="reftext" id="Hos.14.8" class="v28_14_8">8</span>Israel, give up your idols!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_8">I will answer your prayers</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v28_14_8">and take care of you.<a href="#fn" id="link_Hos.14.8!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_8">I am that glorious tree,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v28_14_8">the source of your fruit.<a href="#fn" id="link_Hos.14.8!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_9"><span class="reftext" id="Hos.14.9" class="v28_14_9">9</span>If you are wise, you will know</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v28_14_9">and understand what I mean.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_9">I am the <span class="nd">Lord</span>, and I lead you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v28_14_9">along the right path.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_9">If you obey me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v28_14_9">we will walk together,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v28_14_9">but if you are wicked,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v28_14_9">you will stumble.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">14.2 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Accept … bulls: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">14.5 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">like a tree: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">The Hebrew text has “like Lebanon,” probably referring to the famous cedar trees on Mount Lebanon.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">14.8 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Israel … you: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">14.8 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">I am … fruit: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">This is the only place in the Old Testament where the <char style="nd">Lord</char> is compared to a tree. Hosea reminds the people that it is the <char style="nd">Lord</char> who is the source of life, rather than the Canaanite gods and goddesses that are worshiped under trees at the local shrines.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. All rights reserved.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Bible text from the Contemporary English Version 2nd Edition (CEV®) is not to be reproduced in copies or otherwise by any means except as permitted in writing by American Bible Society, 101 North Independence Mall East, Floor 8, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2155 (<a href="http://www.americanbible.org">www.americanbible.org</a>). Learn more at <a href="http://www.cev.bible">www.cev.bible</a>. 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