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my love will know no bounds, for my anger will be gone forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hosea/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will heal their apostasy; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hosea/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely, For My anger has turned away from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will heal their apostasy, I will love them freely, Because My anger has turned away from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I will heal their apostasy, I will love them freely, For My anger has turned away from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I will heal their apostasy, I will love them freely, For My anger has turned away from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will heal their turning away <i>from Me</i>; I will love them freely, For My anger has turned away from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will heal their apostasy <i>and</i> faithlessness; I will love them freely, For My anger has turned away from Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for my anger will have turned from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger will have turned from him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; for mine anger is turned away from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Israel, you have rejected me, but my anger is gone; I will heal you and love you without limit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him..<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[The LORD says,] "I will cure them of their unfaithfulness. I will love them freely. I will no longer be angry with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD says, "I will bring my people back to me. I will love them with all my heart; no longer am I angry with them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"I will correct their apostasy, loving them freely, since my anger will have turned away from them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger will turn away from them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"I will heal their waywardness. I will love them freely; for my anger is turned away from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for my anger is turned away from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“I will heal their waywardness. I will love them freely; for my anger is turned away from them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I heal their backsliding, I love them freely, "" For My anger has turned back from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I heal their backsliding, I love them freely, For turned back hath Mine anger from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I will heal their turning away, I loved them largely: for mine anger turned away from him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I will heal their breaches, I will love them freely: for my wrath is turned away from them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 14:5>I will heal their contrition; I will love them spontaneously. For my wrath has been turned away from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will heal their apostasy, I will love them freely; for my anger is turned away from them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will heal their disloyalty; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I will heal their backsliding, I will love their vows; and my anger shall turn away from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I shall heal their backsliding and I shall love their vows and shall turn back my anger from them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; For Mine anger is turned away from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I will restore their dwellings, I will love them truly: for he has turned away my wrath from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/14-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=2155" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hosea/14.htm">A Promise of God's Blessing</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7495.htm" title="7495: ’er·pā (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To heal. Or raphah; a primitive root; properly, to mend, i.e. to cure.">I will heal</a> <a href="/hebrew/4878.htm" title="4878: mə·šū·ḇā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Turning back, apostasy. Or mshubah; from shuwb; apostasy.">their apostasy;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5071.htm" title="5071: nə·ḏā·ḇāh (N-fs) -- Voluntariness, freewill offering. From nadab; properly spontaneity, or spontaneous; also a spontaneous or abundant gift.">I will freely</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: ’ō·hă·ḇêm (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">love them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap·pî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">My anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: šāḇ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">has turned away</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-22.htm">Jeremiah 3:22</a></span><br />“Return, O faithless children, and I will heal your faithlessness.” “Here we are. We come to You, for You are the LORD our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-18.htm">Isaiah 57:18-19</a></span><br />I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners, / bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25-27</a></span><br />I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. / I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Joel 2:13</a></span><br />So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-3.htm">Psalm 103:3-4</a></span><br />He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases, / who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a></span><br />“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18-19</a></span><br />Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33-34</a></span><br />“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. / No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a></span><br />Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-3.htm">Psalm 147:3</a></span><br />He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-12.htm">Matthew 9:12-13</a></span><br />On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. / But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-20.htm">Luke 15:20-24</a></span><br />So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him. / The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ / But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-9.htm">1 John 1:9</a></span><br />If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-8.htm">Romans 5:8</a></span><br />But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-4.htm">Ephesians 2:4-5</a></span><br />But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, / made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for my anger is turned away from him.</p><p class="hdg">heal.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/11-7.htm">Hosea 11:7</a></b></br> And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt <i>him</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Exodus 15:26</a></b></br> And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I <i>am</i> the LORD that healeth thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/57-18.htm">Isaiah 57:18</a></b></br> I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.</p><p class="hdg">I will love.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/7-7.htm">Deuteronomy 7:7,8</a></b></br> The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye <i>were</i> the fewest of all people: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zephaniah/3-17.htm">Zephaniah 3:17</a></b></br> The LORD thy God in the midst of thee <i>is</i> mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/3-24.htm">Romans 3:24</a></b></br> Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:</p><p class="hdg">for.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/25-4.htm">Numbers 25:4,11</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-38.htm">Psalm 78:38</a></b></br> But he, <i>being</i> full of compassion, forgave <i>their</i> iniquity, and destroyed <i>them</i> not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/12-1.htm">Isaiah 12:1</a></b></br> And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/13-11.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/hosea/5-2.htm">Apostasy</a> <a href="/hosea/11-7.htm">Backsliding</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-18.htm">Errors</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-22.htm">Faithlessness</a> <a href="/hosea/10-1.htm">Freely</a> <a href="/hosea/7-1.htm">Heal</a> <a href="/hosea/12-6.htm">Love</a> <a href="/hosea/13-13.htm">Right</a> <a href="/hosea/11-8.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-32.htm">Waywardness</a> <a href="/hosea/13-11.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-3.htm">Apostasy</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-32.htm">Backsliding</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-25.htm">Errors</a> <a href="/romans/3-3.htm">Faithlessness</a> <a href="/matthew/10-8.htm">Freely</a> <a href="/nahum/3-19.htm">Heal</a> <a href="/amos/5-15.htm">Love</a> <a href="/hosea/14-9.htm">Right</a> <a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-32.htm">Waywardness</a> <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Hosea 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/14-1.htm">An exhortation to repentance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/hosea/14-4.htm">A promise of God's blessing.</a></span><br></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'; 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Apostasy, the act of abandoning one's faith, was a significant issue for Israel, who often turned to idolatry and pagan practices. The healing implies a divine intervention where God will restore the relationship between Himself and His people. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God as a healer, seen in passages like <a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Exodus 15:26</a>, where God declares Himself as the healer of His people. The promise of healing also points to the New Covenant, where spiritual restoration is fulfilled through Jesus Christ, who heals the broken relationship between God and humanity.<p><b>I will freely love them,</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the unconditional nature of God's love. Despite Israel's repeated unfaithfulness, God's love remains steadfast and is not based on their actions. This reflects the concept of grace, where God's favor is given freely, not earned. The Hebrew word for love here is "ahav," which conveys deep affection and commitment. This mirrors the New Testament teaching of God's love in passages like <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a>, where God's love for the world is demonstrated through the giving of His Son. It also connects to the parable of the prodigal son in <a href="/luke/15.htm">Luke 15</a>, illustrating God's readiness to embrace and restore those who return to Him.<p><b>for My anger has turned away from them.</b><br>This phrase signifies a shift from divine judgment to mercy. God's anger, often depicted in the Old Testament as a response to sin and idolatry, is now replaced by compassion. This turning away of anger is a result of repentance and God's sovereign choice to forgive. It echoes the prophetic message of <a href="/isaiah/12.htm">Isaiah 12:1</a>, where God's anger is turned away, and comfort is given. Theologically, this points to the atoning work of Christ, who absorbs God's wrath on behalf of humanity, as seen in <a href="/romans/5-9.htm">Romans 5:9</a>, where believers are justified by His blood and saved from wrath. This transformation from anger to love underscores the redemptive nature of God's relationship with His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a></b><br>A prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, whose ministry focused on calling Israel back to faithfulness to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom, often depicted as unfaithful to God, akin to an adulterous spouse.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, expressing His willingness to forgive and restore Israel despite their unfaithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_healing_power.htm">God's Healing Power</a></b><br>God promises to heal the spiritual wounds caused by apostasy. This healing is comprehensive, addressing both the root and the symptoms of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unconditional_love.htm">Unconditional Love</a></b><br>God's love is described as "freely given," indicating that it is not earned by human effort but is a gift of grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_forgiveness.htm">Divine Forgiveness</a></b><br>The turning away of God's anger signifies complete forgiveness, offering a fresh start to those who repent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The context of this promise is a call to repentance, reminding believers that turning back to God is always met with His mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_renewal.htm">Restoration and Renewal</a></b><br>God's promise to heal and love points to a future of restoration and renewal, encouraging believers to trust in His redemptive plan.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_israel's_restoration_in_hosea.htm">Is there any historical or archeological evidence indicating that Israel enjoyed the kind of comprehensive restoration described in Hosea 14:4–7? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_assyria_conquer_israel.htm">Why did Assyria conquer Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_ephraim_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Ephraim in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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>(4) <span class= "bld">Heal . . . Love.</span>--If the foregoing be the offering of penitent lips, then the majestic reply of Jehovah is full of superlative grace.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 4-7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.</span> The penitential prayer put in the mouth of the people receives in this verse a gracious response; words of contrite confession are echoed back in accents of compassion and consolation. When thus penitent and prayerful they returned to the Lord, he promises them favor as well as forgiveness, so as to heal the moral malady under which they had long labored, remedy the evil effects of their apostasy, and withhold the stripes he was going to inflict. <span class="accented">Meshubhatham</span> means <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> their turning away from God and all included therein - defection, rebellion, idolatry, and other sins. The disease would be healed, and its consequences averted. <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> Some, however, understand the word, in a good sense, to mean "conversion ' or "the converted," the abstract being put for the concrete; the blessing is thus promised them when they turned or returned to God. Thus the Syriac version. <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> The LXX. again, connecting <span class="accented">meshubhah</span> with <span class="accented">yashav</span>, to sit or dwell, render it by <span class="greek">κατοικίαν</span>, that is," I will heal their dwelling." There is little doubt that . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/14-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I will heal</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶרְפָּא֙</span> <span class="translit">(’er·pā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7495.htm">Strong's 7495: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mend, to cure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their apostasy;</span><br /><span class="heb">מְשׁ֣וּבָתָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(mə·šū·ḇā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4878.htm">Strong's 4878: </a> </span><span class="str2">Turning back, apostasy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will freely</span><br /><span class="heb">נְדָבָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḏā·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5071.htm">Strong's 5071: </a> </span><span class="str2">Spontaneity, spontaneous, a spontaneous, abundant gift</span><br /><br /><span class="word">love them,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹהֲבֵ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·hă·ḇêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm">Strong's 157: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have affection f</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My anger</span><br /><span class="heb">אַפִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ap·pî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has turned away</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(šāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from them.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/14-4.htm">Hosea 14:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/14-4.htm">Hosea 14:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/14-4.htm">Hosea 14:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/14-4.htm">Hosea 14:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/14-4.htm">Hosea 14:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/14-4.htm">Hosea 14:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/14-4.htm">Hosea 14:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/14-4.htm">Hosea 14:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/14-4.htm">Hosea 14:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/14-4.htm">Hosea 14:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/14-4.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 14:4 I will heal their waywardness (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/14-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 14:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 14:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/14-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 14:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 14:5" /></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>