Bible Commentaries
Hosea 14

Introduction

Overview

Hosea 14:1, An exhortation to repentance; Hosea 14:4, A promise of God’s blessing.

Verse 1

return: Hosea 6:1, Hosea 12:6, 1 Samuel 7:3, 1 Samuel 7:4, 2 Chronicles 30:6-9, Isaiah 55:6, Isaiah 55:7, Jeremiah 3:12-14, Jeremiah 4:1, Joel 2:12, Joel 2:13, Zechariah 1:3, Zechariah 1:4, Acts 26:18-20

thou: Hosea 13:9, Jeremiah 2:19, Lamentations 5:16, Ezekiel 28:14-16

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 30:2 - return unto Judges 10:16 - they put 1 Kings 8:35 - and turn 1 Kings 8:48 - And so return 2 Kings 17:13 - Turn ye 2 Chronicles 6:38 - return 2 Chronicles 15:4 - in their trouble 2 Chronicles 33:15 - he took Job 22:23 - return Job 36:10 - commandeth Proverbs 1:23 - Turn Song of Solomon 6:13 - return Isaiah 1:19 - General Isaiah 10:21 - return Isaiah 17:7 - General Isaiah 19:22 - they shall Isaiah 30:15 - in returning Isaiah 31:6 - Turn Isaiah 43:22 - thou hast not Isaiah 44:22 - return Jeremiah 3:4 - Wilt thou Jeremiah 3:7 - Turn thou Jeremiah 3:22 - Return Jeremiah 8:4 - Shall they Jeremiah 24:7 - for they Jeremiah 26:13 - amend Jeremiah 35:15 - Return Jeremiah 36:7 - It may Lamentations 3:40 - turn Ezekiel 14:6 - Repent Ezekiel 33:11 - turn ye Ezekiel 33:14 - if he Hosea 2:7 - I will Hosea 5:5 - fall in Hosea 5:15 - till Amos 5:2 - is fallen Zechariah 7:7 - cried Malachi 3:7 - Return unto me Luke 15:18 - will arise Revelation 2:5 - thou art

Verse 2

with, Job 34:31, Job 34:32, Joel 2:17, Matthew 6:9-13, Luke 11:2-4, Luke 18:13

away: 2 Samuel 12:13, 2 Samuel 24:10, Job 7:21, Psalms 51:2-10, Isaiah 6:7, Ezekiel 36:25, Ezekiel 36:26, Micah 7:19, Zechariah 3:4, John 1:29, Romans 11:27, Titus 2:14, Hebrews 10:4, 1 John 1:7, 1 John 3:5

receive: etc. or, give good, Matthew 7:11, Luke 11:13, Luke 15:21-24, Ephesians 1:6, Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 2:7, Ephesians 2:8, 2 Timothy 1:9

the calves: Psalms 69:30, Psalms 69:31, Hebrews 13:15, 1 Peter 2:5, 1 Peter 2:9

Reciprocal: Leviticus 7:12 - a thanksgiving Leviticus 22:29 - General Numbers 23:21 - hath not Deuteronomy 4:30 - if thou Joshua 24:23 - put away 1 Kings 8:48 - And so return 1 Chronicles 21:8 - do away 2 Chronicles 32:25 - rendered Ezra 10:1 - when he had Job 22:23 - return Job 33:24 - Then Psalms 50:14 - Offer Psalms 63:3 - lips Psalms 119:108 - Accept Song of Solomon 4:11 - lips Isaiah 33:2 - be gracious Isaiah 43:22 - thou hast not Isaiah 55:7 - the wicked Isaiah 57:19 - the fruit Jeremiah 29:11 - thoughts Ezekiel 36:29 - save Hosea 14:8 - What Jonah 2:9 - I will sacrifice Malachi 3:3 - an Luke 1:28 - highly favoured Luke 11:4 - forgive us Acts 3:19 - be Acts 9:35 - turned Acts 15:19 - turned Acts 26:20 - turn Romans 12:1 - a living

Verse 3

Asshur: Hosea 5:13, Hosea 7:11, Hosea 8:9, Hosea 12:1, 2 Chronicles 16:7, Psalms 146:3, Jeremiah 31:18-22

we will not: Deuteronomy 17:16, Psalms 20:7, Psalms 20:8, Psalms 33:17, Isaiah 30:2, Isaiah 30:16, Isaiah 31:3, Isaiah 36:8

neither: Hosea 14:8, Hosea 2:17, Isaiah 1:29, Isaiah 2:20, Isaiah 27:9, Ezekiel 36:25, Ezekiel 37:23, Ezekiel 43:7-9, Micah 5:10-14, Zechariah 13:2

for: Exodus 22:22-24, Psalms 10:14, Psalms 68:5, Psalms 146:9, Proverbs 23:10, Proverbs 23:11, John 14:18

Reciprocal: Genesis 10:11 - Asshur Numbers 24:22 - the Kenite Deuteronomy 4:30 - if thou Deuteronomy 10:18 - doth Joshua 11:6 - horses Joshua 24:23 - put away 1 Samuel 7:4 - General 2 Kings 16:7 - and save 1 Chronicles 1:17 - Asshur Ezra 4:2 - Assur Isaiah 2:7 - their land is Isaiah 2:8 - worship Isaiah 10:20 - no more Isaiah 31:1 - stay on horses Jeremiah 2:36 - as thou wast Jeremiah 49:11 - thy fatherless Lamentations 5:3 - General Ezekiel 29:16 - the confidence Micah 5:13 - graven Zephaniah 1:3 - stumblingblocks

Verse 4

heal: Hosea 11:7, Exodus 15:26, Isaiah 57:18, Jeremiah 3:22, Jeremiah 5:6, Jeremiah 8:22, Jeremiah 14:7, Jeremiah 17:14, Jeremiah 33:6, Matthew 9:12, Matthew 9:13

I will love: Deuteronomy 7:7, Deuteronomy 7:8, Zephaniah 3:17, Romans 3:24, Ephesians 1:6, Ephesians 2:4-9, 2 Timothy 1:9, Titus 3:4

for: Numbers 25:4, Numbers 25:11, Psalms 78:38, Isaiah 12:1, 2 Corinthians 5:19-21

Reciprocal: Job 33:24 - Then Psalms 23:3 - restoreth Psalms 47:4 - whom Isaiah 5:25 - For all Isaiah 58:8 - and thine Isaiah 66:14 - your bones Jeremiah 30:13 - hast Jeremiah 31:18 - Ephraim Jeremiah 31:20 - I will Jeremiah 31:22 - backsliding Ezekiel 36:29 - save Ezekiel 36:36 - I the Lord have Hosea 11:3 - I healed Hosea 11:9 - not execute Micah 7:19 - turn Zechariah 1:3 - and Malachi 4:2 - healing Matthew 13:15 - and I Luke 5:13 - I will John 12:40 - heal 2 Timothy 4:11 - Mark Revelation 21:6 - freely Revelation 22:2 - healing

Verse 5

as the dew: Deuteronomy 32:2, 2 Samuel 23:4, Job 29:19, Psalms 72:6, Proverbs 19:12, Isaiah 18:4, Isaiah 26:19, Isaiah 44:3, Micah 5:7

he shall: Song of Solomon 2:1, Song of Solomon 2:2, Song of Solomon 2:16, Song of Solomon 4:5, Matthew 6:28, Luke 12:27

grow: or, blossom

cast: Heb. strike, 2 Kings 19:30, Psalms 72:16, Isaiah 27:6, Isaiah 35:2, Ezekiel 17:22-24, Ephesians 3:17

Reciprocal: Genesis 27:28 - of the dew Numbers 17:5 - blossom Deuteronomy 33:13 - the dew Judges 6:37 - Behold Job 15:32 - and his branch Job 38:28 - dew Psalms 91:1 - dwelleth Psalms 92:12 - righteous Song of Solomon 2:12 - flowers Isaiah 35:1 - desert Isaiah 45:8 - Drop down Hosea 6:3 - as the rain Hosea 14:7 - grow Joel 2:22 - for the tree Zechariah 8:12 - the heavens Malachi 4:2 - ye shall Ephesians 4:15 - may 1 Peter 2:2 - grow 2 Peter 3:18 - grow

Verse 6

branches: Psalms 80:9-11, Ezekiel 17:5-8, Ezekiel 31:3-10, Daniel 4:10-15, Matthew 13:31, John 15:1, Romans 11:16-24

spread: Heb. go

and his beauty: Psalms 52:8, Psalms 128:3

his smell: Genesis 27:27, Song of Solomon 4:11-15, 2 Corinthians 2:14, 2 Corinthians 2:15, Philippians 4:18

Reciprocal: Psalms 91:1 - dwelleth Psalms 92:12 - righteous Song of Solomon 2:13 - fig tree Isaiah 27:6 - General Isaiah 35:1 - desert Isaiah 35:2 - the glory Isaiah 60:13 - The glory

Verse 7

that: Psalms 91:1, Song of Solomon 2:3, Isaiah 32:1, Isaiah 32:2

revive: Hosea 6:2, Psalms 85:6, Psalms 138:7, Isaiah 61:11, John 11:25, John 12:24, 1 Corinthians 15:36-38

grow: or, blossom, Hosea 14:5, *marg. Song of Solomon 6:11, Zechariah 8:12

scent: or, memorial

Reciprocal: Genesis 27:27 - the smell of a field Judges 9:15 - shadow Psalms 128:3 - olive plants Song of Solomon 4:11 - the smell Song of Solomon 5:15 - as Lebanon Isaiah 35:2 - the glory Isaiah 60:13 - The glory Ezekiel 17:23 - under Philippians 4:10 - hath flourished 1 Peter 2:2 - grow

Verse 8

What: Hosea 14:2, Hosea 14:3, Job 34:32, Acts 19:18-20, 1 Thessalonians 1:9, 1 Peter 1:14-16, 1 Peter 4:3, 1 Peter 4:4

I have: Job 33:27, Jeremiah 31:18-20, Luke 15:20, John 1:47, John 1:48

I am: Isaiah 41:19, Isaiah 55:13, Isaiah 60:13

From me: John 1:16, John 15:1-8, Galatians 5:22, Galatians 5:23, Ephesians 5:9, Philippians 1:11, Philippians 2:13, Philippians 4:13, James 1:17

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 7:26 - but thou shalt Joshua 24:23 - put away Judges 10:16 - they put 1 Samuel 7:4 - General Psalms 86:11 - unite Isaiah 1:29 - ashamed Isaiah 2:18 - the idols Isaiah 2:20 - cast Isaiah 17:8 - he shall Isaiah 27:9 - the groves Isaiah 30:22 - Get Isaiah 31:7 - in that Jeremiah 3:22 - we Ezekiel 11:18 - General Ezekiel 14:6 - Repent Ezekiel 36:25 - from all your idols Ezekiel 36:29 - save Ezekiel 37:23 - shall they defile Ezekiel 43:7 - no more Micah 5:13 - graven Zephaniah 1:3 - stumblingblocks Zechariah 13:2 - I will cut Mark 5:7 - What John 3:21 - that his John 15:4 - As 2 Corinthians 6:16 - what 2 Peter 2:15 - forsaken

Verse 9

wise: Psalms 107:43, Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs 1:6, Proverbs 4:18, Jeremiah 9:12, Daniel 12:10, Matthew 13:11, Matthew 13:12, John 8:47, John 18:37

for: Genesis 18:25, Deuteronomy 32:4, Job 34:10-12, Job 34:18, Job 34:19, Psalms 19:7, Psalms 19:8, Psalms 119:75, Psalms 119:128, Ezekiel 18:25, Ezekiel 33:17-20, Zephaniah 3:5, Romans 7:12

and the: Job 17:9, Psalms 84:5, Psalms 84:7, Proverbs 10:29, Isaiah 8:13-15, Matthew 11:19

but: Luke 2:34, Luke 4:28, Luke 4:29, Luke 7:23, John 3:19, John 3:20, John 9:39, John 15:24, Romans 9:32, Romans 9:33, 2 Corinthians 2:15, 2 Corinthians 2:16, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12, 1 Peter 2:7, 1 Peter 2:8

Reciprocal: Genesis 5:22 - General Deuteronomy 6:18 - shalt do Deuteronomy 32:29 - O that 2 Chronicles 17:6 - in the ways 2 Chronicles 22:7 - was of God Esther 6:13 - but shalt surely Psalms 2:10 - Be wise Psalms 10:5 - thy judgments Psalms 25:10 - keep Psalms 28:5 - Because Psalms 64:9 - they Proverbs 21:12 - wisely Proverbs 23:26 - let Proverbs 24:23 - things Isaiah 44:18 - cannot Isaiah 55:8 - General Ezekiel 10:22 - they went Hosea 4:14 - therefore Micah 2:7 - walketh Micah 6:9 - and Haggai 2:15 - consider Luke 2:19 - General Luke 7:35 - General Luke 15:32 - was meet John 8:43 - do Acts 10:22 - a just Acts 13:7 - a prudent Acts 13:10 - the right Acts 18:25 - instructed Romans 11:25 - I would Ephesians 6:1 - for 2 John 1:4 - walking Revelation 13:18 - Here Revelation 15:3 - just Revelation 17:9 - here