Thematic Bible
Hosea 14:1 (show verse)
Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for your sin has been your downfall!
Hosea 14:2 (show verse)
Return to the Lord and repent! Say to him: "Completely forgive our iniquity; accept our penitential prayer, that we may offer the praise of our lips as sacrificial bulls.
Access to God » Vouchsafed to repenting sinners
Awakenings and religious reforms » Revivals (select reading, isa chap 35) isa 35 » General references to
Calf » Calves of the lips, a metaphor signifying worship
Calves » Illustrative of » Sacrifices of praise
Praise » Is due to God on account of » Pardon of sin
Praise » Called the » Calves of the lips
Repentance » Exhortation to
Revivals » Isa 35 » General references to
Sacrifices » Figurative » Of praise
Sacrifices » Figurative » calves of the lips" signifying praise
national Sins » Should be » Turned from
Awakenings and religious reforms » Revivals (select reading, isa chap 35) isa 35 » General references to
Calf » Calves of the lips, a metaphor signifying worship
Calves » Illustrative of » Sacrifices of praise
Praise » Is due to God on account of » Pardon of sin
Praise » Called the » Calves of the lips
Repentance » Exhortation to
Revivals » Isa 35 » General references to
Sacrifices » Figurative » Of praise
Sacrifices » Figurative » calves of the lips" signifying praise
national Sins » Should be » Turned from
Hosea 14:3 (show verse)
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!"
Hosea 14:4 (show verse)
"I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger will turn away from them.
Hosea 14:5 (show verse)
I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily, he will send down his roots like a cedar of Lebanon.
Dew » Figurative
Flowers » Mentioned in scripture » The lily
Jews, the » Promises respecting » Future prosperity of
Lebanon » Cedars of
Lebanon » Fertility and productiveness of
Righteous » Compared with » Lilies
Righteous » Compared with » Lebanon
compared to Saints » Lilies
compared to Saints » Lebanon
Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Fertilizing
Trees » Varieties » Cedars of lebanon
Flowers » Mentioned in scripture » The lily
Jews, the » Promises respecting » Future prosperity of
Lebanon » Cedars of
Lebanon » Fertility and productiveness of
Righteous » Compared with » Lilies
Righteous » Compared with » Lebanon
compared to Saints » Lilies
compared to Saints » Lebanon
Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Fertilizing
Trees » Varieties » Cedars of lebanon
Hosea 14:6 (show verse)
His young shoots will grow; his splendor will be like an olive tree, his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.
Branch » Figurative
Jews, the » Promises respecting » Future prosperity of
Lebanon » Illustrative » (fragrance of,) of the graces of the church
Lebanon » Fertility and productiveness of
Olive Trees » Described as » Fair and beautiful
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Of the righteous
Righteous » Compared with » Green olive trees
Righteous » Compared with » Lebanon
compared to Saints » Green olive trees
compared to Saints » Lebanon
Trees » Saints as
Jews, the » Promises respecting » Future prosperity of
Lebanon » Illustrative » (fragrance of,) of the graces of the church
Lebanon » Fertility and productiveness of
Olive Trees » Described as » Fair and beautiful
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Of the righteous
Righteous » Compared with » Green olive trees
Righteous » Compared with » Lebanon
compared to Saints » Green olive trees
compared to Saints » Lebanon
Trees » Saints as
Hosea 14:7 (show verse)
People will reside again in his shade; they will plant and harvest grain in abundance. They will blossom like a vine, and his fame will be like the wine from Lebanon.
Agriculture » Products of » Grain
Corn » Figurative
Grain » Grain
Grape » Grown » At lebanon
Lebanon » Illustrative » (fragrance of,) of the graces of the church
Lebanon » Celebrated for » Fragrance of its wines
Lebanon » Fertility and productiveness of
Righteous » Compared with » Vines
Righteous » Compared with » Lebanon
Righteous » Compared with » Corn (grain)
compared to Saints » Vines
compared to Saints » Lebanon
compared to Saints » Corn
The vine » Perfumed the air with the fragrance of its flowers, &c
The vine » Places celebrated for » Lebanon
The vine » Illustrative » (its quick growth,) of the growth of saints in grace
Wine » Places celebrated for » Lebanon
Corn » Figurative
Grain » Grain
Grape » Grown » At lebanon
Lebanon » Illustrative » (fragrance of,) of the graces of the church
Lebanon » Celebrated for » Fragrance of its wines
Lebanon » Fertility and productiveness of
Righteous » Compared with » Vines
Righteous » Compared with » Lebanon
Righteous » Compared with » Corn (grain)
compared to Saints » Vines
compared to Saints » Lebanon
compared to Saints » Corn
The vine » Perfumed the air with the fragrance of its flowers, &c
The vine » Places celebrated for » Lebanon
The vine » Illustrative » (its quick growth,) of the growth of saints in grace
Wine » Places celebrated for » Lebanon
Hosea 14:8 (show verse)
O Ephraim, I do not want to have anything to do with idols anymore! I will answer him and care for him. I am like a luxuriant cypress tree; your fruitfulness comes from me!
Hosea 14:9 (show verse)
Who is wise? Let him discern these things! Who is discerning? Let him understand them! For the ways of the Lord are right; the godly walk in them, but in them the rebellious stumble.