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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Hosea 14:1-9

A Final Exhortation to Return, with a Promise of Redemption. After having shown the apostate Israelites in various ways in what their guilt consisted, the Lord here once more appeals to them to return to Him in true repentance, since He desires to show them His mercy in full measure. v. 1. O Israel, return unto the Lord, thy God, to the God of the Messianic covenant; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity, but there is still a possibility of returning. v. 2. Take with you words, expressed... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Hosea 14:1-9

3. Exhortation to Return: Promise of Complete Redemption.Hosea 14:01 Samaria will suffer punishment,1Because she rebelled against her God;They shall fall by the sword,Their sucklings shall be dashed to pieces,Their pregnant women2 shall be cut open.2 Return, O Israel, to Jehovah, thy God,For thou hast fallen through thy transgression.3 Take with you wordsAnd return to the Lord and say unto Him:“Forgive all (our) iniquity3 and receive (what is) good [acceptable],And we shall render unto thee our... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Hosea 14:5-6

Hosea ISRAEL RETURNING THE DEW AND THE PLANTS Hos_14:5 - Hos_14:6 . Like his brethren, Hosea was a poet as well as a prophet. His little prophecy is full of similes and illustrations drawn from natural objects; scarcely any of them from cities or from the ways of men; almost all of them from Nature, as seen in the open country, which he evidently loved, and where he had looked upon things with a clear and meditative eye. This whole chapter is full of emblems drawn from the vegetable world.... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Hosea 14:1-9

“I Will Heal Their Backsliding” Hosea 13:15-16 ; Hosea 14:1-9 The prophet here ransacks the world of nature for phrases sufficiently expressive of his transports of joy. The whole world seems laid under contribution to set forth the love of God. The gentle dew, the rich raiment of the lily, the far-reaching spurs and roots of the Lebanon range, the spreading branches of the olive, the fragrant breath of the wind which is laden with the perfume of the land, the golden corn ripe for the... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Hosea 14:1-9

The cycle closes with the final call of the prophet, and the promise of Jehovah. The call was to the people to return, because by iniquity they had fallen. The method suggested was to bring the words of penitence, forsaking all false gods, in confidence that mercy would be found in Jehovah. To this Jehovah answered in a message full of hope, declaring, first, that He would restore, because His anger was turned away. Then in a passage full of exquisite beauty He announced His detennination to... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 14:5-7

‘I WILL BE AS THE DEW UNTO ISRAEL’‘I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. They that dwell under his shadow shall return.’ Hosea 14:5-Judges : Observe the order. First, what God is to us, for we may safely take ‘Israel’ to be ‘the Church’ in every age. Then, what we are in ourselves and to God. And then what we do for others. Divine... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 14:1-9

AN APPEAL IS MADE TO JACOB’S EXAMPLE WHICH SIMPLY SERVES TO REVEAL ISRAEL’S PARLOUS STATE AND GUARANTEES THE COMING JUDGMENT OF DESTRUCTION AND THE EXILE BUT IT IS WITH THE PROMISE OF FINAL RESTORATION AND FRUITFULNESS IN VIEW (Hosea 12:1 to Hosea 14:9 ). These words were probably mainly spoken during the latter part of the reign of Hoshea, with the destruction of Samaria threatening on the horizon. After a further appeal for repentance Israel is seen to be finally doomed, with any hope that... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 14:6

‘His branches will spread, and his beauty will be as the olive-tree, and his odour as Lebanon.’ As a result of their strong roots their branches will spread, the sign of a healthy tree, and they will have the beauty of an olive tree, one of the most desirable of trees in Israelite eyes (compare Jeremiah 11:16; Psalms 52:8), whilst the odour that issued forth from them would be ‘as Lebanon’ (compare Song of Solomon 2:14; Song of Solomon 4:10-11). No one who had visited Lebanon could forget the... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 14:1-9

Hosea 14:1-1 Samuel : (Heb. Hosea 14:2-1 Samuel :). Israel’ s Repentance and Yahweh’ s Forgiveness.— The section begins with a passionate appeal to Israel to repent and confess his sin ( Hosea 14:1 f.). A promise of amendment (spoken by Israel) follows— he will no longer put his trust in foreign alliances and idols ( Hosea 14:3). Yahweh now assures Israel of forgiveness; His anger is turned away, and the regenerated people shall “ blossom as the lily” ( Hosea 14:4-Judges :). Ephraim repeats... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Hosea 14:6

His branches, his tenderest branches which are new sprung out, shall gather strength, not be broken off, but by these shall they multiply in number of boughs. Shall spread; grow great and beautiful, and excellent for shade. As the olive tree; which retains its verdure all the winter, and is rich in fruit; so the true Israel of God shall flourish, pot in fruitless beauty and stateliness, but in desirable and lovely fruit, even in winters of affliction and troubles. As Lebanon; the mountain... read more