Passage Research
Hosea 14 — Sermon Preparation
Israel is called to return to the LORD with sincere repentance, and God promises to heal, love freely, and make them blossom like a fruitful tree. Below is a research summary for Hosea 14, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 10
- verses
- 116 / 85
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 20
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Hosea 14 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לְבָנוֹן | Lᵉbânôwn | H3844 | 3 | Lebanon |
| שׁוּב | shûwb | H7725 | 4 | turn, return |
| פָּרַח | pârach | H6524 | 2 | break forth, bloom |
| כָּשַׁל | kâshal | H3782 | 2 | totter, waver |
| בִּין | bîyn | H995 | 2 | separate, distinguish |
| עָוֺן | ʻâvôn | H5771 | 2 | perversity, evil |
| לָקַח | lâqach | H3947 | 2 | take |
How preachers through history handled this text
20 public-domain excerpts on Hosea 14, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“1. O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. 1. Revertere Israel ad Jehovam Deum tuum; quia orruisti in iniquitate tua. 2. Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips. 2. Tollite vobiscum verba, et convertimini ad Jehovam: et dicite ei, Omnem tolle iniquitatem, et sume (vel, attolle) bonum; et solvemus vitulos labiorum nostrorum. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Hosea, on Hosea 14:1–2 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Assyria— Hos 14:3
- Lebanon— Hos 14:5
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