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Hosea 14 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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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.

Spurgeon 9 Calvin 7 Alexander MacLaren 2 Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“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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