Hosea 14:3

Translations

Modern

Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”

Traditional

Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.

Literal

Assyria cannot save us; we will not ride on horses, and we will not say anymore, ‘Our gods’ to the work of our hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”

Latin

Assur non salvabit nos: super equum non ascendemus, nec dicemus ultra, Dii nostri opera manuum nostrarum: quia ejus, qui in te est, misereberis pupilli.

Original

Hebrew

English

Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”

Notes

Hosea 14:3

The Israelites must give up their reliance on idols, foreign alliances, and their military strength. Even though they were God's children (Hosea 11:1), their rebellion made them orphans. When they sincerely and fully repented, they could find mercy again.

Hosea 14:2–3

Hosea created a prayer of confession to guide his people back to the Lord. God’s prophets felt both God's anger over Israel’s rebellion and the people's suffering (see also Daniel 9:4–19).
Take away all our iniquity: The Israelites should rely on God’s mercy and grace, openly admitting their many sins.
that we may present the fruit of our lips: Israel often offered animal sacrifices for sin, but the Lord made it clear that sacrifices were not the answer (see Hosea 6:6). Israel should give God true repentance.

Hosea 14:1–9

Destruction was not God's final message to his covenant people. Although judgment must happen, God's healing and restoring grace is stronger than human sin.

Theme notes and profiles

Returning to the Lord The Grace of God

Events

Prophecies of Hoseac. 785 BC

Related verses

Psalm 10:14
But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
Psalm 68:5
A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows is God in His holy habitation.
John 14:18
I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
Isaiah 31:1
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
Hosea 5:13
When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
Hosea 14:8
O Ephraim, what have I to do anymore with idols? It is I who answer and watch over him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from Me.
Isaiah 30:16
“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.
Hosea 2:17
For I will remove from her lips the names of the Baals; no longer will their names be invoked.
Psalm 33:17
A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.
Ezekiel 43:7–9
…and He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place for the soles of My feet, where I will dwell among the Israelites forever. The house of Israel will never again defile My holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and by the funeral offerings for their kings at their deaths.
Hosea 12:1
Ephraim feeds on the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.
Isaiah 30:2
They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade.

Parallels

Jeremiah 3:11–25 Zechariah 1:1–6

Places

Assyria: A powerful ancient empire, often in conflict with Israel

Glossary

Hosea, Book of Orphan

Topics

Assyria: Called: Asshur Children: God's Care of Confidence: False Fatherless: Find Mercy in God Horse: Israel Reproved for Keeping Orphan: General Scriptures Concerning Repentance: Exemplified Repentance: Exhortation To The Horse: The Jews: Not to Trust In The Mercy of God: Manifested: To the Fatherless

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