141 O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
141 Return, Israel, to the Lord your God. Your sins have been your downfall!
141 Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity.
141 O Israel, come back! Return to your God! You're down but you're not out.
141 O Israel, return to the Lord your God, For you have stumbled because of your iniquity;
141 Return, OÂ Israel, to the Lord your God, for your sins have brought you down.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Hosea 14:1
Commentary on Hosea 14:1-3
(Read Hosea 14:1-3)
Israel is exhorted to return unto Jehovah, from their sins and idols, by faith in his mercy, and grace through the promised Redeemer, and by diligently attending on his worship and service. Take away iniquity; lift it off as a burden we are ready to sink under, or as the stumbling-block we have often fallen over. Take it all away by a free and full forgiveness, for we cannot strike any of it off. Receive our prayer graciously. They do not say what good they seek, but refer it to God. It is not good of the world's showing, but good of God's giving. They were to consider their sins, their wants, and the remedy; and they were to take, not sacrifices, but words stating the desires of their hearts, and with them to address the Lord. The whole forms a clear description of the nature and tendency of a sinner's conversion to God through Jesus Christ. As we draw near to God by the prayer of faith, we should first beseech him to teach us what to ask. We must be earnest with him to take away all iniquity.