Hosea
Hosea 14:2
2Bring your confessions
and return to the LORD.
Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity
and receive us graciously,
that we may present
the fruit of our lips.a
Footnotes
- a 14:2 LXX and Syriac; Hebrew that we may present our lips as sacrificial bulls
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring | קְח֤וּ | qə·ḥū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3947 take |
| your | עִמָּכֶם֙ | ‘im·mā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H5973 with |
| confessions | דְּבָרִ֔ים | də·ḇā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| and return | וְשׁ֖וּבוּ | wə·šū·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| Say | אִמְר֣וּ | ’im·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to Him | אֵלָ֗יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| Take away | תִּשָּׂ֤א | tiś·śā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| our iniquity | עָוֺן֙ | ‘ā·wōn | Noun - common singular | H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity |
| and receive | וְקַח־ | wə·qaḥ- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3947 take |
| graciously | ט֔וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| that we may present | וּֽנְשַׁלְּמָ֥ה | ū·nə·šal·lə·māh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H7999 be complete, sound |
| the fruit | פָרִ֖ים | p̄ā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H6499 young bull, steer |
| of our lips | שְׂפָתֵֽינוּ׃ | śə·p̄ā·ṯê·nū | Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common plural | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
Cross-references
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Psalm 51:2–10 · Hebrews 13:15 · Job 34:31–32 · Micah 7:18–19 · Job 7:21 · 1 John 3:5 · Psalm 69:30–31 · Ezekiel 36:25–26 · 2 Samuel 12:13 · Joel 2:17 · Hebrews 10:4 · Zechariah 3:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.