Hosea 14:9 - Easy To Read Version A wise person understands these things.\par A smart person should learn these things.\par The Lord’s ways are right.\par Good people will live by them.\par Sinners will die by them. {\cf2\super [153]} \par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Who is wise, that he may understand these things? Prudent, that he may know them? For the ways of the Lord are right and the [uncompromisingly] just shall walk in them, but transgressors shall stumble and fall in them. [Ps. 107:43; Isa. 26:7; Jer. 9:12; Dan. 12:10.] American Standard Version (1901) Who is wise, that he may understand these things? prudent, that he may know them? for the ways of Jehovah are right, and the just shall walk in them; but transgressors shall fall therein. Common English Bible Whoever is wise understands these things. Whoever observes carefully knows them. Truly, the LORD’s ways are right, and the righteous will walk in them, but evildoers will stumble in them. Catholic Public Domain Version Ephraim will say, "What are idols to me any more?" I will listen to him, and I will set him straight like a healthy spruce tree. Your fruit has been found by me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I will hear him, and I will make him flourish like a green fir tree: from me is thy fruit found. |
Surely you would not destroy the city. You would not destroy 50 good people to kill the evil people. If that happened, then good people and evil people would be the same—they would both be punished. You are the judge of all the earth. I know you will do the right thing.”
But good people continue to live right.\par Innocent people will become stronger.\par
If a person is wise,\par he will remember these things.\par Then he will begin to understand\par what God’s love really is.\par
I carefully obey all of your commands. {\cf2\super [601]} \par I hate false teachings.\par
Lord, I know that your decisions are fair.\par And it was right for you to punish me.\par
People coming to the temple\par with songs in their heart\par are very happy!\par
The people travel from town to town, {\cf2\super [486]} \par on their way to Zion,\par where they will meet with God.\par
The Lord protects good people. But the Lord destroys people that do wrong.
People will know if a person is wise. And a person that carefully chooses his words can be very persuasive.
Good people are like the early morning light. The sun rises and the day becomes brighter and happier.
But all criminals and sinners will be destroyed. (They are the people that don’t follow the Lord.)
The people will not trust the great things they have made. They will not go to the special gardens {\cf2\super [178]} and altars {\cf2\super [179]} \{they made for false gods\}.
Honesty is the way of living for good people.\par Good people follow the way\par that is straight and true.\par And God, you make that way smooth\par and easy to follow.\par
Then you people will call my name. You will come to me and pray to me. And I will listen to you.
Is there a man that is wise enough to understand these things?\par Is there some person that has been taught by the Lord?\par Can anyone explain the Lord’s message?\par Why was the land ruined?\par Why was it made like an empty desert where no people go?\par
And when my people come back, they will destroy all the terrible, filthy idols that are here now.
\{God said,\} “You people might say, ‘\{God\} my Master isn’t fair!’ But listen, family of Israel. I am fair. You are the ones who are not fair!
Then I will sprinkle pure water on you and make you pure. I will wash away all your filth. I will wash away the filth from those nasty idols and make you pure.”
Many people will be made pure—they will make themselves clean. {\cf2\super [138]} But evil people will continue to be evil. And those wicked people will not understand these things. But the wise people will understand these things.
But God is still in that city. And he continues to be good. God does not do anything wrong. He continues to help his people. Morning after morning he helps his people make good decisions. But those bad people are not ashamed of the bad things they do.
I will make Judah’s family strong. I will help Joseph’s family win the war. I will bring them back safe and sound. I will comfort them. It will be like I never left them. I am the Lord their God, and I will help them.
The Son of Man {\cf2\super [142]} came eating \{like other people\} and drinking wine, and people say, ‘Look at him! He eats too much and drinks too much wine. He is a friend of tax collectors {\cf2\super [143]} and other bad people.’ But wisdom is shown to be right by the things it does.”
Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, “Many Jews will fall and many will rise because of this boy. He will be a sign (proof) from God that some people will not accept.
What great blessings there are for the person that can accept {\cf2\super [131]} me!”
I did things among those people that no other person has ever done. If I had not done those things, they would not be guilty of sin. But they have seen those things I did. And still they hate me and my Father.
The person that belongs to God accepts what God says. But you don’t accept what God says, because you don’t belong to God.”
Jesus said, “I came into this world so that the world could be judged. I came so that blind people {\cf2\super [161]} could see. And I came so that people who think they see will become blind.”
and said, “You son of the devil! You are an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of evil tricks and lies. You always try to change the Lord’s truths into lies!
So the law {\cf2\super [56]} is holy, and the command is holy and right and good.
“The Rock (the Lord)—his work is perfect! Why? Because all his ways are right! God is true and faithful. He is good and honest.
They sang the song of Moses, {\cf2\super [113]} the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: