Hosea 14:1 - Easy To Read Version1 Israel, you fell and sinned against God. So come back to the Lord your God. Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 17691 O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition1 O ISRAEL, return to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled and fallen, [visited by calamity] due to your iniquity. Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)1 O Israel, return unto Jehovah thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible1 Return, Israel, to the LORD your God; you have stumbled because of your wickedness. Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version1 Let Samaria perish, because she has urged her God towards bitterness. Let them perish by the sword, let their little ones be thrown down, and let their pregnant women be cut in two. Féach an chaibidilDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version1 Let Samaria perish, because she hath stirred up her God to bitterness: let them perish by the sword, let their little ones be dashed, and let the women with child be ripped up. Féach an chaibidil |
You did bad things,\par and those bad things will only\par bring punishment to you.\par Trouble will come to you.\par And that trouble will teach you a lesson.\par Think about it!\par Then you will understand how bad it is\par to turn away from your God.\par It is wrong not to fear and respect me!”\par This message was from my Master,\par the Lord All-Powerful.\par
“You must say to them, ‘The Lord my Master says: On my life, I promise, I don’t enjoy seeing people die—not even evil people! I don’t want them to die. I want those evil people to come back to me. I want them to change their lives so they can really live! So come back to me! Stop doing bad things! Why must you die, family of Israel?’
The prophet says, “Israel, learn these things: The time of punishment has come. The time has come for you to pay \{for the evil things you did\}.” But the people of Israel say, “The prophet is a fool. This man with \{God’s\} Spirit is crazy.” The prophet says, “You will be punished for your bad sins. You will be punished for your hate.”
The Lord says these things: “I will definitely punish \{the people of\} Ammon {\cf2\super [25]} for the many crimes they did. {\cf2\super [26]} Why? Because they killed the pregnant women in Gilead. {\cf2\super [27]} The Ammonite people did this so they could \{take that land\} and make their country larger.