HOS 14:1 Parallel Verse View

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Original HOS 14:2: Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX (HOS 14:2) Ἐπιστράφηθι Ἰσραὴλ πρὸς Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου, διότι ἠσθένησαν ἐν ταῖς ἀδικίαις σου.
(Epistrafaʸthi Israaʸl pros Kurion ton Theon sou, dioti aʸsthenaʸsan en tais adikiais sou.)

BrTr (HOS 14:2) Return, O Israel, to the Lord thy God; for the people have fallen through thine iniquities.

ULT Return, Israel, to Yahweh your God,
⇔ for you have stumbled in your iniquity.

UST You people of Israel, begin again to worship and obey Yahweh your God.
⇔ You must do this because terrible things are happening to you because you have been sinning.

BSB Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God,
⇔ for you have stumbled by your iniquity.

OEB Return, Israel, to the Lord your God,
⇔ for you have stumbled in your iniquity.

WEBBE Israel, return to the LORD your God;
⇔ for you have fallen because of your sin.

NET Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God,
⇔ for your sin has been your downfall!

LSV “Turn back, O Israel, to your God YHWH,
For you have stumbled by your iniquity.

FBV Return, Israel, to the Lord your God, because your sins have brought you down.

T4T You people of Israel, return to Yahweh our God.
⇔ You are being punished because of the sins which you have committed.

LEB • Return to Yahweh your God, O Israel,
• for you have stumbled because of your sin.

BBE O Israel, come back to the Lord your God; for your evil-doing has been the cause of your fall.

Moff Come back to your God, O Israel,
⇔ for your faults have made you fall.

JPS (HOS 14:2) (14-3) Take with you words, and return unto the LORD; say unto Him: 'Forgive all iniquity, and accept that which is good; so will we render for bullocks the offering of our lips.

ASV O Israel, return unto Jehovah thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.

DRA (HOS 14:2) Return, O Israel, to the Lord thy God: for thou hast fallen down by thy iniquity.

YLT Turn back, O Israel, unto Jehovah thy God, For thou hast stumbled by thine iniquity.

Drby O Israel, return unto Jehovah thy [fn]God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.

14.1 Elohim

RV O ISRAEL, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
(Oh ISRAEL, return unto the LORD thy/your God; for thou/you hast fallen by thine/your iniquity.)

SLT Turn back, O Israel, even to Jehovah thy God, for thou wert weak in thine iniquity.

Wbstr O Israel, return to the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thy iniquity.

KJB-1769 O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
(Oh Israel, return unto the LORD thy/your God; for thou/you hast fallen by thine/your iniquity.)

KJB-1611 ¶ O Israel, returne vnto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquitie.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps O Israel, returne vnto the Lorde thy God, for thou hast fallen through thine owne wickednesse.
(Oh Israel, return unto the Lord thy/your God, for thou/you hast fallen through thine/your own wickedness.)

Gnva Samaria shalbe desolate: for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sworde: their infants shalbe dashed in pieces, and their women with childe shalbe ript.
(Samaria shall be desolate: for she hath/has rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped.)

Cvdl Tvrne the now (o Israel) vnto ye LORDE thy God, for thou hast taken a greate fall thorow thy wickednesse.
(Turn the now (o Israel) unto ye/you_all LORD thy/your God, for thou/you hast taken a great fall through thy/your wickedness.)

Wycl (HOS 14:2) Israel, be thou conuertid to thi Lord God, for thou fellist doun in thi wickidnesse.
(Israel, be thou/you converted to thy/your Lord God, for thou/you fellest/fell down in thy/your wickedness.)

Luth (HOS 14:2) Bekehre dich, Israel, zu dem HErr’s, deinem GOtt; denn du bist gefallen um deiner Missetat willen.
(Convert you/yourself, Israel, to/for to_him LORD’s, your God; because/than you(sg) are fallen around/by/for your(s) misdeed/iniquity will(v).)

ClVg (HOS 14:2) [Convertere, Israël, ad Dominum Deum tuum, quoniam corruisti in iniquitate tua.
([Convert, Israel, to the_Master God your(sg), since/because you_have_fallen in/into/on iniquity your.)

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 14:1–3: Hosea pleads with his fellow Israelites to return to the LORD

Hosea is the speaker in this section. He urges the people of Israel to acknowledge their sin and their need for the LORD. He gives them an example of a prayer that will express their repentance. Here are some other examples of section headings:

Hosea’s Plea to Israel (GNT)

Turn back to the Lord (CEV)

14:1a

Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God,

¶ O Israel, return to Yahweh, your^(sing/plur) God,
¶ Hear me, people of Israel! Come back to Yahweh, your^(plur)/our^(incl) God.

Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God: In this clause, Hosea urges the nation of Israel to return to the LORD. This clause implies that the people are to repent and submit to the LORD.See Andersen and Freedman, Patterson and Hill, Garrett, Dearman, Carroll, Davies, McComiskey, and Macintosh.

O Israel: Here Hosea addressed the people of Israel directly. Some versions have added the word O to make it clear that O Israel is a term of address (vocative). Use a vocative that is natural in your language when a person speaks to a group of people.

The name Israel is a figure of speech that represents all the people of Israel.This is indicated by the plural pronouns in 14:2–3. Some versions translate this meaning explicitly. For example:

Return to the Lord your God, people of Israel. (GNT)

Return…to the LORD your God: In Hebrew, the form of the word Return here indicates an invitation or plea.BHRG 19.4 2. The imperative form (i) Directives d. Invitation. Also Wood (page 223). Another way to translate Return is “come back.” For example:

Israel, come back to Yahweh your God (NJB)

The Hebrew preposition translated as to indicates that the people need to fully and seriously return to the LORD.The Hebrew preposition is ʿad, BDB (#5704). McComiskey (page 229) comments that the phrase with this preposition stresses the extent of the action. It is stronger than the more frequently occurring phrase with ʿel that stresses direction. Macintosh (page 560) adds that the preposition denotes steady deliberation and seriousness of purpose that is necessary from the beginning to complete the large task. Some versions make this meaning more explicit by repeating the plea or by adding special punctuation. For example:

Israel, return! Come back to the Lord your God. (CEV)

the LORD your God: The pronoun your in this phrase is a reminder to the people that the LORD is still their God, in spite of their sins.Patterson and Hill (page 85) and Davies (page 298). In some languages, this pronoun may imply that the LORD is not Hosea’s God. If that is true in your language, you may use the inclusive pronoun “our.”

14:1b

for you have stumbled by your iniquity.

because your^(sing) sins have caused you to stumble and fall!
For you^(plur) are ruined/destroyed because of your^(plur) sin.

for you have stumbled by your iniquity: This clause states the reason for Hosea’s plea.

In Hebrew the clause begins with a word that introduces a reason. Some versions, such as the BSB above, translate this word as “because” or for.

Some other versions leave the reason implied. Use a natural way in your language to indicate that this clause is a reason.

The Hebrew word for iniquity is the same word that the BSB translates as “iniquity” in Hosea 13:12. See the note there on “iniquity…sin” for more information.

stumbled: The literal meaning is to fall physically. Here it has the figurative meaning of “to fail” or to be “ruined.”Hubbard (page 225) and McComiskey (page 229). TWOT (#1050) says that the verb usually describes physical falling, but numerous times the figurative use of failure or ruin occurs. The people have sinned and have experienced ruin and failure as a result.

Here are two ways to translate this meaning:

Translate the word as “stumble” and leave the figurative meaning implied. For example:
For you have stumbled because of your iniquity. (ESV) This option is acceptable in languages in which the figurative meaning will be understood.
Translate the meaning directly. For example:
For your sin has been your downfall!The English word “downfall” is readily understood to mean loss, failure or ruin. (NET)
Because your sins have ruined you.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

שׁ֚וּבָ⁠ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑י⁠ךָ כִּ֥י כָשַׁ֖לְתָּ בַּ⁠עֲוֺנֶֽ⁠ךָ

return, Yisrael until YHWH God_of,your that/for/because/then/when stumbled on,iniquity_of,your

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [Because you have stumbled in your iniquity, return, Israel, to Yahweh your God]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שׁ֚וּבָ⁠ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד

return, Yisrael until

The speaker is speaking to the Israelites as if they had physically been walking away but could Return to walk back to Yahweh. He means that they should repent of living in ways that are displeasing to Yahweh and instead live in the manner in which Yahweh wants people to live. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [You, Israel, should once again start obeying Yahweh]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אֱלֹהֶ֑י⁠ךָ

God_of,your

The speaker is not using this possessive form your God to indicate that Israel possesses or controls Yahweh. Rather, he is using these words to indicate that Yahweh is the God whom Israel was meant to worship. Alternate translation: [the God whom you worship]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

כָשַׁ֖לְתָּ בַּ⁠עֲוֺנֶֽ⁠ךָ

stumbled on,iniquity_of,your

The speaker is speaking of the ruin that the people’s sin has brought upon them as if they had physically stumbled. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you have fallen into ruin because of your iniquity]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בַּ⁠עֲוֺנֶֽ⁠ךָ

on,iniquity_of,your

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of iniquity, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [because of your sinful ways]

Parallel HOS 14:1

Section 14:1–3: Hosea pleads with his fellow Israelites to return to the LORD

14:1a

14:1b