HOS 14:4 Parallel Verse View

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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 14:5) Ἰάσομαι τὰς κατοικίας αὐτῶν, ἀγαπήσω αὐτοὺς ὁμολόγως, ὅτι ἀπέστρεψε τὴν ὀργήν μου ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ.
(Yasomai tas katoikias autōn, agapaʸsō autous homologōs, hoti apestrepse taʸn orgaʸn mou apʼ autou.)

BrTr (HOS 14:5) I will restore their dwellings, I will love them truly: for he has turned away my wrath from him.

ULT “I will heal their turning away;
⇔ I will love them freely,
⇔ for my nose has turned away from them.

UST Yahweh says, “When they say that to me, I will forgive them for turning away from me;
⇔ I will love them generously,
⇔ because I will no longer be angry with them.

BSB & MSB I will heal their apostasy;
⇔ I will freely love them,
⇔ for My anger has turned away from them.

OEB ⇔ ‘I will heal their apostasy,
⇔ I will love them freely,
⇔ now that my anger is turned away from them,

WEBBE & WMBB ⇔ “I will heal their waywardness.
⇔ I will love them freely;
⇔ for my anger is turned away from them.

NET “I will heal their waywardness
⇔ and love them freely,
⇔ for my anger will turn away from them.

LSV I heal their backsliding, I love them freely,
For My anger has turned back from him.

FBV I will heal their unfaithfulness; I will love them freely, for I'm not angry with them any longer.

T4T Yahweh says, “If they say that to me, I will forgive them for having ◄turned away from/abandoned► me,
⇔ and I will love them with all my inner being,
⇔ because I [PRS] will have stopped being angry with them.

LEB • I will heal their disloyalty;[fn]
  • I will love them freely
  • because my anger has turned back
   • from them.[fn]

14:? Or “backsliding”

14:? Hebrew “him”

BBE I will put right their errors; freely will my love be given to them, for my wrath is turned away from him.

Moff ⇔ I will heal them from their hurt of sin,
⇔ I will love them freely,
⇔ now mine anger has turned from them.

JPS (HOS 14:5) (14-6) I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

ASV I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; for mine anger is turned away from him.

DRA (HOS 14:5) I will heal their breaches, I will love them freely: for my wrath is turned away from them.

YLT I heal their backsliding, I love them freely, For turned back hath Mine anger from him.

Drby I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; for mine anger is turned away from him.

RV I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.

SLT I will heal their turning away, I loved them largely: for mine anger turned away from him.

Wbstr I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for my anger is turned away from him.

KJB-1769 ¶ I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.

KJB-1611 ¶ I will heale their backsliding, I will loue them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps I wyll heale their rebellion, I wyll loue them freely: for mine anger is turned away from hym.
(I will heal their rebellion, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.)

Gnva Asshur shall not saue vs, neither wil we ride vpon horses, neither will we say any more to the worke of our handes, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherlesse findeth mercie.
(Asshur shall not save us, neither will we ride upon horses, neither will we say anymore to the work of our hands, Ye/You_all are our gods: for in thee/you the fatherless findeth/finds mercy.)

Cvdl O (yf they wolde do this) I shulde heale their sores: yee with all my herte wolde I loue them: so yt my wrath shulde clene be turned awaye from them.
(Oh (if they would do this) I should heal their sores: ye/you_all with all my heart would I love them: so it my wrath should clean be turned away from them.)

Wycl (HOS 14:5) Y schal make hool the sorewis of hem; Y schal loue hem wilfuli, for my strong veniaunce is turned awei fro hem.
(I shall make whole the sorrows of hem; I shall love hem wilfully, for my strong vengeance is turned away from hem.)

Luth (HOS 14:5) so will ich ihr Abtreten wieder heilen, gerne will ich sie lieben; dann soll mein Zorn sich von ihnen wenden.
(so will I you(pl)/their/her resignation again heal, gladly/willingly will I they/she/them love(v); then should my anger itself/yourself/themselves from to_them turn_around.)

ClVg (HOS 14:5) Sanabo contritiones eorum; diligam eos spontanee: quia aversus est furor meus ab eis.
(I_will_heal violations their; I_will_love them willingly/voluntarily: because turned_away it_is furor mine away to_them.)

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 14:4–8: The LORD promises to forgive and restore the Israelites

The LORD is the speaker in this section. In Hosea 14:4–7, the LORD gives his response to the people’s prayer of repentance in the form of a poem. In 14:8, he reminds the people that he will not tolerate idols. He also promises to care for the people and bless them. Here are other examples of section headings:

The Lord Promises to Forgive (CEV)

The Lord Promises New Life for Israel (NJB)

Paragraph 14:4–7

This paragraph is a poem with thirteen lines. In Hebrew, verses 4–6 each have three lines. Verse 7 has four lines.

^4a I will heal their apostasy;

^4b I will freely love them,

^4cfor My anger has turned away from them.

^5a I will be like the dew to Israel;

^5b he will blossom like a lily

^5cand take root like the cedars of Lebanon.

^6a His shoots will sprout,

^6band his splendor will be like the olive tree,

^6c his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon.

^7a They will return and dwell in his shade;

^7b they will grow grain

^7cand blossom like the vine.

^7d His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.

The poem has two main parts. In 14:4, the LORD gives his response to Israel’s prayer in direct, nonfigurative words. He promises them healing, love and forgiveness.

In 14:5–7, the LORD describes aspects of his healing, love and forgiveness more fully. Each line in this part of the poem is a figure of speech (simile or metaphor) that compares the LORD or Israel to something from nature that was familiar to people in that part of the world.

Verses 5–7 each end with the name “Lebanon.” “Lebanon” refers to the mountainous area of northern Galilee and modern-day Lebanon. It is a fertile and fragrant region.Dearman (page 341) suggests that the reference to Lebanon provides the source for the metaphors used in these verses.

14:4a

I will heal their apostasy;

¶ “I will heal/cure them of their disloyalty/unfaithfulness;
¶ Yahweh says, “I will cause my people to faithfully follow me.

I will heal their apostasy: The LXX has, “I will heal their colonies/settlements.” Almost no modern versions follow the LXX here. The Hebrew word for apostasy means “falling away” or “backsliding.”HALOT (electronic edition, page 643) and TWOT (#2340e). The Hebrew word root is šûb “turn away,” which is also used of the LORD in 4c “turned away (my anger from him).” Some commentators see a word play in this double use of the root. Carroll (page 302) and Dearman (pages 339–341).

The Hebrew word for heal is figurative here. It means to heal hurts of the nation, involving the LORD’s restored favor and forgiveness.BDB (#7495) 2. fig., “heal hurts of nation, involving YHWH’s (restored) favour (and, often, forgiveness).” This healing may include several aspects:

The LORD will heal/correct the people’s rebellious, willful spirit.Macintosh (page 569), Hubbard (page 229) and McComiskey (page 232).
The LORD will heal/correct the problems that their waywardness has caused.Keil (page 107).
The LORD will cure their spiritual blindness.Or mental derangement. Garrett (page #273).
The LORD will forgive them.Dearman (pages 339–341).
The LORD will restore their covenant relationship.Stuart (pages 214–215) and Carroll (page 302).

Here are some other ways to translate this line:

I will cure them of their unfaithfulness (GW)

I will heal their disloyalty (NRSV)

I will forgive them for leaving me (NCV)

The Lord says, “I will bring my people back to me. (GNT)

14:4b

I will freely love them,

I will love them without limit,
I will love them deeply/generously,

I will freely love them: Some versions supply the word “and” here. Others, like the BSB, do not. For example:

The phrase freely love them indicates that God’s love for the peopleBDB (#157) sense 5. is voluntary and not forced.The Hebrew noun translated as “freely” is BDB (#5071) “voluntariness.” Here the noun is used as an adverb to describe the nature of the love. Macintosh (page 568) and Keil (page 107). It also indicates that his love is generous.Davies (page 304), Stuart (pages 214–215) and Macintosh (page 568).

Here are some other ways to translate this line:

Generously will I take them back in love (NJPS)

I will love them with all my heart (GNT)

I will heal you and love you without limit. (CEV)

14:4c

for My anger has turned away from them.

for my anger has turned from him/Israel.
because I am no longer angry with them.

for My anger has turned away from them: The phrase anger has turned away means to stop being angry. This clause implies that the LORD’s judgment against Israel is now complete.Hubbard (page 230).

The first word in the clause introduces a reason.Literally kî. Here it is a causal conjunction. McComiskey (page 232), Keil (page 107) and Hubbard (page 230). The reason that the LORD will heal and love them unconditionally is because he has turned his anger away from them. Some versions use a word such as for or “because” to introduce this reason. Some other versions leave the reason implied. For example:

I will no longer be angry with them. (GW)

Use a natural way in your language to indicate that this clause is a reason.

Here are some other ways to translate this line:

because I am not angry with them anymore (NCV)

for my anger will be gone forever (NLT)

them: The Hebrew word here is literally “him.” The singular pronoun refers to the nation of Israel as one group.Keil (page 107), Davies (page 304), Hubbard (page 230), McComiskey (page 232) and Macintosh (page 568). However, it may be more natural in some languages to continue to use the pronoun them to refer to the people of the nation, as in 4a–b and many versions, including the BSB above.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

אֶרְפָּא֙ מְשׁ֣וּבָתָ֔⁠ם אֹהֲבֵ֖⁠ם נְדָבָ֑ה כִּ֛י שָׁ֥ב אַפִּ֖⁠י מִמֶּֽ⁠נּוּ

heal apostasy_of,their I,will_love_them freely that/for/because/then/when turned anger_of,my from,him

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 my nose has turned away from them, I will heal their turning away; I will love them freely]

Note 2 topic: writing-quotations

אֶרְפָּא֙

heal

This is the beginning of what Yahweh says. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could mark that this is a direct quote of Yahweh. Alternate translation: [Then Yahweh will respond, “I will heal]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֶרְפָּא֙

heal

Yahweh is speaking of forgiving the people and restoring their previous relationship as if he would heal them from a sickness. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I will restore them from]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מְשׁ֣וּבָתָ֔⁠ם

apostasy_of,their

Yahweh is speaking of the people’s abandonment of worshiping him to worshiping idols as if it were a physical turning away from following him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [their abandonment of me] or [their rebellion against me]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אַפִּ֖⁠י

anger_of,my

Yahweh is using my nose as part of a common expression of this culture, “the burning of his nose” which means that Yahweh is angry. If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [my anger]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שָׁ֥ב אַפִּ֖⁠י מִמֶּֽ⁠נּוּ

turned anger_of,my from,him

Here Yahweh is speaking of his anger as if it had been moving toward them but now has turned away from them. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [my anger at them has left] or [my fury with them has subsided]

Parallel HOS 14:4

Section 14:4–8: The LORD promises to forgive and restore the Israelites

Paragraph 14:4–7

14:4a

14:4b

14:4c