Hosea 14:1 (WEB)

Passage

Israel, return to Yahweh your God; for you have fallen because of your sin.

Nearby Context

Hosea 14:1 Israel, return to Yahweh your God; for you have fallen because of your sin.

Hosea 14:2 Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Tell him, “Forgive all our sins, and accept that which is good: so we offer our lips like bulls.

Hosea 14:3 Assyria can’t save us. We won’t ride on horses; neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, ‘Our gods!’ for in you the fatherless finds mercy.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "israel", "return", "yahweh", and "fallen". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "israel" and "return", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Take words with you and return to...", so "israel" and "return" should be read forward into that movement. In Hosea context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "israel" and "return" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.