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Hosea 14:4 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Hosea 14:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hosea chapter 14 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
God's Promise of Healing
“I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.”
Hosea 14:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Hosea 14:4
I will heal their backsliding (אֶרְפָּא מְשׁוּבָתָם)—The verb רָפָא (rapha, heal) treats Israel's apostasy (מְשׁוּבָה, meshuvah—turning away) as a disease requiring divine cure. Only God can heal chronic unfaithfulness; Israel cannot self-reform. I will love them freely (אֹהֲבֵם נְדָבָה)—נְדָבָה (nedavah) means voluntary, spontaneous, uncoerced—a freewill offering. God's love is neither earned nor obligated; it flows from His sovereign grace alone. For mine anger is turned away (אַפִּי שָׁב מִמֶּנּוּ)—same verb שׁוּב (shuv): God 'returns' from anger as Israel 'returns' to Him. Hosea ends with ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Hosea 14:4
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“and will heal him: I will lead him also”
“you backsliding children”
“I will give thanks to you, Yahweh; for though you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you comfort me.,And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me., וְאָמַרְתָּ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא אוֹדְךָ יְהוָה כִּי אָנַפְתָּ בִּי יָשֹׁב אַפְּךָ וּתְנַחֲמֵנִי׃ ,And in that day thou shalt say: I will give thanks unto Thee”
“being rich in mercy”
“and let us return unto the LORD; For He hath torn”
“your God”
“that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself”
“work you for your name's sake”
“a wolf of the evenings shall destroy them”
“I will bring it health and cure”