A moment in scripture
Hosea 14:3
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Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
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The surrounding passage
- Hosea 14:1
O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
- Hosea 14:2
Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
- Hosea 14:4
I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
- Hosea 14:5
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.