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I will healאֶרְפָּאtheir turning away;מְשׁוּבָתָםI will love themאֹהֲבֵםfreely;נְדָבָהforכִּיmy angerאַפִּיhas turnedשָׁבfrom him.מִמֶּנּוּ
Hosea 14:4
Study it in the app“I will heal their turning away; I will love them freely; for my anger has turned from him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 14:4, word by word
- I will healאֶרְפָּאerpa
heal
To heal a sick person, a wound or a people.
Where else “erpa” appears- their turning awayמְשׁוּבָתָmeshuvata
turning away, faithlessness
Turning away, going astray from the right path; also faithlessness or rebellion against God.
Where else “meshuvata” appears- I will love themאֹהֲבֵohave
love God
The love between God and his people.
Where else “ohave” appears- freelyנְדָבָהnedava
generosity
Giving gladly, with no one compelling.
Where else “nedava” appears- my angerאַפִּapi
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “api” appears- has turnedשָׁבshav
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “shav” appears
The context
3Assyria will not save us; on horses we will not ride; and we will no longer say, ‘Our god,’ to the work of our hands; for in you the orphan finds compassion.”
4 · This verse (above)
5I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily, and strike his roots like Lebanon.