King James Version

Hosea 14:1

O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Hosea 14:2.

שׁ֚וּבָהshuvahagainשׁוּבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “again”, a commandH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.עַ֖דadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָeloheykhaGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…כָשַׁ֖לְתָּkhashaltafallכָּשַׁלverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “fall”, a completed actionH3782to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fallbereave (from the margin), cast down, be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall (down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ruin(-ed, of), (be) overthrown, (cause to) stumble, [idiom] utterly, be weak.בַּעֲוֺנֶֽךָbaaonekhain faultעָוֺןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in fault”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evilfault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(14-2) Return, O Israel, unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast stumbled in thine iniquity.

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American Standard Version (1901)

O Israel, return unto Jehovah thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.

Young’s Literal Translation

Turn back, O Israel, unto Jehovah thy God, For thou hast stumbled by thine iniquity.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

O Israel, return unto Jehovah thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.

Douay-Rheims

Let Samaria perish, because she hath stirred up her God to bitterness: let them perish by the sword, let their little ones be dashed, and let the women with child be ripped up.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(14-2) Return, O Israel, unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast stumbled in thine iniquity.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Return, O Israel, to the Lord thy God; for the people have fallen through thine iniquities.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπιστράφηθι Ἰσραὴλ πρὸς Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου, διότι ἠσθένησαν ἐν ταῖς ἀδικίαις σου.