KJV ORIGINAL
O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Israel, come back to the Lord your God, you've stumbled and fallen because of all the wrong you've done.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
When you mess up, God's still waiting for you to come home.
📚 Historical Context
Hosea was a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel during the 8th century BC, a time when the nation was facing political instability and widespread idolatry due to their abandonment of God's covenant. The people had engaged in sinful practices that led to divine judgment, as Hosea used his own marriage as a metaphor to illustrate Israel's unfaithfulness to God. In this verse, Hosea directly calls for repentance, emphasizing that their downfall was a result of their iniquity.
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