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Hosea 14:1

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

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

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✦ 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.

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Why did this happen? Because they were trying to earn it through following rules and doing good deeds instead of just trusting God. They tripped over the very thing that was supposed to help them.

Many of them will trip and fall, be broken apart, get caught in traps, and be captured.

So here's what I'm asking: did they mess up so badly that they're completely done for? Absolutely not. But here's the thing — their stumble opened the door for everyone else to find salvation, and honestly, that's supposed to make them want what they're missing.

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