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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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Simeon blessed them and told Mary, 'Listen, this child is going to change everything. Some people in Israel will fall because of him, others will rise up. He's going to be a sign that tons of people will argue about and reject.'

But even these leaders have gone astray because of wine, and they've lost their way through alcohol. The priests and prophets have made mistakes because of drinking too much—they are consumed by wine and have wandered off the right path because of alcohol. They make errors when they should be receiving visions from God, and they stumble when making important decisions.

He will be a safe place for some people, but he will also be like a stone that causes others to trip and fall. He will be like a rock that offends both kingdoms of Israel, and like a trap that catches the people living in Jerusalem.

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