Book of Hosea Chapter 14 Vs. 3

 A Plea to Return to the Lord

Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. Hos. 14:3

Asshur shall not... The 23rd and last prophecy in Hosea (Hos. 14:3-9, unfulfilled).

Sixteen Predictions—Unfulfilled:

1. Asshur will not save us (Hos. 14:3).

2. We will not trust in horses.

3. We will not say anymore to the work of our hands, you are our gods.

4. I will heal their backsliding (Hos. 14:4).

5. I will love them freely.

6. I will be as dew to Israel (Hos. 14:5).

7. He will grow as the lily.

8. He will cast his roots as Lebanon.

9. His branches will spread (Hos. 14:6).

10. His beauty will be as the olive tree.

11. His smell will be as Lebanon.

12. They that dwell under his shadow will return (Hos. 14:7).

13. They will revive as grain.

14. They will grow as the vine.

15. The scent thereof will be as the wine of Lebanon.

16. Ephraim will say, what have I to do anymore with idols (Hos. 14:8)?

אַשֻּׁר אַשּׁוּר

'ashshûr 'ashshûr

ash-shoor', ash-shoor'

Apparently from H833 (in the sense of successful); Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also, his descendants and the country occupied by them that is, Assyria, its region and its empire: - Asshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians.

לֹה לוֹא לֹא

lô' lô' lôh

lo, lo, lo

lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles: - X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig [-norant], much, less, nay, neither, never, no ([-ne], -r, [-thing]), (X as though . . . , [can-], for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.

יָשַׁע

yâsha‛

yaw-shah'

A primitive root: properly to be open, wide or free, that is, (by implication) to be safe; causatively to free or succor: - X at all, avenging, defend, deliver (-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save (-iour), get victory.

רָכַב

râkab

raw-kab'

A primitive root; to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch: - bring (on [horse-] back), carry, get [oneself] up, on [horse-] back, put, (cause to make to) ride (in a chariot, on, -r), set.

עַל

‛al

al

Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications: - above, according to (-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, X as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, X both and, by (reason of), X had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through (-out), to, touching, X with.

we will not... They will no longer trust in the power of their horses in battle. They realize that only God is merciful.

סֻס סוּס

sûs sûs

soos, soos

From an unused root meaning to skip (properly for joy); a horse (as leaping); also, a swallow (from its rapid flight): - crane, horse ([-back, -hoof]). Compare H6571.

thee the fatherless... God repeatedly demanded mercy for the orphan (Exodus 22:22; Deut. 10:18); consequently, Israel could expect to receive His compassion (Luke 15:17-20).

יָתוֹם

yâthôm

yaw-thome'

From an unused root meaning to be lonely; a bereaved person: - fatherless (child), orphan.

רָחַם

râcham

raw-kham'

A primitive root; to fondle; by implication to love, especially to compassionate: - have compassion (on, upon), love, (find, have, obtain, shew) mercy (-iful, on, upon), (have) pity, Ruhamah, X surely.

This is expressing the fact that no world ruler could save them. There is no one who can save them, but God. They renounce also, the idols they had made with their own hands.

No longer will Israel trust in Assyria or other nations, or will she call her hand-made idols our gods.