Hosea 14:3 Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride on horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, You are our gods… 1. It is the Church's lot to be very desolate and orphan-like in the world. 2. God's compassion and the sweet manifestation thereof are especially reserved for His people's low condition and their greatest need. 3. The confidence of God's respect to His humble people, would be cherished by the needy and penitent, to encourage them to come to Him and call upon Him. 4. Such as do apprehend and believe the mercy of God toward His needy people will renounce all carnal and sinful confidences. (George Hutcheson.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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. |
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