Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
God's gracious reply to their self-condemning prayer.
backsliding—apostasy: not merely occasional backslidings. God can heal the most desperate sinfulness [CALVIN].
freely—with a gratuitous, unmerited, and abundant love (Ezekiel 16:60-63). So as to the spiritual Israel (John 15:16; Romans 3:24; Romans 5:8; I John 4:10).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hosea 14:4:
Isaiah 57:18
Jeremiah 3:22
Jeremiah 31:2
Hosea 13:14
Hosea 14:1
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