en_tn_lite_do_not_use/hos/14/09.md

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General Information:

Hosea the prophet is speaking.

Who is wise that he may understand these things? Who understands these things so that he may know them?

The prophet uses these questions to say that wise people will understand and listen to what has been said to them. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism)

For the ways of Yahweh are right, and the righteous will walk in them

Yahweh's commandments are spoken of as ways to walk in. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)

stumble

Disobeying Yahweh is spoken of as if it were stumbling while walking. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)