unfoldingWord_en_tn/hos/14/03.md

Hosea is speaking

the work of our hands

This is referring to idols of false gods they are making. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

for in you the fatherless person finds compassion

This means that the people of Israel are admitting that they have turned away from Yahweh and are like an orphan without a father to provide for them.