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Hosea 14:8-9
Contemporary English Version
Hosea 14:8-9
Contemporary English Version
8 Israel, give up your idols!
I will answer your prayers
and take care of you.[a]
I am that glorious tree,
the source of your fruit.[b]
9 If you are wise, you will know
and understand what I mean.
I am the Lord, and I lead you
along the right path.
If you obey me,
we will walk together,
but if you are wicked,
you will stumble.
Footnotes
- 14.8 Israel … you: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
- 14.8 I am … fruit: This is the only place in the Old Testament where the Lord is compared to a tree. Hosea reminds the people that it is the Lord who is the source of life, rather than the Canaanite gods and goddesses that are worshiped under trees at the local shrines.
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