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Israel’s[a] branches will spread out,
    and its beauty will be like an olive tree,
        with its scent like that of Lebanon.
Those who live under its protection[b] will surely return.
    Their grain will flourish;
they will blossom like a vine,
    and Israel’s[c] scent will be like wine from Lebanon.

“Ephraim, what have I in common with idols?
    I have listened and will pay attention to him.
I am like a flourishing cypress;
    in me will your fruit be found.”

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 14:6 Lit. His
  2. Hosea 14:7 Lit. shadow
  3. Hosea 14:7 Lit. His