Hosea 14:4-8

Common English Bible

⁴ I will heal their faithlessness;
                I will love them freely,
        for my anger has turned from them.
⁵ I will be like the dew to Israel;
        he will blossom like the lily;
        he will cast out his roots like the forests of Lebanon.^[a]
6 His branches will spread out;
        his beauty will be like the olive tree,
        and his fragrance like that of Lebanon.
⁷ They will again live beneath my shadow,
        they will flourish like a garden;
    they will blossom like the vine,
        their fragrance will be like the wine of Lebanon.
⁸ Ephraim, what do idols have to do with me?
        It is I who answer and look after you.
    I am like a green cypress tree;
        your fruit comes from me.