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Hosea 14:4-8
Revised Standard Version
Hosea 14:4-8
Revised Standard Version
Assurance of Forgiveness
4 I will heal their faithlessness;
I will love them freely,
for my anger has turned from them.
5 I will be as the dew to Israel;
he shall blossom as the lily,
he shall strike root as the poplar;[a]
6 his shoots shall spread out;
his beauty shall be like the olive,
and his fragrance like Lebanon.
7 They shall return and dwell beneath my[b] shadow,
they shall flourish as a garden;[c]
they shall blossom as the vine,
their fragrance shall be like the wine of Lebanon.
8 O E′phraim, what have I to do with idols?
It is I who answer and look after you.[d]
I am like an evergreen cypress,
from me comes your fruit.
Footnotes
- Hosea 14:5 Cn: Heb Lebanon
- Hosea 14:7 Heb his
- Hosea 14:7 Cn: Heb they shall grow grain
- Hosea 14:8 Heb him
Hosea 14:4-8
American Standard Version
Hosea 14:4-8
American Standard Version
4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; for mine anger is turned away from him. 5 I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. 6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon. 7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the grain, and blossom as the vine: [a]the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. 8 [b]Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have answered, and will regard him: I am like a green fir-tree; from me is thy fruit found.
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- Hosea 14:7 Or, his memorial
- Hosea 14:8 Or, O Ephraim, what etc.
Hosea 14:4-8
New International Version
Hosea 14:4-8
New International Version
4 “I will heal(A) their waywardness(B)
and love them freely,(C)
for my anger has turned away(D) from them.
5 I will be like the dew(E) to Israel;
he will blossom like a lily.(F)
Like a cedar of Lebanon(G)
he will send down his roots;(H)
6 his young shoots will grow.
His splendor will be like an olive tree,(I)
his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.(J)
7 People will dwell again in his shade;(K)
they will flourish like the grain,
they will blossom(L) like the vine—
Israel’s fame will be like the wine(M) of Lebanon.(N)
8 Ephraim, what more have I[a] to do with idols?(O)
I will answer him and care for him.
I am like a flourishing juniper;(P)
your fruitfulness comes from me.”
Footnotes
- Hosea 14:8 Or Hebrew; Septuagint What more has Ephraim
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