Hosea 14:4-8
English Standard Version
4 I (A)will heal their apostasy;
(B)I will love them freely,
for my anger has turned from them.
5 (C)I will be like the dew to Israel;
(D)he shall blossom like the lily;
he shall take root like the trees (E)of Lebanon;
6 his shoots shall spread out;
his beauty shall be (F)like the olive,
and his fragrance like Lebanon.
7 They shall return and (G)dwell beneath my[a] shadow;
they shall flourish like the grain;
they shall blossom like the vine;
their fame shall be like the wine of Lebanon.
8 O (H)Ephraim, what have I to do with idols?
It is I who answer and look after you.[b]
I am like an evergreen cypress;
(I)from me comes your fruit.
Footnotes
- Hosea 14:7 Hebrew his
- Hosea 14:8 Hebrew him
Hosea 14:4-8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
A Promise of Restoration
4 I will heal their apostasy;(A)
I will freely love them,(B)
for My anger will have turned from him.(C)
5 I will be like the dew to Israel;(D)
he will blossom like the lily(E)
and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.(F)
6 His new branches will spread,
and his splendor will be like the olive tree,(G)
his fragrance, like the forest of Lebanon.(H)
7 The people will return and live beneath his shade.(I)
They will grow grain(J)
and blossom like the vine.
His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.
8 Ephraim, why should I[a] have anything more
to do with idols?(K)
It is I who answer and watch over him.
I am like a flourishing pine tree;(L)
your fruit comes from Me.(M)
Footnotes
- Hosea 14:8 LXX reads he
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