Hosea 14:4-8
Legacy Standard Bible
4 I will (A)heal their turning away from Me;
I will (B)love them freely,
For My anger has (C)turned away from them.
5 I will be like the (D)dew to Israel;
He will flourish like the (E)lily,
And he will [a]take root like the cedars of (F)Lebanon.
6 His shoots will go forth,
And his splendor will be like the (G)olive tree
And his fragrance like the cedars of (H)Lebanon.
7 Those who (I)live in his shadow
Will [b]again raise (J)grain,
And they will flourish like the vine.
His name of remembrance will be like the wine of Lebanon.
8 O Ephraim, what more have I to do with (K)idols?
It is I who answer and look after [c]you.
I am like a luxuriant (L)cypress;
From (M)Me [d]comes your fruit.
Footnotes
- Hosea 14:5 Lit strike his roots
- Hosea 14:7 Or return, they will raise grain
- Hosea 14:8 Lit him
- Hosea 14:8 Lit is found
Hosea 14:4-8
New King James Version
4 “I will heal their (A)backsliding,
I will (B)love them freely,
For My anger has turned away from him.
5 I will be like the (C)dew to Israel;
He shall [a]grow like the lily,
And [b]lengthen his roots like Lebanon.
6 His branches shall [c]spread;
(D)His beauty shall be like an olive tree,
And (E)his fragrance like Lebanon.
7 (F)Those who dwell under his shadow shall return;
They shall be revived like grain,
And [d]grow like a vine.
Their [e]scent shall be like the wine of Lebanon.
8 “Ephraim shall say, ‘What have I to do anymore with idols?’
I have heard and observed him.
I am like a green cypress tree;
(G)Your fruit is found in Me.”
Footnotes
- Hosea 14:5 Lit. bud or sprout
- Hosea 14:5 Lit. strike
- Hosea 14:6 Lit. go
- Hosea 14:7 Lit. bud or sprout
- Hosea 14:7 Lit. remembrance
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