19 (A)My root is spread out (B)to the waters,
And the dew lies all night on my branch.

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For he shall be (A)like a tree planted by the waters,
Which spreads out its roots by the river,
And will not [a]fear when heat comes;
But its leaf will be green,
And will not be anxious in the year of drought,
Nor will cease from yielding fruit.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:8 Qr., Tg. see

He shall be like a tree
(A)Planted by the [a]rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall (B)prosper.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 1:3 channels

I will be like the (A)dew to Israel;
He shall [a]grow like the lily,
And [b]lengthen his roots like Lebanon.
His branches shall [c]spread;
(B)His beauty shall be like an olive tree,
And (C)his fragrance like Lebanon.
(D)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.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 14:5 Lit. bud or sprout
  2. Hosea 14:5 Lit. strike
  3. Hosea 14:6 Lit. go
  4. Hosea 14:7 Lit. bud or sprout
  5. Hosea 14:7 Lit. remembrance

16 (A)His roots are dried out below,
And his branch withers above.

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