⁵ I will be like the dew to Israel;
    he shall blossom like the lily;
    he shall strike root like the forests of Lebanon.^[a](A)

³ Let us know, let us press on to know the Lord;
    his appearing is as sure as the dawn;
he will come to us like the showers,
    like the spring rains that water the earth.”^(A)

⁴ What shall I do with you, O Ephraim?
    What shall I do with you, O Judah?
Your love is like a morning cloud,
    like the dew that goes away early.^(B)

¹⁹ He declares his word to Jacob,
    his statutes and ordinances to Israel.^(A)
20 He has not dealt thus with any other nation;
    they do not know his ordinances.
Praise the Lord!^(B)

⁶ May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass,
    like showers that water the earth.^(A)

² May my teaching drop like the rain,
    my speech condense like the dew,
like gentle rain on grass,
    like showers on new growth.^(A)