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
Common English Bible
Divine promise of healing
4 I will heal their faithlessness;
I will love them freely,
for my anger has turned from them.
5 I will be like the dew to Israel;
he will blossom like the lily;
he will cast out his roots like the forests of Lebanon.[a]
6 His branches will spread out;
his beauty will be like the olive tree,
and his fragrance like that of Lebanon.
7 They will again live beneath my shadow,
they will flourish like a garden;
they will blossom like the vine,
their fragrance will be like the wine of Lebanon.
8 Ephraim, what do idols have to do with me?
It is I who answer and look after you.
I am like a green cypress tree;
your fruit comes from me.
Footnotes
- Hosea 14:5 Or like Lebanon
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