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I will heal their disloyalty;[a]
    I will love them freely
    because my anger has turned back
        from them.[b]
I will be like the dew to Israel;
    he will blossom like the lily plant,
and he will strike his roots like the trees of Lebanon.
    His new plant shoots will spread out;
his splendor will be like the olive tree,
    and his scent like the trees of Lebanon.
They will again dwell[c] in my[d] shadow;
    they will grow grain
and they will blossom like the plant vine;
    his fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.
O Ephraim, what have I to do[e] with idols?
    I myself have answered and looked after you.[f]
I am like a luxuriant cypress;
    your fruit[g] comes from me.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 14:4 Or “backsliding”
  2. Hosea 14:4 Hebrew “him”
  3. Hosea 14:7 Literally “They shall return, they shall dwell”
  4. Hosea 14:7 Hebrew “his”
  5. Hosea 14:8 Literally “what for me”
  6. Hosea 14:8 Hebrew “him”
  7. Hosea 14:8 Or “your faithfulness”

“I will heal their (A)backsliding,
I will (B)love them freely,
For My anger has turned away from him.
I will be like the (C)dew to Israel;
He shall [a]grow like the lily,
And [b]lengthen his roots like Lebanon.
His branches shall [c]spread;
(D)His beauty shall be like an olive tree,
And (E)his fragrance like Lebanon.
(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.

“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.”

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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