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
Hosea 14:4-8
Authorized (King James) Version
4 I will heal their backsliding,
I will love them freely:
for mine anger is turned away from him.
5 I will be as the dew unto Israel:
he shall grow as the lily,
and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
6 His branches shall spread,
and his beauty shall be as the olive tree,
and his smell as Lebanon.
7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return;
they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine:
the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
8 Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols?
I have heard him, and observed him:
I am like a green fir tree.
From me is thy fruit found.
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