Hosea 14:5

New English Translation

⁵I will be like the dew to Israel;
he will blossom like a lily,
he will send down his roots like a cedar of^[a] Lebanon.

Hosea 14:5 tn Heb “like Lebanon” (so KJV; also in the following verse). The phrase “a cedar of” does not appear in the Hebrew text; it is supplied in translation for clarity (cf. TEV “the trees of Lebanon,” NRSV “the forests of Lebanon”).

Hosea 14:5

New International Version

⁵I will be like the dew^(A) to Israel;
he will blossom like a lily.^(B)
Like a cedar of Lebanon^(C)
he will send down his roots;^(D)

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