Hosea 14:5-8
English Standard Version
5 (A)I will be like the dew to Israel;
(B)he shall blossom like the lily;
he shall take root like the trees (C)of Lebanon;
6 his shoots shall spread out;
his beauty shall be (D)like the olive,
and his fragrance like Lebanon.
7 They shall return and (E)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 (F)Ephraim, what have I to do with idols?
It is I who answer and look after you.[b]
I am like an evergreen cypress;
(G)from me comes your fruit.
Footnotes
- Hosea 14:7 Hebrew his
- Hosea 14:8 Hebrew him
Hosea 14:5-8
New International Version
5 I 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)
6 his young shoots will grow.
His splendor will be like an olive tree,(E)
his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.(F)
7 People will dwell again in his shade;(G)
they will flourish like the grain,
they will blossom(H) like the vine—
Israel’s fame will be like the wine(I) of Lebanon.(J)
8 Ephraim, what more have I[a] to do with idols?(K)
I will answer him and care for him.
I am like a flourishing juniper;(L)
your fruitfulness comes from me.”
Footnotes
- Hosea 14:8 Or Hebrew; Septuagint What more has Ephraim
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