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Hosea 14:5
I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, and send down his roots like Lebanon.
Hosea 14:5 · World English Bible
Hosea 14:5 in other translations
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, and send down his roots like Lebanon.
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In context
2 Take words with you, and return to the LORD. Tell him, “Forgive all our sins, and accept that which is good; so we offer bulls as we vowed of our lips.
3 Assyria can’t save us. We won’t ride on horses; neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, ‘Our gods!’ for in you the fatherless finds mercy.”
4 “I will heal their waywardness. I will love them freely; for my anger is turned away from them.
5 I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, and send down his roots like Lebanon.
6 His branches will spread, and his beauty will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.
7 Men will dwell in his shade. They will revive like the grain, and blossom like the vine. Their fragrance will be like the wine of Lebanon.
8 Ephraim, what have I to do any more with idols? I answer, and will take care of him. I am like a green cypress tree; from me your fruit is found.”
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