NET Bible
"I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily, he will send down his roots like a cedar of Lebanon."
— Hosea 14:5, NET Bible
“I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.”
“I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom 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 send down his roots like Lebanon.”
“I will heal their breaches, I will love them freely: for my wrath is turned away from them.”
“I will be as the dew to Israel; he will put out flowers like a lily, and send out his roots like Lebanon.”
“I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.”
Return to the LORD and repent! Say to him:“Completely forgive our iniquity; accept our penitential prayer, that we may offer the praise of our lips as sacrificial bulls.
Assyria cannot save us; we will not ride warhorses. We will never again say,‘Our gods’ to what our own hands have made. For only you will show compassion to Orphan Israel!”
Divine Promise to Relent from Judgment and to Restore Blessings“I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger will turn away from them.
I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily, he will send down his roots like a cedar of Lebanon.
His young shoots will grow; his splendor will be like an olive tree, his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.
People will reside again in his shade; they will plant and harvest grain in abundance. They will blossom like a vine, and his fame will be like the wine from Lebanon.
O Ephraim, I do not want to have anything to do with idols anymore! I will answer him and care for him. I am like a luxuriant cypress tree; your fruitfulness comes from me!