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I will be like the dew to Israel;
    he shall blossom like the lily,
    he shall strike root like the forests of Lebanon.[a]
His shoots shall spread out;
    his beauty shall be like the olive tree,
    and his fragrance like that of Lebanon.
They shall again live beneath my[b] shadow,
    they shall flourish as a garden;[c]
they shall blossom like the vine,
    their fragrance shall be like the wine of Lebanon.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 14:5 Cn: Heb like Lebanon
  2. Hosea 14:7 Heb his
  3. Hosea 14:7 Cn: Heb they shall grow grain

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)
    his young shoots will grow.
His splendor will be like an olive tree,(E)
    his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.(F)
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)

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