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·The people of Israel will again live under my protection [or People will again live under Israel’s protection/shade].
    They will ·grow [flourish] like the grain,
they will bloom like a vine,
    and they will be as famous as the wine of Lebanon.
·Israel [L Ephraim; 4:17], have nothing to do with idols.
    I, the Lord, am the one who answers your prayers and ·watches over [cares for] you.
I am like a ·green [flourishing; evergreen] ·pine tree [or juniper; or cypress];
    your ·blessings [L fruit] come from me.”

·A wise person will know these things [L Who is wise? Let him understand these things],
    ·and an understanding person will take them to heart [L Who is discerning? Let him understand them].
The Lord’s ways are right.
    ·Good people [The righteous] ·live by following [L walk in] them,
but ·those who turn against God [the rebellious/transgressors] ·die because of them [L stumble in them].

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People will dwell again in his shade;(A)
    they will flourish like the grain,
they will blossom(B) like the vine—
    Israel’s fame will be like the wine(C) of Lebanon.(D)
Ephraim, what more have I[a] to do with idols?(E)
    I will answer him and care for him.
I am like a flourishing juniper;(F)
    your fruitfulness comes from me.”

Who is wise?(G) Let them realize these things.
    Who is discerning? Let them understand.(H)
The ways of the Lord are right;(I)
    the righteous walk(J) in them,
    but the rebellious stumble in them.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 14:8 Or Hebrew; Septuagint What more has Ephraim