Hosea 14:7-9

New Catholic Bible

⁷They will put out fresh shoots;
    their splendor shall be like that of the olive tree
    and their fragrance like the Lebanon cedar.
⁸They shall again dwell in my shade
    and once again flourish like grain.
They shall blossom like the vine,
    and their fame will be like that of the wine of Lebanon.
⁹What further dealings does Ephraim have with idols?
    I hear you and look out for your welfare.
I am like an evergreen cypress;
    your prosperity derives from me.

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Hosea 14:7-9

New International Version

⁷People 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)
⁸Ephraim, 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.”

⁹Who 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

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

Hosea 14:7-9

King James Version

⁷They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.

⁸Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.

⁹Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

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