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Hosea 14:7-9
New International Reader's Version
Hosea 14:7-9
New International Reader's Version
7 Once again my people will live
in the safety of my shade.
They will grow like grain.
They will bloom like vines.
And Israel will be as famous
as wine from Lebanon.
8 Ephraim will have nothing more to do with other gods.
I will answer the prayers of my people.
I will take good care of them.
I will be like a healthy juniper tree to them.
All the fruit they bear will come from me.”
9 If someone is wise, they will realize
that what I’ve said is true.
If they have understanding,
they will know what it means.
The ways of the Lord are right.
People who are right with God live the way he wants them to.
But those who refuse to obey him trip and fall.
Hosea 14:7-9
New International Version
Hosea 14:7-9
New International Version
7 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)
8 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.”
Footnotes
- Hosea 14:8 Or Hebrew; Septuagint What more has Ephraim
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