Hosea 14:5
I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
In Context
4I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:2Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.
2 Kings 19:30And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above.
Psalms 72:6May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
Psalms 92:13Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
Song of Solomon 2:1I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valley.
Song of Solomon 4:5Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.
Matthew Henry on Hosea 14:5-8
Assurance of Mercy; Repentance of Ephraim. ( b. c. 720.) 4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. 5 I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. 6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. 7 They 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. We have here… Read the whole commentary →