Hosea 14:5
I will be like the dew to Israel, they will blossom like lilies, they will send down roots like the cedars of Lebanon.
Free Bible Version
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 unfaithfulness; I will love them freely, for I'm not angry with them any longer.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:2May my teaching fall gently like the rain; may my words drop lightly like the dew, like soft rain on new grass, like spring showers on growing plants.
2 Kings 19:30The remnant that's left of Judah will revive again, sending roots below and bearing fruit above.
Psalms 72:6May his reign be like rain falling on new grass, like showers that water the earth.
Psalms 92:13They are planted in the house of the Lord; they thrive in the courts of our God.
Song of Solomon 2:1I'm just a flower from the plain of Sharon, a lily found in the valleys.
Song of Solomon 4:5Your breasts are like two fawns, two gazelles feeding 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 →