Hosea 14:5
I will be as the dew to Israel; He shall blossom as the lily, And strike his roots like Lebanon.
Noyes 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
4“I will heal their rebellion; I will love them freely; For my anger is turned away from them.
Cross References
Psalms 72:6He shall be like rain descending on the mown field,—Like showers which water the earth.
Psalms 92:13Planted in the house of the LORD, They shall flourish in the courts of our God.
Song of Solomon 2:1I am a rose of Sharon, A lily of the valleys.
Song of Solomon 4:5Thy two breasts are like two young twin gazelles, That feed 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 →