Hosea 14:5
I will be as dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, he will plant his roots like the cedars of Lebanon,
Open English Bible (US)
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 apostasy, I will love them freely, now that my anger is turned away from them,
Cross References
Psalms 72:6May he be like the rain on the meadow, like showers that water the earth.
Psalms 92:13In the house of the Lord are they planted, in the courts of our God they will sprout.
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 →