Hosea 14:5

I will be like the dew to Israel; 1 he will blossom like the lily 1 and take root like a cedar in Lebanon. 1

Unlocked Literal 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 turning away; 1 I will love them freely, 1 for my anger has turned away from him. 1

6His branches will spread out; 1 his beauty will be like the olive trees, 1 and his fragrance like the cedars in Lebanon. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:2Let my teaching drop down like the rain, 1 let my speech distill like the dew, 1 like the gentle rain on the tender grass, 1 and like the showers on the plants. 1

2 Kings 19:30The remnant of the house of Judah that survives 2 will again take root and bear fruit. 1

Psalms 72:6May he come down like rain on the mown grass, 1 like showers that water the earth. 1

Psalms 92:13They are planted in the house of Yahweh; 1 they flourish in the courts of our God. 1

Song of Solomon 2:1I am a meadow flower of Sharon, 1 a lily of the valleys. The man speaking to the woman 1

Song of Solomon 4:5Your two breasts are like two fawns, 1 twins of a gazelle, 1 grazing among the lilies. 1

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 →

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