Hosea 14:5
I wil heale their rebellion: I wil loue them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
Geneva Bible 1599
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
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:2My doctrine shall drop as the raine, and my speach shall stil as the dew, as the showre vpon the herbes, and as the great raine vpon the grasse.
2 Kings 19:30And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Iudah, shall againe take roote downewarde, and beare fruite vpwarde.
Psalms 72:6He shall come downe like the rayne vpon the mowen grasse, and as the showres that water the earth.
Psalms 92:13Such as bee planted in the house of the Lord, shall flourish in the courtes of our God.
Song of Solomon 2:1I am the rose of the fielde, and the lilie of the valleys.
Song of Solomon 4:5Thy two breastes are as two young roes that are twinnes, 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 →