Hosea 14:8
Ephraim, what have I to do any more with idols?I answer, and will take care of him.I am like a green fir tree;from me your fruit is found."
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Job 33:27He sings before men, and says,'I have sinned, and perverted that which was right,and it did not profit me.
Isaiah 41:19I will put cedar, acacia, myrtle, and oil trees in the wilderness.I will set fir trees, pine, and box trees together in the desert;
Isaiah 60:13"The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the fir tree, the pine, and the box tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
Hosea 14:2Take words with you, and return to the Lord.Tell him, "Forgive all our sins,and accept that which is good:so we offer our lips like bulls.
John 1:16For of his fullness we all received, and grace upon grace.
John 15:1"I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer.
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 →