Hosea 14:4-9

4 “I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them.
5 I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily. Like a cedar of Lebanon he will send down his roots;
6 his young shoots will grow. His splendor will be like an olive tree, his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.
7 People will dwell again in his shade; they will flourish like the grain, they will blossom like the vine— Israel’s fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.
8 Ephraim, what more have I[a] to do with idols? I will answer him and care for him. I am like a flourishing juniper; your fruitfulness comes from me.”
9 Who is wise? Let them realize these things. Who is discerning? Let them understand. The ways of the LORD are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.

Cross References 20

  • 1. S Isaiah 30:26; S Hosea 6:1
  • 2. S Jeremiah 2:19
  • 3. S Isaiah 55:1; Jeremiah 31:20; Zephaniah 3:17
  • 4. S Job 13:16
  • 5. S Genesis 27:28; S Isaiah 18:4
  • 6. S Song of Songs 2:1
  • 7. Isaiah 35:2
  • 8. Job 29:19
  • 9. Psalms 52:8; S Jeremiah 11:16
  • 10. S Psalms 92:12; S Song of Songs 4:11
  • 11. Psalms 91:1-4
  • 12. S Genesis 40:10
  • 13. S Hosea 2:22
  • 14. S Ezekiel 17:23
  • 15. S ver 3
  • 16. S Isaiah 37:24
  • 17. S Psalms 107:43
  • 18. S Proverbs 10:29; S Isaiah 1:28; Daniel 12:10
  • 19. Psalms 111:7-8; Zephaniah 3:5; Acts 13:10
  • 20. Isaiah 26:7

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or Hebrew; Septuagint "What more has Ephraim"
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