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I will be like the dew to Israel;
    Israel[a] will blossom like a lily,
        growing roots like the cedars of[b] Lebanon.
Israel’s[c] branches will spread out,
    and its beauty will be like an olive tree,
        with its scent like that of Lebanon.
Those who live under its protection[d] will surely return.
    Their grain will flourish;
they will blossom like a vine,
    and Israel’s[e] scent will be like wine from Lebanon.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 14:5 Lit. he
  2. Hosea 14:5 The Heb. lacks the cedars of
  3. Hosea 14:6 Lit. His
  4. Hosea 14:7 Lit. shadow
  5. Hosea 14:7 Lit. His