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    His new plant shoots will spread out;
his splendor will be like the olive tree,
    and his scent like the trees of Lebanon.
They will again dwell[a] in my[b] shadow;
    they will grow grain
and they will blossom like the plant vine;
    his fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.
O Ephraim, what have I to do[c] with idols?
    I myself have answered and looked after you.[d]
I am like a luxuriant cypress;
    your fruit[e] comes from me.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 14:7 Literally “They shall return, they shall dwell”
  2. Hosea 14:7 Hebrew “his”
  3. Hosea 14:8 Literally “what for me”
  4. Hosea 14:8 Hebrew “him”
  5. Hosea 14:8 Or “your faithfulness”