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I will be like the dew to Israel.
    It will blossom like a lily.
Like the cedar trees in Lebanon,
    its roots will be firm.
The people will be like spreading branches.
    They will be like the beautiful olive trees.
    They will be like the sweet-smelling cedars in Lebanon.
The people of Israel will again live under my protection.
    They will grow like the grain.
They will bloom like a vine.
    They will be as famous as the wine of Lebanon.

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I will be like the dew(A) to Israel;
    he will blossom like a lily.(B)
Like a cedar of Lebanon(C)
    he will send down his roots;(D)
    his young shoots will grow.
His splendor will be like an olive tree,(E)
    his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.(F)
People will dwell again in his shade;(G)
    they will flourish like the grain,
they will blossom(H) like the vine—
    Israel’s fame will be like the wine(I) of Lebanon.(J)

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