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Hosea 14:6-8
Contemporary English Version
Hosea 14:6-8
Contemporary English Version
6 Your branches will spread
with the beauty
of an olive tree
and with the aroma
of Lebanon Forest.
7 You will rest in my shade,
and your grain will grow.
You will blossom
like a vineyard
and be famous as the wine
from Lebanon.
8 Israel, give up your idols!
I will answer your prayers
and take care of you.[a]
I am that glorious tree,
the source of your fruit.[b]
Footnotes
- 14.8 Israel … you: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
- 14.8 I am … fruit: This is the only place in the Old Testament where the Lord is compared to a tree. Hosea reminds the people that it is the Lord who is the source of life, rather than the Canaanite gods and goddesses that are worshiped under trees at the local shrines.
Hosea 14:6-8
New International Version
Hosea 14:6-8
New International Version
6 his young shoots will grow.
His splendor will be like an olive tree,(A)
his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.(B)
7 People will dwell again in his shade;(C)
they will flourish like the grain,
they will blossom(D) like the vine—
Israel’s fame will be like the wine(E) of Lebanon.(F)
8 Ephraim, what more have I[a] to do with idols?(G)
I will answer him and care for him.
I am like a flourishing juniper;(H)
your fruitfulness comes from me.”
Footnotes
- Hosea 14:8 Or Hebrew; Septuagint What more has Ephraim
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