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They will be like spreading branches,
    like the beautiful olive trees
    and 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,
    and they will be as famous as the wine of Lebanon.
Israel, have nothing to do with idols.
    I, the Lord, am the one who answers your prayers and watches over you.
I am like a green pine tree;
    your blessings come from me.”

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    his young shoots will grow.
His splendor will be like an olive tree,(A)
    his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.(B)
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)
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.”

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 14:8 Or Hebrew; Septuagint What more has Ephraim