Hosea 14:5

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³ Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”

⁴ I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them.

I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.

⁶ His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon.

⁷ They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
KJV: I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
WEB: I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, and send down his roots like Lebanon.
ASV: I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
DARBY: I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
BLB: I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily, and he will strike forth his roots like Lebanon.

ÅB: Jeg vil være som dugg for Israel; han skal blomstre som en lilje, og han skal slå røtter som skogen på Libanon.
OTB: Jeg vil være som morgendugg for Israel;
Han skal blomstre som liljen,
Sette røtter som Libanons sedrer.
B1930: Jeg vil være som dugg for Israel; han skal blomstre som en lilje, og han skal slå røtter som skogen på Libanon.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 35:2
It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.
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Isaiah 27:6
In the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.
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Ephesians 3:17
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
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Matthew 6:28
And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.
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Job 29:19
My roots will spread out to the waters, and the dew will rest nightly on my branches.
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Isaiah 26:19
Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
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Isaiah 44:3
For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
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Micah 5:7
Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind.
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