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Hosea 14:8

Ephraim
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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.

O Ephraim, what have I to do anymore with idols? It is I who answer and watch over him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from Me.

9 Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.

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BSB
O Ephraim, what have I to do anymore with idols? It is I who answer and watch over him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from Me.
KJV
Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
WEB
Ephraim, what have I to do any more with idols? I answer, and will take care of him. I am like a green cypress tree; from me your fruit is found.”
ASV
Ephraim [shall say], What have I to do any more with idols? I have answered, and will regard him: I am like a green fir-tree; from me is thy fruit found.
DARBY
Ephraim [shall say], What have I to do any more with idols? (I answer [him], and I will observe him.) I am like a green fir-tree. From me is thy fruit found.
BLB
O Ephraim, what [is] unto me anymore with idols? I have answered and have watched over him. I [am] luxuriant like a cypress; your fruit is found in Me.
ÅB
Efra'im! Hva har jeg mere med avguder å gjøre? Jeg vil bønnhøre ham og se til ham; jeg er som en grønn cypress, det skal vise seg at din frukt kommer fra meg.
OTB
Efraim, hva mer har jeg å gjøre med avguder?
Det er Jeg som har svart og voktet deg.
Jeg er som en frodig einer;
Fra Meg kommer din frukt.
B1930
Efra'im! Hvad har jeg mere med avguder å gjøre? Jeg vil bønnhøre ham og se til ham; jeg er som en grønn cypress, det skal vise sig at din frukt kommer fra mig.

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Cross references

  • Job 34:32

    Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.’

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  • James 1:17

    Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

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  • Isaiah 55:13

    Instead of the thornbush, a cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, a myrtle will spring up; they will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”

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  • Luke 15:20

    So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

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  • 1 Peter 4:3–4

    For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.

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  • Philippians 2:13

    For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.

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  • Isaiah 41:19

    I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together,

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  • John 1:16

    From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.

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