Hosea 14:5
“I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.”
Hosea 14:5 — King James Version
Verse 5 of 9 in Hosea chapter 14 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Hosea 14:5 in other translations
- World English Bible
- “I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, and send down his roots like Lebanon.”
- American Standard Version
- “I will be as the dew2919 unto Israel3478; he shall blossom6524 as the lily7799, and cast forth5221 his roots8328 as Lebanon3844.”
Hosea 14 — full chapter (King James Version)
O , return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips. shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth . I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. I will be as the dew unto : he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as . His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as . They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of . 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. Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.