Hosea 14:5
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.In other versions
I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
ASV
I will put right their errors; freely will my love be given to them, for my wrath is turned away from him.
BBE
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
DBY
I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, And send down his roots like Lebanon.
WEB
I am as dew to Israel, he flourisheth as a lily, And he striketh forth his roots as Lebanon.
YLT
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
ENG
I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for my anger is turned away from him.
WBT
I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
BSB
In context
3Asshur 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 mercy.
4I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
5I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
6His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
7They 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 Lebanon.
