Hosea 14:4-9

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I will ^(A)heal their apostasy,
I will ^(B)love them freely,
For My anger has ^(C)turned away from them.

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I will be like the ^(D)dew to Israel;
He will blossom like the ^(E)lily,
And he will ^(a)take root like the cedars of ^(F)Lebanon.

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His shoots will ^(b)sprout,
And his ^(c)beauty will be like the ^(G)olive tree
And his fragrance like the cedars of ^(H)Lebanon.

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Those who ^(I)live in his shadow
Will ^(d)again raise ^(J)grain,
And they will blossom like the vine.
His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.

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O Ephraim, what more have I to do with ^(K)idols?
It is I who answer and look after ^(e)you.
I am like a luxuriant ^(L)cypress;
From ^(M)Me comes your fruit.

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^(N)Whoever is wise, let him understand these things;
Whoever is discerning, let him know them.
For the ^(O)ways of the Lord are right,
And the ^(P)righteous will walk in them,
But ^(Q)transgressors will stumble in them.

Footnotes:

a. Hosea 14:5: ['Lit ', strike his roots]

b. Hosea 14:6: ['Lit ', go]

c. Hosea 14:6: ['Or ', splendor]

d. Hosea 14:7: ['Or ', return, they will raise grain]

e. Hosea 14:8: ['Lit ', him]

Cross references:

A. Hosea 14:4: Isaiah 57:18; Hosea 6:1

B. Hosea 14:4: Zephaniah 3:17

C. Hosea 14:4: Isaiah 12:1

D. Hosea 14:5: Proverbs 19:12; Isaiah 26:19

E. Hosea 14:5: Song of Solomon 2:1; Matthew 6:28

F. Hosea 14:5: Isaiah 35:2

G. Hosea 14:6: Jeremiah 11:16

H. Hosea 14:6: Song of Solomon 4:11

I. Hosea 14:7: Ezekiel 17:23

J. Hosea 14:7: Hosea 2:21; Hosea 2:22

K. Hosea 14:8: Job 34:32; Hosea 14:3

L. Hosea 14:8: Isaiah 41:19

M. Hosea 14:8: Ezekiel 17:23

N. Hosea 14:9: Psalm 107:43; Jeremiah 9:12

O. Hosea 14:9: Psalm 111:7; Psalm 111:8; Proverbs 10:29; Zephaniah 3:5

P. Hosea 14:9: Isaiah 26:7

Q. Hosea 14:9: Isaiah 1:28