Hosea 14:4-9 - A Promise Of Restoration

⁴ I will heal their apostasy;
I will freely love them,
for My anger will have turned from him.
⁵ I will be like the dew to Israel;
he will blossom like the lily
and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
⁶ His new branches will spread,
and his splendor will be like the olive tree,
his fragrance, like the forest of Lebanon.
⁷ The people will return and live beneath his shade.
They will grow grain
and blossom like the vine.
His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.

⁸ Ephraim, why should I have anything more
to do with idols?
It is I who answer and watch over him.
I am like a flourishing pine tree;
your fruit comes from Me.

⁹ Let whoever is wise understand these things,
and whoever is insightful recognize them.
For the ways of the Lord are right,
and the righteous walk in them,
but the rebellious stumble in them.