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Hosea 14:5 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, and send down his roots like Lebanon. "

Hosea 14:5

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3 Assyria can’t save us. We won’t ride on horses; neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, ‘Our gods!’ for in you the fatherless finds mercy.”

4 “I will heal their waywardness. I will love them freely; for my anger is turned away from them.

5 I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, and send down his roots like Lebanon.

6 His branches will spread, and his beauty will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.

7 Men will dwell in his shade. They will revive like the grain, and blossom like the vine. Their fragrance will be like the wine of Lebanon.

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Psalms 92:12

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"The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon."

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Isaiah 35:2

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"It will blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing. Lebanon’s glory will be given to it, the excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the LORD’s glory, the excellence of our God."

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Jeremiah 50:19

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"I will bring Israel again to his pasture, and he will feed on Carmel and Bashan. His soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and in Gilead."

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Isaiah 27:6

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"In days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will blossom and bud. They will fill the surface of the world with fruit."

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Zechariah 8:12

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"“For the seed of peace and the vine will yield its fruit, and the ground will give its increase, and the heavens will give their dew. I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things."

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Psalms 91:1

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"He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty."

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Hosea 14:1

"Israel, return to the LORD your God; for you have fallen because of your sin."

Hosea 14:2

"Take words with you, and return to the LORD. Tell him, “Forgive all our sins, and accept that which is good; so we offer bulls as we vowed of our lips."

Hosea 14:3

"Assyria can’t save us. We won’t ride on horses; neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, ‘Our gods!’ for in you the fatherless finds mercy.”"

Hosea 14:4

"“I will heal their waywardness. I will love them freely; for my anger is turned away from them."

Hosea 14:6

"His branches will spread, and his beauty will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon."

Hosea 14:7

"Men will dwell in his shade. They will revive like the grain, and blossom like the vine. Their fragrance will be like the wine of Lebanon."

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