Hosea 14:5
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
Context
This verse from Hosea Chapter 14 connects to 10 cross-references. The book concludes with a call to return with words of repentance: 'Take away all iniquity; accept what is good.' God promises to heal their apostasy and love them freely. Israel will blossom like the lily and strike roots like …
Other Translations
I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
I am as dew to Israel, he flourisheth as a lily, And he striketh forth his roots as Lebanon.
I will be as the dew to Israel; he will put out flowers like a lily, and send out his roots like Lebanon.
Cross References
My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the …
And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as …
And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall yet again take root downward, and bear fruit …
My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall …
The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.