World English Bible
Hosea 14:5
“I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, and send down his roots like Lebanon.”
Verse in context — 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.
4
I will heal their waywardness. I will love them freely; for my anger is turned away from him.
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.
About Hosea
God’s steadfast love for His unfaithful people, symbolized through Hosea’s marriage.
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