Hosea 14:4–8

[4] I will heal their apostasy;

I will love them freely,

for my anger has turned from them.

[5] I will be like the dew to Israel;

he shall blossom like the lily;

he shall take root like the trees of Lebanon;

[6] his shoots shall spread out;

his beauty shall be like the olive,

and his fragrance like Lebanon.

[7] They shall return and dwell beneath my shadow;

they shall flourish like the grain;

they shall blossom like the vine;

their fame shall be like the wine of Lebanon.

[8] O Ephraim, what have I to do with idols?

It is I who answer and look after you.

I am like an evergreen cypress;

from me comes your fruit.