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Hosea 14:5–6

xI will be like the dew to Israel;

yhe shall blossom like the lily;

he shall take root like the trees zof Lebanon;

his shoots shall spread out;

his beauty shall be alike the olive,

and his fragrance like Lebanon.

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Hosea 14:5–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

I will be like the dew to Israel;

he will blossom like a lily.

Like a cedar of Lebanon

he will send down his roots;

his young shoots will grow.

His splendor will be like an olive tree,

his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.

Hosea 14:5–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

I will be as the dew unto Israel:

He shall grow as the lily,

And cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

His branches shall spread,

And his beauty shall be as the olive tree,

And his smell as Lebanon.

Hosea 14:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

I will be to Israel

like a refreshing dew from heaven.

Israel will blossom like the lily;

it will send roots deep into the soil

like the cedars in Lebanon.

Its branches will spread out like beautiful olive trees,

as fragrant as the cedars of Lebanon.

Hosea 14:5–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

I will be like the dew to Israel;

He shall grow like the lily,

And lengthen his roots like Lebanon.

His branches shall spread;

His beauty shall be like an olive tree,

And his fragrance like Lebanon.

Hosea 14:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

I will be like the dew to Israel,

and they will blossom like a lily.

Like the cedar trees in Lebanon,

their roots will be firm.

They will be like spreading branches,

like the beautiful olive trees

and the sweet-smelling cedars in Lebanon.

Hosea 14:5–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

Hosea 14:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. His shoots shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

Hosea 14:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

I will be like dew to the people of Israel. 

They will blossom like flowers. 

They will be firmly rooted like cedars from Lebanon. 

They will be like growing branches. 

They will be beautiful like olive trees. 

They will be fragrant like cedars from Lebanon. 

Hosea 14:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

I will be like the dew to Israel;

he will blossom like the lily

and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.

His new branches will spread,

and his splendor will be like the olive tree,

his fragrance, like the forest of Lebanon.

Hosea 14:5–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

I will be like the dew to Israel;

he shall blossom like the lily,

he shall strike root like the forests of Lebanon.

His shoots shall spread out;

his beauty shall be like the olive tree,

and his fragrance like that of Lebanon.

Hosea 14:5–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

I will be like the dew to Israel;

he will blossom like the lily plant,

and he will strike his roots like the trees of Lebanon.

His new plant shoots will spread out;

his splendor will be like the olive tree,

and his scent like the trees of Lebanon.

Hosea 14:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

I will be like the dew to Israel.

They will bloom like a lily.

They will send their roots down deep

like a cedar tree in Lebanon.

They will spread out like new branches.

They will be as beautiful as an olive tree.

They will smell as sweet as the cedar trees in Lebanon.

Hosea 14:5–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

I will be like the dew to Israel;

He will blossom like the lily,

And he will take root like the cedars of Lebanon.

His shoots will sprout,

And his beauty will be like the olive tree

And his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon.


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