Hosea 14:4–5
“Then I will heal you of your faithlessness;
my love will know no bounds,
for my anger will be gone forever.
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.
Hosea 14:4–5 — The New International Version (NIV)
4 “I will heal their waywardness
and love them freely,
for my anger has turned away from them.
5 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;
Hosea 14:4–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)
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;
Hosea 14:4–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely:
For mine anger is turned away from him.
5 I will be as the dew unto Israel:
He shall grow as the lily,
And cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
Hosea 14:4–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
4 “I will heal their backsliding,
I will love them freely,
For My anger has turned away from him.
5 I will be like the dew to Israel;
He shall grow like the lily,
And lengthen his roots like Lebanon.
Hosea 14:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)
4 The Lord says,
“I will forgive them for leaving me
and will love them freely,
because I am not angry with them anymore.
5 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.
Hosea 14:4–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)
4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; for mine anger is turned away from him. 5 I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
Hosea 14:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; for mine anger is turned away from him. 5 I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
Hosea 14:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
4 ⸤The Lord says,⸥ “I will cure them of their unfaithfulness.
I will love them freely.
I will no longer be angry with them.
5 I will be like dew to the people of Israel.
They will blossom like flowers.
They will be firmly rooted like cedars from Lebanon.
Hosea 14:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
4 I will heal their apostasy;
I will freely love them,
for My anger will have turned from him.
5 I will be like the dew to Israel;
he will blossom like the lily
and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
Hosea 14:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
4 I will heal their disloyalty;
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 strike root like the forests of Lebanon.
Hosea 14:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
4 I will heal their disloyalty;
I will love them freely
because my anger has turned back
from them.
5 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.
Hosea 14:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
4 Then the Lord will answer,
“My people always wander away from me.
But I will put an end to that.
My anger has turned away from them.
Now I will love them freely.
5 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.
Hosea 14:4–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
4 I will heal their apostasy,
I will love them freely,
For My anger has turned away from them.
5 I will be like the dew to Israel;
He will blossom like the lily,
And he will take root like the cedars of Lebanon.