Hosea 14:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.”

Hosea 14:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 14:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 14:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, and send down his roots like Lebanon.”

Hosea 14:5 — World English Bible

Hosea 14:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. ”

Hosea 14:5 — American Standard Version

Hosea 14:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I am as dew to Israel, he flourisheth as a lily, And he striketh forth his roots as Lebanon.”

Hosea 14:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 14:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. ”

Hosea 14:5 — Darby Translation

Hosea 14:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I wil heale their rebellion: I wil loue them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.”

Hosea 14:5 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 14:5 in Context — Hosea 14

3 Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.

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.

6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.

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What Does Hosea 14:5 Mean?

Hosea 14:5 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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