Hosea 14:4-7

A Plea to Return to the Lord

⁴ I _v will heal their apostasy;
_w I will love them freely,
for my anger has turned from them.
⁵ _x I will be like the dew to Israel;
_y he shall blossom like the lily;
he shall take root like the trees _z of Lebanon;
⁶ his shoots shall spread out;
his beauty shall be _a like the olive,
and his fragrance like Lebanon.
⁷ They shall return and _b dwell beneath my ₁ shadow;
they shall flourish like the grain;
they shall blossom like the vine;
their fame shall be like the wine of Lebanon.

1. Cross References
   Jeremiah 3:22
   Return, O faithless sons; I will heal your faithlessness." "Behold, we come to you, for you are the Lord our God.
   Hosea 6:1
   Come, let us return to the Lord ; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.
   
2. Cross References
   Hosea 11:1
   When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.
   
3. Cross References
   Hosea 6:3
   Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord ; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth.
   
4. Cross References
   Isaiah 27:6
   In days to come Jacob shall take root, Israel shall blossom and put forth shoots and fill the whole world with fruit.
   
5. Cross References
   Psalms 92:12
   The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
   Isaiah 35:2
   It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, the majesty of our God.
   
6. Cross References
   Psalms 52:8
   But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever.
   
7. Cross References
   Psalms 91:1
   He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.