New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 14:5-8

5I will be like thedewכַטַּל֙kha.TalH2919to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;He will blossomיִפְרַ֖חyif.RachH6524like thelilyכַּשּֽׁוֹשַׁנָּ֑הka.sho.sha.NahH7799, And he willtakeוְיַ֥ךְve.YakhH5221rootשָׁרָשָׁ֖יוsha.ra.ShavH8328like the cedars ofLebanonכַּלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ka.le.va.NonH3844.

6His shootsיֹֽנְקוֹתָ֔יוyo.ne.ko.TavH3127willsproutיֵֽלְכוּ֙ye.le.KhuH1980, And hisbeautyהוֹד֑וֹho.DoH1935will be like theoliveכַזַּ֖יִתkha.Za.yitH2132treeH2132And his fragranceוְרֵ֥יחַֽve.Rei.achH7381like the cedars ofLebanonH3844.

7Those wholiveיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427in his shadowבְצִלּ֔וֹve.tzi.LoH6738Willagainיָשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ya.Shu.vuH7725raiseיְחַיּ֥וּye.chai.YuH2421grainדָגָ֖ןda.GanH1715,And they will blossomוְיִפְרְח֣וּve.yif.re.ChuH6524like the vineכַגָּ֑פֶןkha.Ga.fenH1612.His renownזִכְר֖וֹzikh.RoH2143will belike the wineכְּיֵ֥יןke.YeinH3196of LebanonH3844.

8O Ephraimאֶפְרַ֕יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,whatמַה־mah-H4100moreע֖וֹדodH5750have I to do withidolsלָֽעֲצַבִּ֑יםla.'a.tza.BimH6091?It is I who answerעָנִ֣יתִי'a.Ni.tiH6030and lookוַאֲשׁוּרֶ֗נּוּva.'a.shu.Re.nuH7789after you.I am like a luxuriantרַֽעֲנָ֔ןra.'a.NanH7488cypressכִּבְר֣וֹשׁkiv.Ro.oshH1265; FromMe comesנִמְצָֽא׃nim.Tza'H4672your fruitפֶּרְיְךָ֥per.ye.KhaH6529.

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