Hosea 14:5

Hosea 14:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
• 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;
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will be like the dew to Israel; he shall blossom like the lily; he shall take root like the trees of Lebanon;
• 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.

Context of Hosea 14:5

3Assyria shall not save us, We will not ride on horses, Nor will we say anymore to the work of our hands, ‘You are our gods.’ For in You the fatherless finds mercy.” 4“I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely, For My anger has turned away from him. I will be like the dew to Israel; He shall grow like the lily, And lengthen his roots like Lebanon. 6His branches shall spread; His beauty shall be like an olive tree, And his fragrance like Lebanon. 7Those who dwell under his shadow shall return; They shall be revived like grain, And grow like a vine. Their scent shall be like the wine of Lebanon.

Hosea 14:5 word by word

אֶהְיֶ֤ה כַטַּל֙ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יִפְרַ֖ח כַּשּֽׁוֹשַׁנָּ֑ה וְיַ֥ךְ שָׁרָשָׁ֖יו כַּלְּבָנֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I will be as the dewטַלţal · dewH2919
• unto Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• he shall growפָּרַחpârach · to sproutH6524
• as the lilyשׁוּשַׁןshûshan shôshân shôshân shôshannâh · lilyH7799
• and cast forthנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• his rootsשֹׁ֫רֶשׁsheresh · rootH8328
• as Lebanonלְבָנוֹןlebânôn · LebanonH3844

Cross-references for Hosea 14:5

• Deuteronomy 32:2Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As raindrops on the tender herb, And as showers on the grass.
• 2 Samuel 23:4And he shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises, A morning without clouds, Like the tender grass springing out of the earth, By clear shining after rain.’
• Job 29:19My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lies all night on my branch.
• Psalms 72:6He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing, Like showers that water the earth.
• Proverbs 19:12The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.
• Isaiah 18:4For so the Lord said to me, “I will take My rest, And I will look from My dwelling place Like clear heat in sunshine, Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”
• Isaiah 26:19Your dead shall live; Together with my dead body they shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust; For your dew is like the dew of herbs, And the earth shall cast out the dead.
• Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, And floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, And My blessing on your offspring;
• Micah 5:7Then the remnant of Jacob Shall be in the midst of many peoples, Like dew from the Lord, Like showers on the grass, That tarry for no man Nor wait for the sons of men.
• Matthew 6:28“So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;
• Luke 12:27Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
• 2 Kings 19:30And the remnant who have escaped of the house of Judah Shall again take root downward, And bear fruit upward.
• Psalms 72:16There will be an abundance of grain in the earth, On the top of the mountains; Its fruit shall wave like Lebanon; And those of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
• Isaiah 27:6Those who come He shall cause to take root in Jacob; Israel shall blossom and bud, And fill the face of the world with fruit.
• Isaiah 35:2It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice, Even with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, The excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, The excellency of our God.
• Ezekiel 17:22Thus says the Lord God: “I will take also one of the highest branches of the high cedar and set it out. I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and will plant it on a high and prominent mountain.

Commentaries on Hosea 14:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5I will be as the dew unto Israel - On these metaphors I gladly avail myself of the elegant and just observations of Bp. Lowth. "These verses ( Hosea 14:5-7;) contain gracious promises of God's favor and blessings upon Israel's conversion. In the fifth verse, it is described by that refreshment which copious dews give to the grass in summer. If we consider the nature of the climate, and the necessity of dews in so hot a country, not only to refresh, but…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5I will be as the dew unto Israel - Before, He had said, “his spring shall become dry and his fountain shall be dried up” Hosea 13:15. Now again He enlarges the blessing; their supply shall be unfailing, for it shall be from God; yea, God Himself shall be that blessing; “I will be the dew; descending on the mown grass” Psalm 72:6, to quicken and refresh it; descending, Himself, into the dried and parched and sere hearts of men, as He saith, “We will come…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-8Verses 4-8 Israel seeks God's face, and they shall not seek it in vain. His anger is turned from them. Whom God loves, he loves freely; not because they deserve it, but of his own good pleasure. God will be to them all they need. The graces of the Spirit are the hidden manna, hidden in the dew; the grace thus freely bestowed on them shall not be in vain. They shall grow upward, and be more flourishing; shall grow as the lily. The lily, when come to its…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5like the dew: In Israel's semi-desert climate, dew provided essential moisture for life (Genesis 27:28; Deuteronomy 33:28). take root: When Israel remained faithful to their covenant with the Lord, they became solid and stable like the majestic cedars in Lebanon (Psalm 92:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. as the dew--which falls copiously in the East, taking the place of the more frequent rains in other regions. God will not be "as the early dew that goeth away," but constant (Ho 6:3, 4; Job 29:19; Pr 19:12). the lily--No plant is more productive than the lily, one root often producing fifty bulbs [Pliny, Natural History, 21.5]. The common lily is white, consisting of six leaves opening like bells. The royal lily grows to the height of three or four…Read the comment

Topics related to Hosea 14:5

• Blessing
• Dew
• God Continued...
• Lebanon
• Righteous
• Symbols and Similitudes

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Hosea 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings