The Lord Promises New Life for Israel (HOS 14:4-8)

[14:4] The Lord says, “I will bring my people back to me. I will love them with all my heart; no longer am I angry with them.

[14:5] I will be to the people of Israel like rain in a dry land. They will blossom like flowers; they will be firmly rooted like the trees of Lebanon.

[14:6] They will be alive with new growth, and beautiful like olive trees. They will be fragrant like the cedars of Lebanon.

[14:7] Once again they will live under my protection. They will grow crops of grain and be fruitful like a vineyard. They will be as famous as the wine of Lebanon.

[14:8] The people of Israel will have nothing more to do with idols; I will answer their prayers and take care of them. Like an evergreen tree I will shelter them; I am the source of all their blessings.”

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