“I will heal
Their disloyalty.
I will love them
Freely.
My anger
Has turned
From them.
I will be
Like the dew
To Israel.
He shall blossom
Like the lily.
He shall strike root
Like the forests of Lebanon.
His shoots
Shall spread out.
His beauty shall be
Like the olive tree.
His fragrance shall be
Like Lebanon.”
Yahweh, via Hosea, said that he was going to heal the disloyalty of Israel. He would love them freely, since his anger had turned from them. He was going to be like the morning dew to Israel. He was going to make them blossom again like the lilies. He was going to have them set down strong roots, like the forests of the Lebanon cedar trees. Their shoots would spread out all over the place. Their beauty would be like that of an olive tree. Their fragrance would be like the Lebanon cedar trees.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 