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Israel will blossom like the lily;
it will send roots deep into the soil
like the cedars in Lebanon.
6 Its branches will spread out like
beautiful olive trees,
as fragrant as the cedars of Lebanon.
7 My people will again live under my
shade.
They will flourish like grain and
blossom like grapevines.
They will be as fragrant as the wines
of Lebanon.
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14:6
Ps 52:8
Jer 11:16
14:7
Ps 91:1-4
14:8
Isa 41:19
Hos 14:3
14:9
Ps 107:43
Isa 1:28; 26:7
Jer 9:12
“O Israel,* stay away from idols!
14:8 Hebrew Ephraim, referring to the northern kingdom of Israel.
HOSEA 14:9
I am the one who answers your
prayers and cares for you.
I am like a tree that is always green;
all your fruit comes from me.”
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Let those who are wise understand
these things.
Let those with discernment listen
carefully.
The paths of the Lord are true and right,
and righteous people live by walking
in them.
But in those paths sinners stumble
and fall.