...Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. HOSEA xiv. 5 — 7. I will be as the dew unto Israel ; he shall grow as...branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. They that dwell under his shadow shall return : they shall revive...

...will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely : for mine anger is turned away from him. 5 1 will be as the dew unto Israel : he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. 6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olivetree, and his smell as Lebanon. 7...

...will he as the dew to Israel; he shall grow S3 the lily, anil cast forth his roots like Lebanon. Hip branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon."* If we want means to make us fruitful, apply. " The Lord will be as the dew to Israel." Ifthou wouldest...

...Church"). Can. vii. 12, 13. His (Israefs) branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. They that dwell under his shadow shall return : they shall revive at the com, and grow as the vine; the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. Hot. xiv. 6, 7....

...yours. "I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him." "I will be as the dew unto Israel : he shall grow...shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon." The true lover of his country is not the one who is discontented and prone to plotting, and who abuses...

...novel. From "Ephraim is joined to idols" the prophet moves to this: "His branches shall spread. . . . They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they...corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? ... I am like a green...

...mercy. 1 will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as...Lebanon. His branches shall spread, and his beauty shull be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. They that dwell under his shadow shall return;...

...Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. Take with you words, and turn to the Lord. . . . They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they...corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him,...

...the wild, to modern improved varieties with bright red, yellow, and a range of pastel colors. 1R1 S "I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon." Hosea 14:5 Although there has been much discussion and even heated argument about the true identification...

...forth his fruit' (Hos. 10.1); God will 'cast forth his roots as Lebanon. His branches shall spread... they that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and blossom as the vine' (Hos. 14.5-7). The psalmist exploits the traditional image to pathetic effect....