Verse Comparison: Hosea 14:5
American Standard Version
I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
Amplified® Bible
I will be like the dew {and} the night mist to Israel; he shall grow {and} blossom like the lily and cast forth his roots like [the sturdy evergreens of] Lebanon.
Contemporary English Version
I will be like the dew-- then you will blossom like lilies and have roots like a tree.
Darby English Version
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
Good News Bible
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.
King James Version
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
New American Standard Bible
I will be like the dew to Israel; He will blossom like the lily, And he will take root like {the cedars of} Lebanon.
New International Version
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;
New King James Version
I will be like the dew to Israel;
He shall grow like the lily,
And lengthen his roots like Lebanon.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
I will resemble the dew to Israel; He will blossom like the lily, And he will take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
Revised Standard Version
I will be as the dew to Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, he shall strike root as the poplar;
Young's Literal Translation
I am as dew to Israel, he flourisheth as a lily, And he striketh forth his roots as Lebanon.
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