4. “I will heal their waywardnessand love them freely,for my anger will turn away from them.
5. I will be like the dew to Israel;he will blossom like a lily,he will send down his roots like a cedar of Lebanon.
6. His young shoots will grow;his splendor will be like an olive tree,his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.
7. People will reside again in his shade;they will plant and harvest grain in abundance.They will blossom like a vine,and his fame will be like the wine from Lebanon.
8. O Ephraim, I do not want to have anything to do with idols anymore!I will answer him and care for him.I am like a luxuriant cypress tree;your fruitfulness comes from me!
9. Who is wise? Let him discern these things!Who is discerning? Let him understand them!For the ways of the Lord are right;the godly walk in them,but in them the rebellious stumble.