14:5 I will be like the dew to Israel;
he will blossom like a lily,
he will send down his roots like a cedar of 1 Lebanon.
14:6 His young shoots will grow;
his splendor will be like an olive tree,
his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.
14:7 People will reside again 2 in his shade;
they will plant and harvest grain in abundance. 3
They will blossom like a vine,
and his fame will be like the wine from Lebanon.
14:8 O Ephraim, I do not want to have anything to do 4 with idols anymore!
I will answer him and care for him.
I am like 5 a luxuriant cypress tree; 6
your fruitfulness comes from me! 7
14:9 Who is wise?
Let him discern 8 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.