Study Desk

"I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them.

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;

his young shoots will grow. His splendor will be like an olive tree, his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.

Men will dwell again in his shade. He will flourish like the grain. He will blossom like a vine, and his fame will be like the wine from Lebanon.

O Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? I will answer him and care for him. I am like a green pine tree; your fruitfulness comes from me."