4 I will heal their disloyalty;
I will love them freely,
for my anger has turned from them. (A)
5 I will be like the dew to Israel;
he shall blossom like the lily;
he shall strike root like the forests of Lebanon. [a] (B)
6 His shoots shall spread out;
his beauty shall be like the olive tree
and his fragrance like that of Lebanon. (C)
7 They shall again live beneath my [b] shadow;
they shall flourish as a garden; [c]
they shall blossom like the vine;
their fragrance shall be like the wine of Lebanon. (D)
8 O Ephraim, what have I [d] to do with idols?
It is I who answer and look after you. [e]
I am like an evergreen cypress;
your fruit comes from me. (E)
9 Those who are wise understand these things;
those who are discerning know them.
For the ways of the Lord are right,
and the upright walk in them,
but transgressors stumble in them. (F)