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Hosea 14:4–8

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¶ I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
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From verse 4

  1. Isaiah 57:18Rank 1 from verse 4
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    18I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

  2. Jeremiah 3:22Rank 2 from verse 4
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    22Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the Lord our God.

  3. Isaiah 12:1Rank 3 from verse 4
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    1AND in that day thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.

  4. Ephesians 2:4–9Rank 4 from verse 4
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    4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

    5Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

    6And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

    7That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

    8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

    9Not of works, lest any man should boast.

  5. Zephaniah 3:17Rank 5 from verse 4
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    17The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

  6. Hosea 6:1Rank 6 from verse 4
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    1COME, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

  7. 2 Corinthians 5:19–21Rank 7 from verse 4
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    19To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

    20Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.

    21For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

  8. Exodus 15:26Rank 8 from verse 4
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    26And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.

  9. Jeremiah 14:7Rank 9 from verse 4
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    7¶ O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name’s sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.

  10. Jeremiah 17:14Rank 10 from verse 4
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    14Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.

  11. Jeremiah 33:6Rank 11 from verse 4
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    6Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.

  12. Jeremiah 5:6Rank 12 from verse 4
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    6Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.

  13. Jeremiah 8:22Rank 13 from verse 4
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    22Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?

  14. Psalms 78:38Rank 14 from verse 4
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    38But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

  15. Titus 3:4Rank 15 from verse 4
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    4But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

  16. 2 Timothy 1:9Rank 16 from verse 4
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    9Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

  17. Deuteronomy 7:7–8Rank 17 from verse 4
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    7The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:

    8But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

  18. Ephesians 1:6Rank 18 from verse 4
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    6To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

  19. Hosea 11:7Rank 19 from verse 4
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    7And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.

  20. Matthew 9:12–13Rank 20 from verse 4
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    12But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

    13But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

  21. Numbers 25:11Rank 21 from verse 4
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    11Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.

  22. Numbers 25:4Rank 22 from verse 4
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    4And the Lord said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel.

  23. Romans 3:24Rank 23 from verse 4
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    24Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

From verse 5

  1. Isaiah 35:2Rank 1 from verse 5
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    2It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God.

  2. Ephesians 3:17Rank 2 from verse 5
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    17That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

  3. Isaiah 27:6Rank 3 from verse 5
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    6He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.

  4. Matthew 6:28Rank 4 from verse 5
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    28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

  5. Isaiah 26:19Rank 5 from verse 5
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    19Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

  6. Isaiah 44:3Rank 6 from verse 5
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    3For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:

  7. Job 29:19Rank 7 from verse 5
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    19My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

  8. Micah 5:7Rank 8 from verse 5
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    7And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.

  9. 2 Kings 19:30Rank 9 from verse 5
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    30And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall yet again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.

  10. 2 Samuel 23:4Rank 10 from verse 5
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    4And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

  11. Deuteronomy 32:2Rank 11 from verse 5
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    2My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:

  12. Ezekiel 17:22–24Rank 12 from verse 5
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    22¶ Thus saith the Lord God; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent:

    23In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.

    24And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken and have done it.

  13. Psalms 72:6Rank 13 from verse 5
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    6He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

  14. Isaiah 18:4Rank 14 from verse 5
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    4For so the Lord said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

  15. Luke 12:27Rank 15 from verse 5
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    27Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

  16. Proverbs 19:12Rank 16 from verse 5
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    12The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

  17. Psalms 72:16Rank 17 from verse 5
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    16There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

  18. Song of Solomon 2:1–2Rank 18 from verse 5
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    1I AM the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.

    2As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

  19. Song of Solomon 4:5Rank 19 from verse 5
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    5Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.

  20. Song of Solomon 2:16Rank 20 from verse 5
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    16¶ My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.

From verse 6

  1. Psalms 52:8Rank 1 from verse 6
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    8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.

  2. Psalms 128:3Rank 2 from verse 6
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    3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

  3. Philippians 4:18Rank 3 from verse 6
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    18But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.

  4. Romans 11:16–24Rank 4 from verse 6
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    16For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.

    17And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;

    18Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.

    19Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.

    20Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:

    21For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.

    22Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

    23And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.

    24For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?

  5. 2 Corinthians 2:14–15Rank 5 from verse 6
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    14Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.

    15For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:

  6. Daniel 4:10–15Rank 6 from verse 6
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    10Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.

    11The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:

    12The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.

    13I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;

    14He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:

    15Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth:

  7. Ezekiel 17:5–8Rank 7 from verse 6
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    5He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.

    6And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

    7There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.

    8It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.

  8. Ezekiel 31:3–10Rank 8 from verse 6
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    3¶ Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.

    4The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.

    5Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth.

    6All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations.

    7Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.

    8The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.

    9I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.

    10¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;

  9. Genesis 27:27Rank 9 from verse 6
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    27And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed:

  10. Jeremiah 11:16Rank 10 from verse 6
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    16The Lord called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.

  11. John 15:1Rank 11 from verse 6
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    1I AM the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

  12. Matthew 13:31Rank 12 from verse 6
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    31¶ Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

  13. Psalms 80:9–11Rank 13 from verse 6
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    9Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.

    10The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.

    11She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.

  14. Song of Solomon 4:11–15Rank 14 from verse 6
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    11Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

    12A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

    13Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,

    14Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:

    15A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.

From verse 7

  1. Psalms 91:1Rank 1 from verse 7
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    1HE that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

  2. John 11:25Rank 2 from verse 7
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    25Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

  3. 1 Corinthians 15:36–38Rank 3 from verse 7
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    36Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

    37And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:

    38But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.

  4. Ezekiel 17:23Rank 4 from verse 7
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    23In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.

  5. Hosea 14:5Rank 5 from verse 7
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    5I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

  6. Hosea 2:22Rank 6 from verse 7
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    22And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.

  7. Hosea 6:2Rank 7 from verse 7
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    2After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

  8. Isaiah 32:1–2Rank 8 from verse 7
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    1BEHOLD, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.

    2And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

  9. Isaiah 61:11Rank 9 from verse 7
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    11For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

  10. Psalms 138:7Rank 10 from verse 7
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    7Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.

  11. Psalms 85:6Rank 11 from verse 7
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    6Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?

  12. Song of Solomon 2:3Rank 12 from verse 7
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    3As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

  13. Song of Solomon 6:11Rank 13 from verse 7
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    11I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.

  14. Zechariah 8:12Rank 14 from verse 7
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    12For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

  15. John 12:24Rank 15 from verse 7
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    24Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

From verse 8

  1. Job 34:32Rank 1 from verse 8
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    32That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.

  2. James 1:17Rank 2 from verse 8
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    17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

  3. 1 Peter 4:3–4Rank 3 from verse 8
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    3For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

    4Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:

  4. Isaiah 41:19Rank 4 from verse 8
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    19I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:

  5. Isaiah 55:13Rank 5 from verse 8
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    13Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

  6. Luke 15:20Rank 6 from verse 8
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    20And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

  7. Philippians 2:13Rank 7 from verse 8
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    13For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

  8. 1 Peter 1:14–16Rank 8 from verse 8
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    14As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:

    15But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

    16Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

  9. 1 Thessalonians 1:9Rank 9 from verse 8
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    9For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

  10. Acts 19:18–20Rank 10 from verse 8
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    18And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.

    19Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

    20So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.

  11. Ephesians 5:9Rank 11 from verse 8
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    9(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

  12. Galatians 5:22–23Rank 12 from verse 8
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    22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

    23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

  13. Isaiah 60:13Rank 13 from verse 8
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    13The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.

  14. Job 33:27Rank 14 from verse 8
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    27He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;

  15. John 1:16Rank 15 from verse 8
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    16And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.

  16. John 1:47–48Rank 16 from verse 8
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    47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

    48Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.

  17. John 15:1–8Rank 17 from verse 8
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    1I AM the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

    2Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

    3Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

    4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

    5I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

    6If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

    7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

    8Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

  18. Philippians 1:11Rank 18 from verse 8
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    11Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

  19. Hosea 14:2–3Rank 19 from verse 8
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    2Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.

    3Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.

  20. Jeremiah 31:18–20Rank 20 from verse 8
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    18¶ I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God.

    19Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.

    20Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.

  21. Philippians 4:13Rank 21 from verse 8
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    13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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DEFINED WORDS

Hosea 14:4

COMBINED MEANING

heal

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Sense 1: To cure disease or injury and restore to soundness. Sense 2: Figuratively, to restore, forgive, or remedy spiritual or national disorder.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

backsliding

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Turning back from a former course of faithfulness into sin or unfaithfulness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

freely

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Sense 1: Without restraint, hindrance, or reserve; openly. Sense 2: Willingly, voluntarily, liberally, or abundantly. Sense 3: Without payment or purchase; as a gift.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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anger

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Sense 1: Strong displeasure or indignation. Sense 2: As a verb, to provoke to such displeasure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

turned

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of turn, meaning to change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Hosea 14:5

COMBINED MEANING

dew

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Moisture that falls or settles in drops, especially at night.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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cast

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1. To throw, send, put, lay, or direct a person or thing into, upon, around, toward, or away from a place, or into a stated condition. 2. To put away, reject, expel, remove, overthrow, or bring down. 3. To put forth or use a lot for choosing, dividing, or assigning. 4. To form an object by pouring molten material into a mould. 5. To shed, drop, or bring forth young, fruit, leaves, or flowers. 6. To raise, form, or prepare a bank, mount, trench, or way. 7. In "cast ... in his teeth," to reproach or charge something against him. 8. As a noun, the distance something may be thrown.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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roots

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Sense 1: The underground parts by which plants are fixed and nourished. Sense 2: Figuratively, origins, causes, or established bases.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Hosea 14:6

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

beauty

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The quality or appearance of being fair, comely, pleasing, excellent, or glorious.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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smell

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Sense 1: Scent or odor. Sense 2: As a verb, to perceive by the nose or to give off an odor.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Hosea 14:7

COMBINED MEANING

shadow

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1. A darkened shape or shade cast by intercepted light. 2. Shelter or protection. 3. A fleeting trace or likeness. 4. A preliminary outline, type, or representation of a fuller reality.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

return

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Sense 1: To go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again. Sense 2: The act or time of coming back or recurring.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

revive

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Sense 1: To restore to life. Sense 2: To renew strength, activity, courage, work, or flourishing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

corn

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1. Grain or cereal produce, whether growing or gathered, and the plants bearing it. 2. A single grain or seed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

vine

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Sense 1: A climbing or spreading plant, commonly a grapevine. Sense 2: A person or people represented by such a plant.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

scent

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Odor; smell; that substance which issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

wine

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The produce of grapes or other fruit used as a drink.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Hosea 14:8

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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idols

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False objects of worship or devotion; images treated as gods.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

observed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of observe. Sense 1: To watch, notice, behold, or take heed of. Sense 2: To keep, carefully perform, or comply with.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

like

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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

green

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Having the color of living vegetation; fresh, flourishing, or not dried.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fruit

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Sense 1: The produce borne by plants or the land. Sense 2: Offspring or increase. Sense 3: A result, product, consequence, character, or work proceeding from something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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14:4¶ I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.

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14:5I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

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14:6His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

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14:7They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.

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14:8Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.

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14:9Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

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