Hosea 14:8 — Israel, give up your idols!
I will answer your prayers
and take care of you.
I… — CEV | maBible
Read Hosea 14:8 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Hosea 14.8, Hosea 14v8, Os. 14:8. Israel, give up your idols!
I will answer your prayers
and take care of you.
I am that glorious tree,
the source of your fruit.
Other reference formats: Hosea 14.8, Hosea 14v8, Os. 14:8.
8 Israel, give up your idols!
I will answer your prayers
and take care of you.
I am that glorious tree,
the source of your fruit.
Notes and references
Israel … you: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
I am … fruit: This is the only place in the Old Testament where the Lord is compared to a tree. Hosea reminds the people that it is the Lord who is the source of life, rather than the Canaanite gods and goddesses that are worshiped under trees at the local shrines.