I will be like the dewto Israel;He will blossomlike the lily,And he will takerootlike [the cedars of] Lebanon.
It will blossomprofuselyAnd rejoicewith rejoicingand shoutof joy.The gloryof Lebanonwill be givento it, The majestyof Carmeland Sharon.They will seethe gloryof the LORD,The majestyof our God.
In the days to comeJacobwill takeroot,Israelwill blossomand sprout,And they will fillthe wholeworldwith fruit.
so that Christmay dwellin your heartsthroughfaith;[and] that you, being rootedand groundedin love,
"And whyare you worriedaboutclothing?Observehowthe liliesof the fieldgrow;they do not toilnordo they spin,
May there be abundanceof grainin the earthon topof the mountains;Its fruitwill wavelike [the cedars of] Lebanon;And may those from the cityflourishlike vegetationof the earth.
My rootis spreadout to the waters,And dewliesall nighton my branch.
"Let my teachingdropas the rain,My speechdistillas the dew,As the dropletson the freshgrassAnd as the showerson the herb.
Then the remnantof JacobWill be amongmanypeoplesLike dewfrom the LORD,Like showerson vegetationWhichdo not waitfor manOr delayfor the sonsof men.
For I will pourout wateron the thirsty[land] And streamson the dryground;I will pourout My Spiriton your offspringAnd My blessingon your descendants;
Your deadwill live;Their corpseswill rise.You who liein the dust,awakeand shoutfor joy,For your dew[is as] the dewof the dawn,And the earthwill givebirthto the departedspirits.
For thusthe LORDhas toldme, "I will lookfrom My dwellingplacequietlyLike dazzlingheatin the sunshine,Like a cloudof dewin the heatof harvest."
May he comedownlike rainupon the mowngrass, Like showersthat waterthe earth.
The survivingremnantof the houseof Judahwill againtake rootdownwardand bearfruitupward.
Is as the lightof the morning[when] the sunrises,A morningwithoutclouds,[When] the tendergrass[springs] out of the earth,Throughsunshineafterrain.'
"Considerthe lilies,howthey grow:they neithertoilnorspin;but I tellyou, not evenSolomonin allhis gloryclothedhimself likeoneof these.
"Your twobreastsare like twofawns,Twinsof a gazelleWhich feedamong the lilies.
"My belovedis mine, and I am his; He pastures[his flock] among the lilies.
The king'swrathis like the roaringof a lion,But his favoris like dewon the grass.
You cleared[the ground] beforeit, And it tookdeeprootand filledthe land.
The righteousmanwill flourishlike the palmtree,He will growlike a cedarin Lebanon.
It is like the dewof HermonComingdownupon the mountainsof Zion;For therethe LORDcommandedthe blessing--lifeforever.
"Dripdown,O heavens,from above,And let the cloudspourdownrighteousness;Let the earthopenup and salvationbearfruit,And righteousnessspringup with it. I, the LORD,have createdit.
Plantedin the houseof the LORD,They will flourishin the courtsof our God.
Then you will sayon that day,"I will givethanksto You, O LORD;For although You were angrywith me, Your angeris turnedaway,And You comfortme.
"I have seenhis ways,but I will healhim; I will leadhim and restorecomfortto him and to his mourners,
Creatingthe praiseof the lips.Peace,peaceto him who is farand to him who is near,"Saysthe LORD,"and I will healhim."
"Return,O faithlesssons,I will healyour faithlessness.""Behold,we cometo You; For You are the LORDour God.
"I will rejoiceoverthem to dothem goodand will faithfullyplantthem in thislandwith allMy heartand with allMy soul.
"So let us know,let us presson to knowthe LORD.His goingforthis as certainas the dawn;And He will cometo us like the rain,Like the springrainwateringthe earth."
Whois a GodlikeYou, who pardonsiniquityAnd passesoverthe rebelliousactof the remnantof His possession?He does not retainHis angerforever,BecauseHe delightsin unchanginglove.
