I will be like the dewto Israel;He will blossomlike the lily,And he will takerootlike [the cedars of] Lebanon.
Is as the lightof the morning[when] the sunrises,A morningwithoutclouds,[When] the tendergrass[springs] out of the earth,Throughsunshineafterrain.'
The survivingremnantof the houseof Judahwill againtake rootdownwardand bearfruitupward.
My rootis spreadout to the waters,And dewliesall nighton my branch.
It is like the dewof HermonComingdownupon the mountainsof Zion;For therethe LORDcommandedthe blessing--lifeforever.
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.
May he comedownlike rainupon the mowngrass, Like showersthat waterthe earth.
You cleared[the ground] beforeit, And it tookdeeprootand filledthe land.
The righteousmanwill flourishlike the palmtree,He will growlike a cedarin Lebanon.
Plantedin the houseof the LORD,They will flourishin the courtsof our God.
The king'swrathis like the roaringof a lion,But his favoris like dewon the grass.
"My belovedis mine, and I am his; He pastures[his flock] among the lilies.
"Your twobreastsare like twofawns,Twinsof a gazelleWhich feedamong the lilies.
Then you will sayon that day,"I will givethanksto You, O LORD;For although You were angrywith me, Your angeris turnedaway,And You comfortme.
For thusthe LORDhas toldme, "I will lookfrom My dwellingplacequietlyLike dazzlingheatin the sunshine,Like a cloudof dewin the heatof harvest."
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.
In the days to comeJacobwill takeroot,Israelwill blossomand sprout,And they will fillthe wholeworldwith fruit.
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.
For I will pourout wateron the thirsty[land] And streamson the dryground;I will pourout My Spiriton your offspringAnd My blessingon your descendants;
"Dripdown,O heavens,from above,And let the cloudspourdownrighteousness;Let the earthopenup and salvationbearfruit,And righteousnessspringup with it. I, the LORD,have createdit.
"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."
Then the remnantof JacobWill be amongmanypeoplesLike dewfrom the LORD,Like showerson vegetationWhichdo not waitfor manOr delayfor the sonsof men.
Whois a GodlikeYou, who pardonsiniquityAnd passesoverthe rebelliousactof the remnantof His possession?He does not retainHis angerforever,BecauseHe delightsin unchanginglove.
"And whyare you worriedaboutclothing?Observehowthe liliesof the fieldgrow;they do not toilnordo they spin,
"Considerthe lilies,howthey grow:they neithertoilnorspin;but I tellyou, not evenSolomonin allhis gloryclothedhimself likeoneof these.
so that Christmay dwellin your heartsthroughfaith;[and] that you, being rootedand groundedin love,
"Let my teachingdropas the rain,My speechdistillas the dew,As the dropletson the freshgrassAnd as the showerson the herb.
