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Hosea 14:8
O Ephraim, what have I to do
from A Promise of God’s Blessing, Hosea 14:4-9
What it says

Ephraim is done with idols because the LORD Himself answers, watches over, and gives the fruit from which life comes.

What it is doing

This verse marks the final break with idolatry by making God alone the source of fruitfulness.

In context

4I will heal their apostasy; 5I will be like the dew to Israel; 6His shoots will sprout, 7They will return and dwell in his shade; 8O Ephraim, what have I to do 9Whoever is wise, let him understand these things;