Hosea 14:4-9

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⁴“I will heal^(A) their waywardness^(B)
    and love them freely,^(C)
    for my anger has turned away^(D) from them.
⁵I will be like the dew^(E) to Israel;
    he will blossom like a lily.^(F)
Like a cedar of Lebanon^(G)
    he will send down his roots;^(H)
⁶    his young shoots will grow.
His splendor will be like an olive tree,^(I)
    his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.^(J)
⁷People will dwell again in his shade;^(K)
    they will flourish like the grain,
they will blossom^(L) like the vine—
    Israel’s fame will be like the wine^(M) of Lebanon.^(N)
⁸Ephraim, what more have I^[a] to do with idols?^(O)
    I will answer him and care for him.
I am like a flourishing juniper;^(P)
    your fruitfulness comes from me.”

⁹Who is wise?^(Q) Let them realize these things.
    Who is discerning? Let them understand.^(R)
The ways of the Lord are right;^(S)
    the righteous walk^(T) in them,
    but the rebellious stumble in them.

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Footnotes

Hosea 14:8 Or Hebrew; Septuagint What more has Ephraim

Luke 9:28-36

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The Transfiguration^(A)

²⁸About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James^(B) with him and went up onto a mountain to pray.^(C) ²⁹As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. ³⁰Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. ³¹They spoke about his departure,^[a]^(D) which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem. ³²Peter and his companions were very sleepy,^(E) but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. ³³As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, “Master,^(F) it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)

³⁴While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and covered them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. ³⁵A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen;^(G) listen to him.”^(H) ³⁶When the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept this to themselves and did not tell anyone at that time what they had seen.^(I)