Rashi, on Hos 14:9

“Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I will hear him, and I will make him flourish like a green fir tree: from me is thy fruit found.”

“Ephraim will say, “What more do I need to follow the images?” And they will turn away from idolatry. I will answer him I will answer him from his trouble. and I will look upon him I will look upon his affliction. I am like a leafy cypress tree I will bend down for him to hold his hand on Me as the leafy cypress which is bent down to the ground, which a man holds by its branches; i.e., I will be accessible to him. from Me your fruit is found Am I not He? For all your good emanates from Me.”

Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.