Hos 13:5, 9-10, 14:4-5, 8 | ESV | STEP | It was I who knew you in the wilderness , in the land of drought ;

Hosea 13:5

5 ^aIt was I who knew you in the wilderness,
in the land of drought;

Hosea 13:9-10

9 He destroys ^{▼▼Or I will destroy} you, O Israel,
for you are against me, against ^cyour helper.
10 ^dWhere now is your king, to save you in all your cities?
Where are all your rulers—
those of whom ^eyou said,
“Give me a king and princes”?

Hosea 14:4-5

4 I ^fwill heal their apostasy;
^gI will love them freely,
for my anger has turned from them.
5 ^hI will be like the dew to Israel;
ⁱhe shall blossom like the lily;
he shall take root like the trees ^jof Lebanon;

Hosea 14:8

8 O ^kEphraim, what have I to do with idols?
It is I who answer and look after you. ^{▼▼Hebrew him}
I am like an evergreen cypress;
^mfrom me comes your fruit.