Ephraim [shall say], What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard [him], and observed him: I [am] like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Ephraïm, qu'ai-je à faire encore avec les idoles? Je l'exaucerai, je le regarderai, Je serai pour lui comme un cyprès verdoyant. C'est de moi que tu recevras ton fruit.
KJV
Ephraim [shall say], What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard [him], and observed him: I [am] like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
Hincmar of Reims
Explanation on the Vessel of Solomon
nderstanding grace and free will. As the Lord says through the prophet: "Your fruit is found in me" (Hosea 14:8); meaning, the gift of my grace that precedes allows you to act well, and with your subsequent free will, the fruit is found. Thus, it is shown by the Lord that whateve…
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