Passage
I will be as the dew, Israel shall spring as the lily, and his root shall shoot forth as that of Libanus.
Hosea 14:6 (DRB)
Nearby Context
Hosea 14:4 Assyria shall not save us, we will not ride upon horses, neither will we say any more: The works of our hands are our gods: for thou wilt have mercy on the fatherless that is in thee.
Hosea 14:5 I will heal their breaches, I will love them freely: for my wrath is turned away from them.
Hosea 14:6 I will be as the dew, Israel shall spring as the lily, and his root shall shoot forth as that of Libanus.
Hosea 14:7 His branches shall spread, and his glory shall be as the olive tree: and his smell as that of Libanus.
Hosea 14:8 They shall be converted that sit under his shadow: they shall live upon wheat, and they shall blossom as a vine: his memorial shall be as the wine of Libanus.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "israel", "shall", "spring", "lily", "root", "shoot", and "forth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "israel" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 5's "I will heal their breaches I will..." into verse 7's "His branches shall spread and his glory...", so "israel" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In Hosea context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "israel" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.