Hosea 14:7
His branches shall spread, and his glory shall be as the olive tree: and his smell as that of Libanus.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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Psalms 85:6Wilt thou be angry with us for ever: or wilt thou extend thy wrath from generation to generation?
Psalms 138:7Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom, in the day of Jerusalem: Who say: Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
Song of Solomon 4:11Thy lips, my spouse, are as a dropping honeycomb, honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments, as the smell of frankincense.
Isaiah 32:1Behold a king shall reign in justice, and princes shell rule in judgment.
Ezekiel 17:23On the high mountains of Israel will I plant it, and it shall shoot forth into branches, and shall bear fruit, and it shall become a great cedar: and all birds shall dwell under it, and every fowl shall make its nest under the shadow of the branches thereof.
Hosea 6:2For he hath taken us, and he will heal us: he will strike, and he will cure us.
Matthew Henry on Hosea 14:5-8
Assurance of Mercy; Repentance of Ephraim. ( b. c. 720.) 4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. 5 I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. 6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. 7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. We have here… Read the whole commentary →