Hosea 14:6
I will be as dew to Israel: he shall bloom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
In Context
5I will restore their dwellings, I will love them truly: for he has turned away my wrath from him.
Cross References
Genesis 27:27And he drew nigh and kissed him, and smelled the smell of his garments, and blessed him, and said, 1 Behold, the smell of my son 1 Is as the smell of an abundant field, which the Lord has blessed. 1
Psalms 80:9Hear, my people, and I will speak to thee, O Israel; 1 And I will testify to thee: if thou wilt hearken to me; 1
Song of Solomon 4:11Thy lips drop honeycomb, my spouse: 1 Honey and milk are under thy tongue; 1 And the smell of thy garments is as the smell of Lebanon. 1
Isaiah 35:2And the desert places of Jordan shall blossom and rejoice; the glory of Lebanon has been given to it, and the honor of Carmel; and my people shall see the glory of the Lord, and the majesty of God.
Jeremiah 11:16The Lord called thy name a fair olive tree, of a goodly shade in appearance, at the noise of its being lopped, fire was kindled against it; great is the affliction coming upon thee: her branches are become good for nothing.
Ezekiel 31:3Behold, the Assyrian was a cypress in Lebanon, and was fair in shoots, and high in stature: his top reached to the midst of the clouds.
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 →