Hosea 14:7
His branches shall spread, and he shall be as a fruitful olive, and his smell shall be as the smell of Lebanon.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
6I will be as dew to Israel: he shall bloom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
Cross References
Psalms 85:6Give ear to my prayer, O Lord; 1 And attend to the voice of my supplication. 1
Psalms 138:7Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? 1 And whither shall I flee from thy presence? 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 32:1For, behold, a righteous king shall reign, and princes shall govern with judgment.
Ezekiel 17:23and I will hang it on a lofty mountain of Israel: yea, I will plant it, and it shall put forth shoots, and shall bear fruit, and it shall be a great cedar: and every bird shall rest beneath it, even every fowl shall rest under its shadow: its branches shall be restored.
Hosea 6:2After two days he will heal us: in the third day we shall arise, and live before him, and shall know him:
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 →