Hosea 14:6
His sprouts shall spread forth, And his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, And his fragrance as Lebanon.
Noyes Bible
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 be as the dew to Israel; He shall blossom as the lily, And strike his roots like Lebanon.
Cross References
Psalms 80:9Thou didst prepare a place for it; It spread its roots, and filled the land.
Song of Solomon 4:11Thy lips, O my spouse! drop the honeycomb; Honey and milk are under thy tongue, And the fragrance of thy garments is as the fragrance of Lebanon.
Isaiah 35:2It shall blossom abundantly, and exult with joy and singing; The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it; The beauty of Carmel and Sharon; They shall behold the glory of Jehovah, The majesty of our God;
Jeremiah 11:16Jehovah hath called thee an olive-tree, Green, fair, and of goodly fruit; With the noise of a great crackling doth he kindle a fire upon it, And the branches of it shall be broken.
Ezekiel 31:3Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar upon Lebanon, with fair branches; An overshadowing thicket, high of stature; And his top was among thick boughs.
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 →