Hosea 14:6

his saplings will spread out, his beauty will be like that of the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon.

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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 dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily, he will plant his roots like the cedars of Lebanon,

7People will return and dwell in my shade, they will bring life to new grain. They will sprout like the vine, and their renown will be like that of the wine of Lebanon.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:27As he came near and kissed him, he smelled the smell of his garment, and blessed him: See, the smell of my son is as that of fields blessed by the Lord.

Psalms 80:9in the ground you did clear she struck root, and she filled all the land.

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 →

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