Key Verse Spotlight
Hosea 14:6 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. {spread: Heb. go}”
Hosea 14:6
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. {grow: or, blossom} {cast...: Heb. strike}
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. {spread: Heb. go}
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. {grow: or, blossom} {scent: or, memorial}
Ephraim {shall say}, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard {him}, and observed him: I {am} like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
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