Hosea 14:6 “His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree,…”

Hosea 14:6

His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

World English Bible

His branches will spread, and his beauty will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.

American Standard Version

His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

Geneva Bible 1599

I will be as the dewe vnto Israel: he shall grow as the lilie and fasten his rootes, as the trees of Lebanon.

Darby Translation

His shoots shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

Young's Literal Translation

Go on do his sucklings, And his beauty is as an olive, And he hath fragrance as Lebanon.

Bible in Basic English

His branches will be stretched out, he will be beautiful as the olive-tree and sweet-smelling as Lebanon.

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Cross references

“branches”

Romans 11:16–24 Psalm 80:9–11 Ezekiel 17:5–8 Ezekiel 31:3–10 Daniel 4:10–15 Matthew 13:31

Romans 11:16–24 · BSB

If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.

Psalm 80:9–11 · BSB

You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land.

Ezekiel 17:5–8 · BSB

He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil; he placed it by abundant waters and set it out like a willow.

Ezekiel 31:3–10 · BSB

Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.

Daniel 4:10–15 · BSB

In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass: There was a tree in the midst of the land, and its height was great.

Matthew 13:31 · BSB

He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.

“and his beauty”

Psalm 52:8 Psalm 128:3

Psalm 52:8 · BSB

But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.

Psalm 128:3 · BSB

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.

“his smell”

Philippians 4:18 Genesis 27:27 Song of Solomon 4:11–15 2 Corinthians 2:14 2 Corinthians 2:15

Philippians 4:18 · BSB

I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.

Genesis 27:27 · BSB

So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.

Song of Solomon 4:11–15 · BSB

Your lips, my bride, drip sweetness like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon.

2 Corinthians 2:14 · BSB

But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.

2 Corinthians 2:15 · BSB

For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

Also

Jeremiah 11:16

Jeremiah 11:16 · BSB

The LORD once called you a flourishing olive tree, beautiful with well-formed fruit. But with a mighty roar He will set it on fire, and its branches will be consumed.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.

7They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.

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