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Hosea 14:6

Hosea 14:6
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

His branches shall spread,.... As the well rooted cedars in Lebanon; see Num 24:6. This respects the propagation of the church of God, and the interest of Christ in the world, as in the first times of…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Hosea 14:4-7

We have here an answer of peace to the prayers of returning Israel. They seek God's face, and they shall not seek in vain. God will be sure to meet those in a way of mercy who return to him in a way…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

I will be as the dew Rather, as the night-mist, i.e. the masses of vapour (Hebr. tal) brought by the damp westerly winds of summer (see on Hos 6:4). -In the strict scientific sense of the word, this…