Hosea 14:7

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“Men will dwell in his shade. They will revive like the grain, and blossom like the vine. Their fragrance will be like the wine of Lebanon.”

— WEB

“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.”

— KJV

“They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive [as] the grain, and blossom as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.”

— ASV

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Psalms 91:1 "He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty."
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Song of Solomon 2:3 "As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit…"
Hosea 6:2 "After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us up, and we will live before him."
Song of Solomon 6:11 "I went down into the nut tree grove, to see the green plants of the valley, to see whether the vine budded, and the pomegranates were in …"
Hosea 2:22 "and the earth will respond to the grain, and the new wine, and the oil; and they will respond to Jezreel."
Isaiah 61:11 "For as the earth produces its bud, and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring up; so the Lord Yahweh will cause ri…"
Isaiah 32:1-2 "Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice."

Commentary

They that used to dwell under Israel's shadow (but who shall have been forced to leave it), shall return, that is, be restored (Eze 35:9). Others take "His shadow" to mean Jehovah's (compare Psa 17:8; Psa 91:1; Isa 4:6), which Hos 14:1-2 ("return unto the Lord," &c.) favor. But the "his" in Hos 14:6 refers to Israel, and therefore must refer to the same here. revive as . . . corn--As the corn long buried in the earth springs up, with an abundant produce, so shall they revive from their calamities, with a great increase of offspring (compare Joh 12:24). scent thereof--that is, Israel's fame. Compare Hos 14:6, "His smell as Lebanon"; Sol 1:3 : "Thy name is as ointment poured forth." The Septuagint favors the Margin, "memorial." as the wine of Lebanon--which was most celebrated for its aroma, flavor, and medicinal restorative properties.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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