So Jacob went to his father and kissed him. Isaac smelled Esau’s clothes and blessed him. Isaac said,
Hosea 14:6 - Easy To Read Version His branches will grow,\par and he will be like a beautiful olive tree.\par He will be like the sweet smell\par from the cedar trees of Lebanon.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition His suckers and shoots shall spread, and his beauty shall be like the olive tree and his fragrance like [the cedars and aromatic shrubs of] Lebanon. American Standard Version (1901) His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon. Common English Bible His branches will spread out; his beauty will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like that of Lebanon. Catholic Public Domain Version I will be like the dew; Israel will spring forth like the lily, and his root will spread out like that of the cedars of Lebanon. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I will be as the dew, Israel shall spring as the lily, and his root shall shoot forth as that of Libanus. |
So Jacob went to his father and kissed him. Isaac smelled Esau’s clothes and blessed him. Isaac said,
At home, your wife will be\par like a fruitful grape vine.\par Around the table, your children will be\par like olive trees you planted.\par
But I am like a green olive tree\par growing in God’s temple.\par I will trust God’s true love\par forever and ever.\par
People will come \{to me\}.\par Those people will help Jacob \{to be strong\}\par like a plant with good roots.\par Those people will cause Israel to grow\par like a plant beginning to bloom.\par Then the land will be filled\par with \{the children of Israel\}\par like fruit from plants.”\par
The desert will be full of growing flowers and will begin to show its happiness. It will seem like the desert is dancing with joy. The desert will be beautiful like the forest of Lebanon, {\cf2\super [327]} the hill of Carmel, {\cf2\super [328]} and Sharon Valley. {\cf2\super [329]} This will happen because all people will see the Glory of the Lord. {\cf2\super [330]} People will see the beauty of our God.
You will see the things that you truly enjoy.\par You will be free and grow like grass.\par The Lord’s servants will see his power,\par but the Lord’s enemies will see his anger.\par
The Lord gave you a name.\par He called you,\par ‘A green olive tree,\par beautiful to look at.’\par But with a strong storm,\par the Lord will set that tree on fire,\par and its branches will be burned up.\par
Let’s learn about the Lord.\par Let’s try very hard to know the Lord.\par We know he is coming,\par like we know the dawn is coming.\par The Lord will come to us like the rain,\par like the spring rain that waters the ground.”\par
Then Jesus told the people another story: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed. A person plants that seed in his field.
I have all the things I need. I have even more than I need. I have all I need because Epaphroditus brought your gift to me. Your gift is like a sweet-smelling sacrifice {\cf2\super [24]} offered to God. God accepts that sacrifice and it pleases him.