So he came closer and kissed him. When he smelled the smell of his clothes, he blessed him and said, “Behold, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that Adonai has blessed.
Hosea 14:6 - Tree of Life Version I will be like dew for Israel. He will blossom like a lily, and thrust out his roots like Lebanon. 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 he came closer and kissed him. When he smelled the smell of his clothes, he blessed him and said, “Behold, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that Adonai has blessed.
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house. Your children will be like olive saplings around your table.
My eye can gaze on those lying in wait for me. My ears hear about evildoers rising up against me.
In days to come Jacob will take root, Israel will blossom and bud and fill the face of the world with fruit.
It will blossom profusely, will rejoice with joy and singing, will be given the glory of Lebanon, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of Adonai, the splendor of our God.
You will see, your heart will rejoice, and your bones will flourish like grass. So the hand of Adonai will be known to His servants, and His indignation to His enemies.
Adonai called your name— a leafy olive tree, beautiful with well-formed fruit. With the noise of a great tumult He has set it on fire, and its branches are broken.
So let us know, let us strive to know Adonai. Like dawn His going forth is certain. He will come to us like the rain, like the latter rain watering the earth.
He presented to them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.
But I have received everything and have more than enough. I am amply supplied, having received from Epaphroditus what you sent—a fragrant aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.