Hos 14:7 | JFB | STEP | 7. They that used to dwell under Israel's shadow (but who shall have been forced to leave it), shall return, that is, be restored ( ). Others take " His shadow" to mean Jehovah's (compare ), which (" return unto the Lord, " &c.) favor. But the "his" in 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 ). scent thereof —that is, Israel's fame. Compare , "His smell as Lebanon"; : "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.

Hosea 14:7

7. 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 Ps 17:8; 91:1; Isa 4:6), which Ho 14:1, 2 ("return unto the Lord," &c.) favor. But the "his" in Ho 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 Ho 14:6, "His smell as Lebanon"; So 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.