Passage
His shoots shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
Hosea 14:6 (DBY)
Nearby Context
Hosea 14:4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; for mine anger is turned away from him.
Hosea 14:5 I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
Hosea 14:6 His shoots shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
Hosea 14:7 They shall return and sit under his shadow; they shall revive [as] corn, and blossom as the vine: the renown thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
Hosea 14:8 Ephraim [shall say], What have I to do any more with idols? (I answer [him], and I will observe him.) I am like a green fir-tree. From me is thy fruit found.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "shoots", "shall", "spread", "beauty", "olive-tree", "smell", and "lebanon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shoots" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 5's "I will be as the dew unto..." into verse 7's "They shall return and sit under his...", so "shoots" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In Hosea context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shoots" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.