Hosea 14:6 (YLT)

Passage

Go on do his sucklings, And his beauty is as an olive, And he hath fragrance as Lebanon.

Nearby Context

Hosea 14:4 I heal their backsliding, I love them freely, For turned back hath Mine anger from him.

Hosea 14:5 I am as dew to Israel, he flourisheth as a lily, And he striketh forth his roots as Lebanon.

Hosea 14:6 Go on do his sucklings, And his beauty is as an olive, And he hath fragrance as Lebanon.

Hosea 14:7 Return do the dwellers under his shadow, They revive <FI>as<Fi> corn, and flourish as a vine, His memorial <FI>is<Fi> as wine of Lebanon.

Hosea 14:8 O Ephraim, what to Me any more with idols? I--I afflicted, and I cause him to sing: `I <FI>am<Fi> as a green fir-tree,' From Me is thy fruit found.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sucklings", "beauty", "olive", "hath", "fragrance", and "lebanon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sucklings" and "beauty", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "I am as dew to Israel he..." into verse 7's "Return do the dwellers under his shadow...", so "sucklings" and "beauty" 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 "sucklings" and "beauty" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.