“His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.”
The description of Israel's shoots spreading and beauty being like the olive tree and fragrance like Lebanon indicates that Israel will possess both functional productivity (the olive tree yields oil and fruit) and aesthetic beauty and fragrance. The comparison to Lebanon suggests both permanence and excellence. This verse describes restoration as producing both practical blessing and spiritual beauty.
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