27 And he came near and (A)kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him and said:

“Surely, (B)the smell of my son
Is like the smell of a field
Which the Lord has blessed.

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27 So he went to him and kissed(A) him(B). When Isaac caught the smell of his clothes,(C) he blessed him and said,

“Ah, the smell of my son
    is like the smell of a field
    that the Lord has blessed.(D)

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For the earth which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, (A)receives blessing from God;

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Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God.

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10 You water its ridges abundantly,
You settle its furrows;
You make it soft with showers,
You bless its growth.

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10 You drench its furrows and level its ridges;
    you soften it with showers(A) and bless its crops.

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His branches shall [a]spread;
(A)His beauty shall be like an olive tree,
And (B)his fragrance like Lebanon.
(C)Those who dwell under his shadow shall return;
They shall be revived like grain,
And [b]grow like a vine.
Their [c]scent shall be like the wine of Lebanon.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 14:6 Lit. go
  2. Hosea 14:7 Lit. bud or sprout
  3. Hosea 14:7 Lit. remembrance

    his young shoots will grow.
His splendor will be like an olive tree,(A)
    his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.(B)
People will dwell again in his shade;(C)
    they will flourish like the grain,
they will blossom(D) like the vine—
    Israel’s fame will be like the wine(E) of Lebanon.(F)

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12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year (A)a hundredfold; and the Lord (B)blessed him.

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12 Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold,(A) because the Lord blessed him.(B)

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20 By faith (A)Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

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20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.(A)

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