He shall1 grow like the lily,
And1 lengthen his roots like Lebanon.
aHis beauty shall be like an olive tree,
And bhis fragrance like Lebanon.
They shall be revived like grain,
And1 grow like a vine.
Their1 scent shall be like the wine of Lebanon.
I have heard and observed him.
I am like a green cypress tree;
aYour fruit is found in Me.”
Let him understand these things.
Who is prudent?
Let him know them.
For athe ways of the Lord are right;
The righteous walk in them,
But transgressors stumble in them.
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American Standard Version
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
Amplified® Bible
His suckers {and} shoots shall spread, and his beauty shall be like the olive tree and his fragrance like [the cedars and aromatic shrubs of] Lebanon.
Contemporary English Version
Your branches will spread with the beauty of an olive tree and with the aroma of Lebanon Forest.
Darby English Version
His shoots shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
Good News Bible
They will be alive with new growth, and beautiful like olive trees. They will be fragrant like the cedars of Lebanon.
King James Version
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
New American Standard Bible
His shoots will sprout, And his beauty will be like the olive tree And his fragrance like {the cedars of} Lebanon.
New International Version
his young shoots will grow.
His splendor will be like an olive tree,
his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.
New King James Version
His branches shall spread;
His beauty shall be like an olive tree,
And his fragrance like Lebanon.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
His shoots will sprout, And his beauty will resemble the olive tree
Revised Standard Version
his shoots shall spread out; his beauty shall be like the olive, and his fragrance like Lebanon.
Young's Literal Translation
Go on do his sucklings, And his beauty is as an olive, And he hath fragrance as Lebanon.
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