They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
They that dwell under his shadow shall return - They that used to dwell under Israel's shadow (but who shall have been forced to leave it) shall return - i:e., be restored to their original dwelling under it. Contrast Ezekiel 35:9, "I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return." Others take "His shadow" to mean Yahweh's (cf. Psalms 17:8; Psalms 91:1; Isaiah 4:6, "There shall be (namely, for the restored Jews on Mount Zion) a tabernacle, for a shadow in the day time from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and rain"); which (Hosea 14:1-2) "return unto the Lord," etc., favours. But the "his" in Hosea 14:6 refers to Israel, and therefore must refer to the same here. They shall revive as the corn - as the grain long buried in the earth springs up with an abundant produce, so shall they revive from their calamities with a great increase of offspring (cf. John 12:24).
The scent thereof - i:e., Israel's fame. Compare Hosea 14:6, "His smell as Lebanon;" Song of Solomon 1:3, "Thy name is as ointment poured forth." The Septuagint favour margin, 'memorial.'
Shall be as the wine of Lebanon - which was most celebrated for its aroma, flavour, and medicinal restorative properties.