Lexicon :: Strong's H7488 - raʿănān

“It will be fulfilled while he still lives,

And his branch will not be green [but shall wither away].

I have seen a wicked, violent man [with great power]

Spreading and flaunting himself like a cedar in its native soil,

But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God;

I trust [confidently] in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.

But my horn [my emblem of strength and power] You have exalted like that of a wild ox;

I am anointed with fresh oil [for Your service].

[Growing in grace] they will still thrive and bear fruit and prosper in old age;

They will flourish and be [fn]vital and fresh [rich in trust and love and contentment];

(The Shulammite Bride)

“Behold, how fair and handsome you are, my beloved;

And so delightful!

Our arbor is green and luxuriant.

Who inflame yourselves [with lust in pagan rites] among the oaks (terebinth trees),

Under every green and leafy tree,

Who slaughter the children [in sacrifice] in the ravines

Under the clefts of the rocks?

“For long ago you broke your yoke [in deliberate disobedience]

And tore off your bonds [of the law that I gave you];

You said, ‘I will not serve and obey You!’

For on every high hill

And under every green tree

You have lain down [in idolatrous worship] like a [compliant] prostitute.

Moreover, the LORD said to me in the days of Josiah the king [of Judah], “Have you seen what that faithless Israel has done—how she went up on every high hill and under every green tree, and there she was a prostitute?

‘Only understand fully and acknowledge your wickedness and guilt,

That you have rebelled (transgressed) against the LORD your God

And have scattered your favors among strangers under every green tree,

And you have not obeyed My voice,’ says the LORD.

The LORD [acknowledged you once as worthy and] called your name,

“A green olive tree, fair and beautiful in fruit and form”;

But with the roar of a great tempest

He has set fire to it,

And its branches are worthless.

As they remember their children,

So they remember [in detail] their [pagan] altars and their [fn]Asherim

Beside green trees on the high hills.

“For he will be [nourished] like a tree planted by the waters,

That spreads out its roots by the river;

And will not fear the heat when it comes;

But its leaves will be green and moist.

And it will not be anxious and concerned in a year of drought

Nor stop bearing fruit.

O Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols?

It is I who have answered and will care for you and watch over you.

I am like a luxuriant cypress tree;

With Me your fruit is found [which is to nourish you].