14:9 at the scent 1 of water it will flourish 2
and put forth 3 shoots like a new plant.
1 tn The personification adds to the comparison with people – the tree is credited with the sense of smell to detect the water.
2 tn The sense of “flourish” for this verb is found in Ps 92:12,13[13,14], and Prov 14:11. It makes an appropriate parallel with “bring forth boughs” in the second half.
3 tn Heb “and will make.”