Hosea 11:6

In 11 translations

BSB

A sword will flash through their cities; it will destroy the bars of their gates and consume them in their own plans.

KJV

And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

WEB

The sword will fall on their cities, and will destroy the bars of their gates, and will put an end to their plans.

ASV

And the sword shall fall upon their cities, and shall consume their bars, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

LSV

The sword has been grievous in his cities, || And it has ended his bars, and consumed—from their own counsels.

YLT

Grievous hath been the sword in his cities, And it hath ended his bars, and consumed — from their own counsels.

DBY

and the sword shall turn about in his cities, and shall consume his bars, and devour [them], because of their own counsels.

DRC

The sword hath begun in his cities, and it shall consume his chosen men, and shall devour their heads.

GNV

And the sworde shall fall on his cities, and shall consume his barres, and deuoure them, because of their owne counsels.

JPS

And the sword shall fall upon his cities, and shall consume his bars, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

LXXE

And in his cities he prevailed not with the sword, and he ceased to war with his hands: and they shall eat of the fruit of their own devices:

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WLC

וְחָלָ֥ה חֶ֨רֶב֙ בְּעָרָ֔יו וְכִלְּתָ֥ה בַדָּ֖יו וְאָכָ֑לָה מִֽמֹּעֲצ֖וֹתֵיהֶֽם׃

LXX-Br

καὶ ἠσθένησεν ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ ἐν ταῖς πόλεσιν αὐτοῦ· καὶ κατέπαυσεν ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ, καὶ φάγονται ἐκ τῶν διαβουλίων αὐτῶν,

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• Hosea 13:16Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.
• Hosea 10:14the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be demolished as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel in the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces along with their children.
• Hosea 10:6Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.
• Ezekiel 15:2–7“Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest? Can wood be taken from it to make something useful? Or can one make from it a peg on which to hang utensils? No, it is…
• Leviticus 26:33But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.
• Ezekiel 20:47Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be…
• Isaiah 27:10For the fortified city lies deserted— a homestead abandoned, a wilderness forsaken. There the calves graze, and there they lie down; they strip its branches bare.
• Isaiah 30:1“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.
• Deuteronomy 32:25Outside, the sword will take their children, and inside, terror will strike the young man and the young woman, the infant and the gray-haired man.
• Psalms 106:43Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity.
• Isaiah 18:5For before the harvest, when the blossom is gone and the flower becomes a ripening grape, He will cut off the shoots with a pruning knife and remove and discard the branches.
• Micah 5:11I will remove the cities of your land and tear down all your strongholds.
• Isaiah 9:14So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day.
• Deuteronomy 28:52They will besiege all the cities throughout your land, until the high and fortified walls in which you trust have fallen. They will besiege all your cities throughout the land that the LORD your God has given you.
• Psalms 80:11–16It sent out its branches to the Sea, and its shoots toward the River. Why have You broken down its walls, so that all who pass by pick its fruit? The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed…
• Jeremiah 5:17They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified…

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