Hosea 13:15

Hosea 13:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the Lord shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.
• New International Version (NIV)even though he thrives among his brothers. An east wind from the Lord will come, blowing in from the desert; his spring will fail and his well dry up. His storehouse will be plundered of all its treasures.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Though he may flourish among his brothers, the east wind, the wind of the Lord, shall come, rising from the wilderness, and his fountain shall dry up; his spring shall be parched; it shall strip his treasury of every precious thing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Though he is fruitful among his brethren, An east wind shall come; The wind of the Lord shall come up from the wilderness. Then his spring shall become dry, And his fountain shall be dried up. He shall plunder the treasury of every desirable prize.

Context of Hosea 13:15

13The pains of childbirth come on him; But he is not a wise son, For it is not the time to delay [his chance at a new birth] as the womb opens [but he ignores the opportunity to change]. 14Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol (the place of the dead)? Shall I redeem them from death? O death, where are your thorns? O Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes [because of their failure to repent]. For though he flourishes among the reeds (his fellow tribes), An east wind (Assyria) will come, The breath of the Lord rising from the desert; And Ephraim’s spring will become dry And his fountain will be dried up. Assyria will plunder his treasury of every precious object. 16Samaria will be found guilty [and become desolate], Because she rebelled against her God; They will fall by the sword, Their infants will be dashed in pieces, And their pregnant women will be ripped open.

Hosea 13:15 word by word

כִּ֣י ה֔וּא בֵּ֥ן אַחִ֖ים יַפְרִ֑יא יָב֣וֹא קָדִים֩ ר֨וּחַ יְהוָ֜ה מִמִּדְבָּ֣ר עֹלֶ֗ה וְיֵב֤וֹשׁ מְקוֹרוֹ֙ וְיֶחֱרַ֣ב מַעְיָנ֔וֹ ה֣וּא יִשְׁסֶ֔ה אוֹצַ֖ר כָּל־כְּלִ֥י חֶמְדָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Though he be fruitfulפָּרָאpârâ' · be fruitfulH6500
• brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• an east windקָדִיםqâdîym qâdim · eastH6921
• shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• the windרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall come upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• from the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• and his springמָקוֹרmâqôr mâqôr · fountainH4726
• shall become dryבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954
• and his fountainמַעְיָןma‛yân ma‛yenô ma‛yânâh · springH4599
• shall be dried upחָרֵבchârab chârêb · to dryH2717
• he shall spoilשָׁסָהshâsâh shâώâh · to plunderH8154
• the treasureאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214
• of all pleasantחֶמְדָּהchemdâh · desireH2532
• vesselsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627

Cross-references for Hosea 13:15

• Genesis 41:52He named the second [son] Ephraim (fruitfulness), for “God has caused me to be fruitful and very successful in the land of my suffering.”
• Genesis 48:19But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know; Manasseh also will become a people and he will be great; but his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.”
• Genesis 49:22“Joseph is a fruitful bough (a main branch of the vine), A fruitful bough by a spring (a well, a fountain); Its branches run over the wall [influencing others].
• Deuteronomy 33:17His majesty is like a firstborn young bull, And his horns like the horns of the wild ox; With them he will gore the peoples, All of them together, to the ends of the earth. And those are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And those are the thousands of Manasseh.”
• Hosea 4:19The wind [of God’s relentless wrath] has wrapped up Israel in its wings, And [in captivity] they will be ashamed because of their sacrifices [to calves, to sun, to moon, to stars, and to pagan gods].
• Psalms 1:4The wicked [those who live in disobedience to God’s law] are not so, But they are like the chaff [worthless and without substance] which the wind blows away.
• Isaiah 17:13The nations roar on like the roaring of many waters, But God will rebuke them and they will flee far away, And be chased like chaff on the mountains before the wind, Or like whirling dust before the storm.
• Isaiah 41:16You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away, And a high wind will scatter them; But you will rejoice in the Lord, You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
• Jeremiah 4:11In that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A scorching wind from the barren heights in the wilderness [comes at My command] against the daughter of My people—not [a wind] to winnow and not to cleanse [from chaff, as when threshing, but]
• Ezekiel 17:10Though it is planted, will it thrive and grow? Will it not completely wither when the east wind touches it? It will wither in the beds where it grew.” ’ ”
• Ezekiel 19:12But the vine was uprooted in [godly] wrath [by His representative] And it was thrown down to the ground; The east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branch was broken off So that it withered; The fire [of God’s judgment] consumed it.
• Hosea 9:11As for Ephraim, their glory will fly away like a bird; No birth, no pregnancy, and [because of their impurity] no conception.
• Job 18:16The roots [of the wicked] are dried up below, And above, his branch is cut off and withers.
• Psalms 109:13Let his descendants be cut off, And in the following generation let their name be blotted out.
• Isaiah 14:21Prepare a slaughtering place for his sons Because of the wickedness [the sin, the injustice, the wrongdoing] of their fathers. They must not rise and take possession of the earth, And fill the face of the world with cities.”
• Daniel 11:8Also he will carry off to Egypt their [Syrian] gods with their cast images and their precious and costly treasure of silver and of gold, and he will refrain from waging war against the king of the North for some years.

Commentaries on Hosea 13:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Though he be fruitful - יפריא yaphri ; a paronomasia on the word אפרים ephrayim, which comes from the same root פרה parah, to be fruitful, to sprout, to bud. An east wind shall come - As the east wind parches and blasts all vegetation, so shall Shalmaneser blast and destroy the Israelitish state.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Though - (literally, “when”) he (shall) be fruitful among his brethren Fruitfulness was God‘s promise to Ephraim, and was expressed in his name. It was fulfilled, abused, and, in the height of its fulfillment, was taken away. Ephraim is pictured as a fair and fruitful tree. An “East wind,” so desolating in the East, and that, no chance wind, but “the wind of the Lord,” a wind, sent by God and endued by God with the power to destroy, “shall come up from…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-16Verses 9-16 Israel had destroyed himself by his rebellion; but he could not save himself, his help was from the Lord only. This may well be applied to the case of spiritual redemption, from that lost state into which all have fallen by wilful sins. God often gives in displeasure what we sinfully desire. It is the happiness of the saints, that, whether God gives or takes away, all is in love. But it is the misery of the wicked, that, whether God gives or…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. fruitful--referring to the meaning of "Ephraim," from a Hebrew root, "to be fruitful" (Ge 41:52). It was long the most numerous and flourishing of the tribes (Ge 48:19). wind of the Lord--that is, sent by the Lord (compare Is 40:7), who has His instruments of punishment always ready. The Assyrian, Shalmaneser, &c., is meant (Jr 4:11; 18:17; Eze 19:12). from the wilderness--that is, the desert part of Syria (1Ki 19:15), the route from Assyria into…Read the comment

Topics related to Hosea 13:15

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In the dictionaries

• East wind
• Ransom
• Fountain
• Hosea
• Treasure; Treasurer; Treasury
• Zechariah, Book of

Commentaries on Hosea 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings