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

13Labor pains come upon him, but he is an unwise son. When the time arrives, he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb. 14I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes. Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come— a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His fountain will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder his treasury of every precious article. 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 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

• Althoughכִּיkîy · forH3588
• heהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• flourishesפָּרָאpârâ' · be fruitfulH6500
• amongבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• his brothersאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• an east windקָדִיםqâdîym qâdim · eastH6921
• will comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• a windרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• from the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• rising upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• from the desertמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• His fountainמָקוֹרmâqôr mâqôr · fountainH4726
• will failיָבֵשׁyâbêsh · to witherH3001
• and his springמַעְיָןma‛yân ma‛yenô ma‛yânâh · springH4599
• will run dryחָרֵבchârab chârêb · to dryH2717
• will plunderשָׁסָהshâsâh shâώâh · to plunderH8154
• his treasuryאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214
• of everyכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• preciousחֶמְדָּהchemdâh · desireH2532
• articleכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627

Cross-references for Hosea 13:15

• Genesis 41:52And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
• Genesis 48:19But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”
• Genesis 49:22Joseph is a fruitful vine— a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.
• Deuteronomy 33:17His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.”
• Hosea 4:19The whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings, and their sacrifices will bring them shame.
• Psalms 1:4Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.
• Isaiah 17:13The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale.
• Isaiah 41:16You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
• Jeremiah 4:11At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people, but not to winnow or to sift;
• Ezekiel 17:10Even if it is transplanted, will it flourish? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes? It will wither on the bed where it sprouted.’”
• Ezekiel 19:12But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them.
• Hosea 9:11Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird, with no birth, no pregnancy, and no conception.
• Job 18:16The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away.
• Psalms 109:13May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.
• Isaiah 14:21Prepare a place to slaughter his sons for the iniquities of their forefathers. They will never rise up to possess a land or cover the earth with their cities.
• Daniel 11:8He will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold. For some years he will stay away from the king of the North,

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

• Drought
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
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In the dictionaries

• East wind
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• Fountain
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• 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