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

13They have the opportunity to live again, but they are not smart enough to take it. They are like a baby who is about to be born but won’t come out of its mother’s womb. 14“I want to free them from the power of the grave. I want to reclaim them from death. Death, I want to be a plague to you. Grave, I want to destroy you. I won’t even think of changing my plans.” The people of Ephraim have become important among their relatives. However, the Lord’s scorching wind will come from the east. It will blow out of the desert. Then their springs will run dry, and their wells will dry up. The wind will destroy every precious thing in their storehouses. 16The people of Samaria are guilty as charged because they rebelled against their God. They will be killed in war, their children will be smashed to death, 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 [Blessed Twice With Children], because God gave him children in the land where he had suffered.
• Genesis 48:19His father refused and said, “I know, Son, I know! Manasseh, too, will become a nation, and he, too, will be important. Nevertheless, his younger brother will be more important than he, and his descendants will become many nations.”
• Genesis 49:22“Joseph is a fruitful tree, a fruitful tree by a spring, with branches climbing over a wall.
• Deuteronomy 33:17They will be as majestic as a firstborn bull. Their horns will be like the horns of a wild ox. They will use them to push away nations including those at the ends of the earth. The tens of thousands from the tribe of Ephraim and the thousands from the tribe of Manasseh will be like this.”
• Hosea 4:19The wind will carry them away in its wings, and their sacrifices will bring them shame.
• Psalms 1:4Wicked people are not like that. Instead, they are like husks that the wind blows away.
• Isaiah 17:13The people will make noise like raging water. But the Lord will yell at them, and they will run far away. They will be chased away like husks on the mountains being blown by the wind, like whirling dust being blown by a storm.
• Isaiah 41:16You will winnow them. The wind will carry them away. The windstorm will scatter them. But you will find joy in the Lord and praise the Holy One of Israel.
• Jeremiah 4:11At that time it will be said to these people and to Jerusalem: “A hot wind from the heights will blow in the desert on the tracks of my people. It will not be a wind that winnows or cleanses.
• Ezekiel 17:10It might be planted again, but will it live and grow? It will wither completely when the east wind blows on it. It will certainly wither in the garden where it is growing.’ ”
• Ezekiel 19:12But in anger it was uprooted and thrown to the ground. The east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches broke off. They withered and were burned.
• Hosea 9:11“Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird. There will be no more pregnancies, births, or babies.
• Job 18:16His roots dry up under him. His branches wither over him.
• Psalms 109:13Let his descendants be cut off and their family name be wiped out by the next generation.
• Isaiah 14:21Prepare a place to slaughter their sons because of their ancestors’ guilt. They won’t be able to rise, possess the earth, and rebuild cities all over it.
• Daniel 11:8He will take the metal statues of their gods and their precious utensils of silver and gold back to Egypt. He will rule for more years than the northern king.

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
• Wind

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