Hosea 9:13

Hosea 9:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer.
• New International Version (NIV)I have seen Ephraim, like Tyre, planted in a pleasant place. But Ephraim will bring out their children to the slayer.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Ephraim, as I have seen, was like a young palm planted in a meadow; but Ephraim must lead his children out to slaughter.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I have watched Israel become as beautiful as Tyre. But now Israel will bring out her children for slaughter.”

Context of Hosea 9:13

11As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird— No birth, no pregnancy, and no conception! 12Though they bring up their children, Yet I will bereave them to the last man. Yes, woe to them when I depart from them! Just as I saw Ephraim like Tyre, planted in a pleasant place, So Ephraim will bring out his children to the murderer.” 14Give them, O Lord— What will You give? Give them a miscarrying womb And dry breasts! 15“All their wickedness is in Gilgal, For there I hated them. Because of the evil of their deeds I will drive them from My house; I will love them no more. All their princes are rebellious.

Hosea 9:13 word by word

אֶפְרַ֛יִם כַּאֲשֶׁר־רָאִ֥יתִי לְצ֖וֹר שְׁתוּלָ֣ה בְנָוֶ֑ה וְאֶפְרַ֕יִם לְהוֹצִ֥יא אֶל־הֹרֵ֖ג בָּנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
• as I sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• Tyrusצֹרtsôr tsôr · TyreH6865
• plantedשָׁתַלshâthal · to transplantH8362
• in a pleasant placeנָוֶהnâveh nâvâh · pastureH5116
• shall bring forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• his childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• to the murdererהָרַגhârag · to killH2026

Cross-references for Hosea 9:13

• Ezekiel 26:1And it came to pass in the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
• Hosea 9:16Ephraim is stricken, Their root is dried up; They shall bear no fruit. Yes, were they to bear children, I would kill the darlings of their womb.”
• Hosea 10:14Therefore tumult shall arise among your people, And all your fortresses shall be plundered As Shalman plundered Beth Arbel in the day of battle— A mother dashed in pieces upon her children.
• Hosea 13:8I will meet them like a bear deprived of her cubs; I will tear open their rib cage, And there I will devour them like a lion. The wild beast shall tear them.
• 2 Kings 15:16Then from Tirzah, Menahem attacked Tiphsah, all who were there, and its territory. Because they did not surrender, therefore he attacked it. All the women there who were with child he ripped open.
• Jeremiah 9:21For death has come through our windows, Has entered our palaces, To kill off the children— no longer to be outside! And the young men— no longer on the streets!
• Amos 7:17“Therefore thus says the Lord: ‘Your wife shall be a harlot in the city; Your sons and daughters shall fall by the sword; Your land shall be divided by survey line; You shall die in a defiled land; And Israel shall surely be led away captive From his own land.’ ”

Commentaries on Hosea 9:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus - Tyre was strongly situated on a rock in the sea; Samaria was on a mountain, both strong and pleasant. But the strength and beauty of those cities shall not save them from destruction. Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer - The people shall be destroyed, or led into captivity by the Assyrians. Of the grandeur, wealth, power, etc., of Tyre, see the notes on Ezekiel 27 (note) and Ezekiel 28 (note).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-17Verses 11-17 . God departs from a people, or from a person, when he withdraws his goodness and mercy from them; and when the Lord is departed, what can the creature do? Even though, for the present, good things seem to remain, yet the blessing is gone if God is gone. Even the children should perish with the parents. The Divine wrath dries up the root, and withers the fruit of all comforts; and the scattered Jews daily warn us to beware, lest we neglect or…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13for slaughter: Instead of having more children, the Israelites' worship of idols would lead to their children's deaths.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus ... in a pleasant place--that is, in looking towards Tyrus (on whose borders Ephraim lay) I saw Ephraim beautiful in situation like her (Eze 26:1-28:26). is planted--as a fruitful tree; image suggested by the meaning of "Ephraim" (Ho 9:11). bring forth his children to the murderer--(Ho 9:16; Ho 13:16). With all his fruitfulness, his children shall only be brought up to be slain.Read the comment

Topics related to Hosea 9:13

• Backsliders
• Tyre
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Ephraim
• Cornfloor
• Deeply
• Depart
• Mad
• Miscarrying
• Assassination
• Ephraim (1)
• Hosea
• Murder

Commentaries on Hosea 9

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings