Hosea 10:13

Hosea 10:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
• New International Version (NIV)But you have planted wickedness, you have reaped evil, you have eaten the fruit of deception. Because you have depended on your own strength and on your many warriors,
• English Standard Version (ESV)You have plowed iniquity; you have reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your warriors,
• New King James Version (NKJV)You have plowed wickedness; You have reaped iniquity. You have eaten the fruit of lies, Because you trusted in your own way, In the multitude of your mighty men.

Context of Hosea 10:13

11“Israel is like a trained heifer treading out the grain— an easy job she loves. But I will put a heavy yoke on her tender neck. I will force Judah to pull the plow and Israel to break up the hard ground. 12I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of love. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and shower righteousness upon you.’ “But you have cultivated wickedness and harvested a thriving crop of sins. You have eaten the fruit of lies— trusting in your military might, believing that great armies could make your nation safe. 14Now the terrors of war will rise among your people. All your fortifications will fall, just as when Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel. Even mothers and children were dashed to death there. 15You will share that fate, Bethel, because of your great wickedness. When the day of judgment dawns, the king of Israel will be completely destroyed.

Hosea 10:13 word by word

חֲרַשְׁתֶּם־רֶ֛שַׁע עַוְלָ֥תָה קְצַרְתֶּ֖ם אֲכַלְתֶּ֣ם פְּרִי־כָ֑חַשׁ כִּֽי־בָטַ֥חְתָּ בְדַרְכְּךָ֖ בְּרֹ֥ב גִּבּוֹרֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ye have plowedחָרַשׁchârash · to plow/plotH2790
• wickednessרֶ֫שַׁעresha‛ · wickednessH7562
• ye have reapedקָצַרqâtsar · to reapH7114
• iniquityעַוְלָה‛evel ‛âvel ‛avlâh ‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · injusticeH5766
• ye have eatenאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• the fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• of liesכַּ֫חַשׁkachash · lieH3585
• because thou didst trustבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
• in thy wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• in the multitudeרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• of thy mighty menגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368

Cross-references for Hosea 10:13

• Hosea 8:7“They have planted the wind and will harvest the whirlwind. The stalks of grain wither and produce nothing to eat. And even if there is any grain, foreigners will eat it.
• Job 4:8My experience shows that those who plant trouble and cultivate evil will harvest the same.
• Proverbs 22:8Those who plant injustice will harvest disaster, and their reign of terror will come to an end.
• Galatians 6:7Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant.
• Proverbs 1:31Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way, choking on their own schemes.
• Proverbs 12:19Truthful words stand the test of time, but lies are soon exposed.
• Proverbs 18:20Wise words satisfy like a good meal; the right words bring satisfaction.
• Proverbs 19:5A false witness will not go unpunished, nor will a liar escape.
• Psalms 52:7“Look what happens to mighty warriors who do not trust in God. They trust their wealth instead and grow more and more bold in their wickedness.”
• Psalms 62:10Don’t make your living by extortion or put your hope in stealing. And if your wealth increases, don’t make it the center of your life.
• Psalms 33:16The best-equipped army cannot save a king, nor is great strength enough to save a warrior.
• Ecclesiastes 9:11I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.

Commentaries on Hosea 10:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Ye have ploughed wickedness - Ye have labored sinfully. Ye have reaped iniquity - The punishment due to your iniquity. Ye have eaten the fruit of lies - Your false worship and your false gods have brought you into captivity and misery. Because thou didst trust in thy way - Didst confide in thy own counsels, and in thy mighty men, and not in the God who made you.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Ye have plowed wickedness - They not only did not that which God commanded, but they did the exact contrary. They cultivated wickedness. They broke up their fallow ground, yet to sow, not wheat, but tares. They did not leave it even to grow of itself, although even thus, on the natural soil of the human heart, it yields a plenteous harvest; but they bestowed their labor on it, plowed it, sowed, and as they sowed, so they reaped, an abundant increase of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-15Verses 9-15 Because God does not desire the death and ruin of sinners, therefore in mercy he desires their chastisement. The children of iniquity still remained in Israel. The enemies would be gathered against them. It is just with God to make those know what hardships mean, who indulge themselves in ease and pleasure. Let them cleanse their hearts from all corrupt affections and lusts, and be a broken and contrite spirit. Let them abound in works of…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. reaped iniquity--that is, the fruit of iniquity; as "righteousness" (Ho 10:12) is "the fruit of righteousness" (Job 4:8; Pr 22:8; Ga 6:7, 8). lies--false and spurious worship. trust in thy way--thy perverse way (Is 57:10; Jr 2:23), thy worship of false gods. This was their internal safeguard, as their external was "the multitude of their mighty men."Read the comment

Topics related to Hosea 10:13

• Confidence
• Reaping
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Ashamed
• Plow
• Reap
• Calf, Golden
• Hosea
• Reaping
• Zechariah, Book of
• trust, trusted, trustworthy, trustworthiness

Commentaries on Hosea 10

• 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