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

13Pain has come to the people like the pain of childbirth, but they are like a child who resists being born. The moment of birth has arrived, but they stay in the womb! 14“Should I ransom them from the grave? Should I redeem them from death? O death, bring on your terrors! O grave, bring on your plagues! For I will not take pity on them. Ephraim was the most fruitful of all his brothers, but the east wind—a blast from the Lord— will arise in the desert. All their flowing springs will run dry, and all their wells will disappear. Every precious thing they own will be plundered and carried away. 16The people of Samaria must bear the consequences of their guilt because they rebelled against their God. They will be killed by an invading army, their little ones dashed to death against the ground, their pregnant women ripped open by swords.”

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 41:52Joseph named his second son Ephraim, for he said, “God has made me fruitful in this land of my grief.”
• Genesis 48:19But his father refused. “I know, my son; I know,” he replied. “Manasseh will also become a great people, but his younger brother will become even greater. And his descendants will become a multitude of nations.”
• Genesis 49:22“Joseph is the foal of a wild donkey, the foal of a wild donkey at a spring— one of the wild donkeys on the ridge.
• Deuteronomy 33:17Joseph has the majesty of a young bull; he has the horns of a wild ox. He will gore distant nations, even to the ends of the earth. This is my blessing for the multitudes of Ephraim and the thousands of Manasseh.”
• Hosea 4:19So a mighty wind will sweep them away. Their sacrifices to idols will bring them shame.
• Psalms 1:4But not the wicked! They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.
• Isaiah 17:13But though they thunder like breakers on a beach, God will silence them, and they will run away. They will flee like chaff scattered by the wind, like a tumbleweed whirling before a storm.
• Isaiah 41:16You will toss them into the air, and the wind will blow them all away; a whirlwind will scatter them. Then you will rejoice in the Lord. You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
• Jeremiah 4:11The time is coming when the Lord will say to the people of Jerusalem, “My dear people, a burning wind is blowing in from the desert, and it’s not a gentle breeze useful for winnowing grain.
• Ezekiel 17:10But when the vine is transplanted, will it thrive? No, it will wither away when the east wind blows against it. It will die in the same good soil where it had grown so well.”
• Ezekiel 19:12But the vine was uprooted in fury and thrown down to the ground. The desert wind dried up its fruit and tore off its strong branches, so that it withered and was destroyed by fire.
• Hosea 9:11The glory of Israel will fly away like a bird, for your children will not be born or grow in the womb or even be conceived.
• Job 18:16Their roots will dry up, and their branches will wither.
• Psalms 109:13May all his offspring die. May his family name be blotted out in the next generation.
• Isaiah 14:21Kill this man’s children! Let them die because of their father’s sins! They must not rise and conquer the earth, filling the world with their cities.”
• Daniel 11:8When he returns to Egypt, he will carry back their idols with him, along with priceless articles of gold and silver. For some years afterward he will leave the king of the north alone.

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
• 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