Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Ephraim is blighted, their root is withered, they yield no fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay their cherished offspring.” New Living Translation The people of Israel are struck down. Their roots are dried up, and they will bear no more fruit. And if they give birth, I will slaughter their beloved children.” English Standard Version Ephraim is stricken; their root is dried up; they shall bear no fruit. Even though they give birth, I will put their beloved children to death. Berean Standard Bible Ephraim is struck down; their root is withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay the darlings of their wombs. King James Bible Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb. New King James Version Ephraim 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.” New American Standard Bible Ephraim is stricken, their root is dried up, They will produce no fruit. Even though they give birth to children, I will put to death the precious ones of their womb. NASB 1995 Ephraim is stricken, their root is dried up, They will bear no fruit. Even though they bear children, I will slay the precious ones of their womb. NASB 1977 Ephraim is stricken, their root is dried up, They will bear no fruit. Even though they bear children, I will slay the precious ones of their womb. Legacy Standard Bible Ephraim is stricken; their root is dried up; They will bear no fruit. Even though they bear children, I will put to death the desirable ones of their womb. Amplified Bible Ephraim is stricken, their root is dried up, They will bear no fruit. Even though they give birth, I will slay the precious children of their womb. Christian Standard Bible Ephraim is struck down; their roots are withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will kill the precious offspring of their wombs. Holman Christian Standard Bible Ephraim is struck down; their roots are withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will kill the precious offspring of their wombs. American Standard Version Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their womb. Contemporary English Version Israel, you are a vine with dried-up roots and fruitless branches. Even if you had more children and loved them dearly, I would slaughter them all. English Revised Version Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their womb. GOD'S WORD® Translation "The people of Ephraim are like sick plants. Their roots are dried up. They have no fruit. Even if they were to have children, I would kill their dear children." Good News Translation The people of Israel are like a plant whose roots have dried up and which bears no fruit. They will have no children, but even if they did, I would kill the children so dear to them." International Standard Version Ephraim is blighted; its roots shriveled. It can bear no fruit. Even if they bear children, I will kill their cherished offspring. Majority Standard Bible Ephraim is struck down; their root is withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay the darlings of their wombs. NET Bible Ephraim will be struck down--their root will be dried up; they will not yield any fruit. Even if they do bear children, I will kill their precious offspring. New Heart English Bible Ephraim is struck. Their root has dried up. They will bear no fruit. Even though they bring forth, yet I will kill the beloved ones of their womb." Webster's Bible Translation Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yes, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb. World English Bible Ephraim is struck. Their root has dried up. They will bear no fruit. Even though they give birth, yet I will kill the beloved ones of their womb.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionEphraim has been struck, "" Their root has dried up, they do not yield fruit, "" Indeed, though they bring forth, "" I have put to death the desired of their womb. Young's Literal Translation Ephraim hath been smitten, Their root hath dried up, fruit they yield not, Yea, though they bring forth, I have put to death the desired of their womb. Smith's Literal Translation Ephraim was smitten, their root was dried up, they shall not make fruit: also if they shall bring forth, and I destroyed the desires of their womb. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleEphraim is struck, their root is dried up, they shall yield no fruit. And if they should have issue, I will slay the best beloved fruit of their womb. Catholic Public Domain Version Ephraim has been struck; their root has been dried out: by no means will they yield fruit. And even if they should conceive, I will execute the most beloved of their womb. New American Bible Ephraim is stricken, their root is dried up; they will bear no fruit. Were they to bear children, I would slay the beloved of their womb. New Revised Standard Version Ephraim is stricken, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit. Even though they give birth, I will kill the cherished offspring of their womb. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleEphraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bear children, I will cause them to die, even those who are tenderly beloved. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Aphreim struck a root and it dried up that it will not give fruit, and if they bear children, I shall put to death the lust of their loins OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Ephraim is smitten, Their root is dried up, They shall bear no fruit; Yea, though they bring forth, Yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their womb. Brenton Septuagint Translation Ephraim is sick, he is dried up at his roots, he shall in no wise any more bear fruit: wherefore even if they should beget children, I will kill the desired fruit of their womb. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Hosea Announces Israel's Punishment…15All their evil appears at Gilgal, for there I hated them. I will drive them from My house for the wickedness of their deeds. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious. 16Ephraim is struck down; their root is withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay the darlings of their wombs. 17My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.… Cross References Deuteronomy 28:18 The fruit of your womb will be cursed, as well as the produce of your land, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks. Isaiah 5:5-6 Now I will tell you what I am about to do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be consumed; I will tear down its wall, and it will be trampled. / I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.” Jeremiah 11:16-17 The LORD once called you a flourishing olive tree, beautiful with well-formed fruit. But with a mighty roar He will set it on fire, and its branches will be consumed. / The LORD of Hosts, who planted you, has decreed disaster against you on account of the evil that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have brought upon themselves, provoking Me to anger by burning incense to Baal.” Ezekiel 15:6-8 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give up the people of Jerusalem. / And I will set My face against them. Though they may have escaped the fire, yet another fire will consume them. And when I set My face against them, you will know that I am the LORD. / Thus I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully,’ declares the Lord GOD.” Amos 4:9 “I struck you with blight and mildew in your growing gardens and vineyards; the locust devoured your fig and olive trees, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. Matthew 21:19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered. Luke 13:6-9 Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. / So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ / ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it. ... John 15:2 He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. Isaiah 27:11 When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor. Jeremiah 6:30 They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.” Ezekiel 19:12-14 But 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. / Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land. / Fire has gone out from its main branch and devoured its fruit; on it no strong branch remains fit for a ruler’s scepter.’ This is a lament and shall be used as a lament.” Psalm 80:15-16 the root Your right hand has planted, the son You have raised up for Yourself. / Your vine has been cut down and burned; they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance. Isaiah 17:10-11 For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines— / though on the day you plant you make them grow, and on that morning you help your seed sprout—yet the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain. Jeremiah 8:13 I will take away their harvest, declares the LORD. There will be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the tree, and even the leaf will wither. Whatever I have given them will be lost to them.” Micah 7:13 Then the earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the fruit of their deeds. Treasury of Scripture Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yes, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb. their root. Hosea 9:11-13 As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception… Job 18:16 His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off. Isaiah 5:24 Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. the beloved fruit. Ezekiel 24:21 Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword. Jump to Previous Bear Beloved Birth Blighted Bodies Cherished Children Dearest Death Dried Ephraim E'phraim Forth Fruit Kill Offspring Ones Precious Rod Root Slay Smitten Stricken Struck Withered Womb YieldJump to Next Bear Beloved Birth Blighted Bodies Cherished Children Dearest Death Dried Ephraim E'phraim Forth Fruit Kill Offspring Ones Precious Rod Root Slay Smitten Stricken Struck Withered Womb YieldHosea 9 1. The distress and captivity of Israel for their sins.Ephraim is struck down The name "Ephraim" refers to one of the tribes of Israel, often used as a representative for the Northern Kingdom. The Hebrew root for "struck down" is "נָכָה" (nakah), which conveys a sense of being smitten or defeated. Historically, this reflects the judgment and downfall of the Northern Kingdom due to their persistent idolatry and disobedience to God. The imagery of being "struck down" serves as a powerful reminder of the consequences of turning away from God’s covenant. their root is withered they cannot bear fruit Even if they bear children I will slay the darlings of their womb Hebrew Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם (’ep̄·ra·yim) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory is struck down; הֻכָּ֣ה (huk·kāh) Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike their root שָׁרְשָׁ֥ם (šā·rə·šām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8328: A root is withered; יָבֵ֖שׁ (yā·ḇêš) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3001: To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither they cannot bear יַעֲשׂ֑וּן (ya·‘ă·śūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 1077: A failure, nothing, not at all, lest fruit. פְּרִ֣י (pə·rî) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6529: Fruit Even גַּ֚ם (gam) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and if כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they bear children, יֵֽלֵד֔וּן (yê·lê·ḏūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage I will slay וְהֵמַתִּ֖י (wə·hê·mat·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill the darlings מַחֲמַדֵּ֥י (ma·ḥă·mad·dê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4261: Delightful, a delight, object of affection, desire of their wombs. בִטְנָֽם׃ (ḇiṭ·nām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 990: The belly, the womb, the bosom, body of anything Links Hosea 9:16 NIVHosea 9:16 NLT Hosea 9:16 ESV Hosea 9:16 NASB Hosea 9:16 KJV Hosea 9:16 BibleApps.com Hosea 9:16 Biblia Paralela Hosea 9:16 Chinese Bible Hosea 9:16 French Bible Hosea 9:16 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Hosea 9:16 Ephraim is struck (Ho Hs Hos.) |
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