Hosea 11:6
Strong's Lexicon
A sword
חֶ֙רֶב֙ (ḥe·reḇ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2719: 1) sword, knife 1a) sword 1b) knife 1c) tools for cutting stone

will whirl
וְחָלָ֥ה (wə·ḥā·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2342: 1) to twist, whirl, dance, writhe, fear, tremble, travail, be in anguish, be pained 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to dance 1a2) to twist, writhe 1a3) to whirl, whirl about 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to dance 1b2) to writhe (in travail with), bear, bring forth 1b3) to wait anxiously 1c) (Pulal) 1c1) to be made to writhe, be made to bear 1c2) to be brought forth 1d) (Hophal) to be born 1e) (Hithpolel) 1e1) whirling (participle) 1e2) writhing, suffering torture (participle) 1e3) to wait longingly 1f) (Hithpalpel) to be distressed

through their cities;
בְּעָרָ֔יו (bə·‘ā·rāw)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5892: 1) excitement, anguish 1a) of terror 2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 2a) city, town

it will destroy
וְכִלְּתָ֥ה (wə·ḵil·lə·ṯāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3615: 1) to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be complete, be at an end 1a2) to be completed, be finished 1a3) to be accomplished, be fulfilled 1a4) to be determined, be plotted (bad sense) 1a5) to be spent, be used up 1a6) to waste away, be exhausted, fail 1a7) to come to an end, vanish, perish, be destroyed 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to complete, bring to an end, finish 1b2) to complete (a period of time) 1b3) to finish (doing a thing) 1b4) to make an end, end 1b5) to accomplish, fulfil, bring to pass 1b6) to accomplish, determine (in thought) 1b7) to put an end to, cause to cease 1b8) to cause to fail, exhaust, use up, spend 1b9) to destroy, exterminate 1c) (Pual) to be finished, be ended, be completed

the bars of their gates
בַדָּ֖יו (ḇad·dāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 905: 1) alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone 1a) separation, alone, by itself 1a1) only (adv) 1a2) apart from, besides (prep) 1b) part 1c) parts (eg limbs, shoots), bars

and consume [them]
וְאָכָ֑לָה (wə·’ā·ḵā·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 398: 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume

in their own plans.
מִֽמֹּעֲצ֖וֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ (mim·mō·‘ă·ṣō·w·ṯê·hem)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4156: 1) counsel, plan, principal, device

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
A sword will flash through their cities; it will destroy the bars of their gates and consume them in their own plans.

Young's Literal Translation
Grievous hath been the sword in his cities, And it hath ended his bars, and consumed—from their own counsels.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A sword will whirl through his cities; it will destroy and devour the bars of his gates, because of their schemes.

New American Standard Bible
The sword will whirl against their cities, And will demolish their gate bars And consume [them] because of their counsels.

King James Bible
And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour [them], because of their own counsels.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
A sword will flash in their cities; it will devour their false prophets and put an end to their plans.

New Living Translation
War will swirl through their cities; their enemies will crash through their gates. They will destroy them, trapping them in their own evil plans.

English Standard Version
The sword shall rage against their cities, consume the bars of their gates, and devour them because of their own counsels.

New American Standard Bible
The sword will whirl against their cities, And will demolish their gate bars And consume them because of their counsels.

King James Bible
And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A sword will whirl through his cities; it will destroy and devour the bars of his gates, because of their schemes.

International Standard Version
The sword will fall on their cities, consuming and devouring their fortified gates, despite their planning.

NET Bible
A sword will flash in their cities, it will destroy the bars of their city gates, and will devour them in their fortresses.

American Standard Version
And the sword shall fall upon their cities, and shall consume their bars, and devour them , because of their own counsels.

English Revised Version
And the sword shall fall upon his cities, and shall consume his bars, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

Young's Literal Translation
Grievous hath been the sword in his cities, And it hath ended his bars, and consumed -- from their own counsels.
















Cross References
Jeremiah 50:35
A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.

Lamentations 2:9
Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD.

Hosea 4:16
For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.

Hosea 4:17
Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.

Hosea 13:16
Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.

Amos 6:8
The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.

Hosea 1:1
The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.

Hosea 11:5
He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.

Hosea 11:4
I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.

Hosea 11:3
I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.

Hosea 11:7
And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.
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