Hosea 11:6

What does Hosea 11:6 mean?

A plain-English look at Hosea 11:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the sword will go through his towns, wasting his children and causing destruction because of their evil designs.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

The sword hath begun in his cities, and it shall consume his chosen men, and shall devour their heads.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and the sword shall turn about in his cities, and shall consume his bars, and devour [them], because of their own counsels.

Context

v.5They shall not return into the land of Egypt; but the Assyrian shall be their king, because they refused to return to me.

v.6This passage

v.7And my people are bent on backsliding from me: though they call them to him that is on high, none at all will exalt him.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 27:10

    For the fortified city is solitary, a habitation deserted and forsaken, like the wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.

  • Psalms 106:43

    Many times did he deliver them; But they were rebellious in their counsel, And were brought low in their iniquity.

  • Ezekiel 20:47

    and say to the forest of the South, Hear the word of Jehovah: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burnt thereby.

  • Leviticus 26:31

    And I will make your cities a waste, and will bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savor of your sweet odors.

  • Malachi 4:1

    For, behold, the day cometh, it burneth as a furnace; and all the proud, and all that work wickedness, shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith Jehovah of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

  • Isaiah 9:14

    Therefore Jehovah will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day.

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