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.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the sword shall fall upon their cities, and shall consume their bars, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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 · 1949And the sword will go through his towns, wasting his children and causing destruction because of their evil designs.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Grievous hath been the sword in his cities, And it hath ended his bars, and consumed--from their own counsels.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The sword hath begun in his cities, and it shall consume his chosen men, and shall devour their heads.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and the sword shall turn about in his cities, and shall consume his bars, and devour [them], because of their own counsels.
Context
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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