Hosea 9:14
What does Hosea 9:14 mean?
A plain-English look at Hosea 9:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Give them, O Jehovah—what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Give them, O Lord: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Give them, O Jehovah—what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949O Lord, what will you give them? Give them bodies which may not give birth and breasts without milk.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Give to them, Jehovah--what dost Thou give? Give to them miscarrying womb, and dry breasts.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Give them, O Lord. What wilt thou give them? Give them a womb without children, and dry breasts.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Give them, Jehovah — what wilt thou give? — give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
Context
v.13Ephraim, like as I have seen Tyre, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring out his children to the slayer.
v.14This passage
v.15All their wickedness is in Gilgal; for there I hated them: because of the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of my house; I will love them no more; all their princes are revolters.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Hosea 9:13
Ephraim, like as I have seen Tyre, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring out his children to the slayer.
- Hosea 9:16
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.
- Luke 21:23
Woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days! for there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath unto this people.
- Mark 13:17
But woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days!
- Hosea 9:11
As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird: there shall be no birth, and none with child, and no conception.
- Job 21:10
Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; Their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
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