Hosea 13:15

Judgment

¹³ Labor pains come upon him, but he is an unwise son. When the time arrives, he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb.

¹⁴ I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.

Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come— a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His fountain will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder his treasury of every precious article.

¹⁶ Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come— a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His fountain will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder his treasury of every precious article.
KJV: Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.
WEB: Though he is fruitful among his brothers, an east wind will come, the breath of the LORD coming up from the wilderness; and his spring will become dry, and his fountain will be dried up. He will plunder the storehouse of treasure.
ASV: Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the breath of Jehovah coming up from the wilderness; and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall make spoil of the treasure of all goodly vessels.
DARBY: Though he be fruitful among [his] brethren, an east wind shall come, a wind of Jehovah [that] cometh up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.
BLB: Though he is fruitful among [his] brothers an east wind will come, the wind of YHWH! From the desert [it is] coming up, and his fountain will become dry, and his spring will dry out; it will plunder the treasure of every article of desire.

ÅB: For han brer frukt[^3], der han står blant sine brødre; men det kommer en østenvind, et Herrens vær, som drar opp fra ørkenen, og hans brønn blir tom, og hans kilde tørkes ut; den[^4] røver den hele skatt av kostelige ting.
[^1]: d.e. deres bryst.
[^2]: jeg angrer ikke hva jeg har lovt; 4MO 23, 19.
[^3]: 1MO 48, 19; 49, 22.
[^4]: østenvinden, d.e. assyrerne; HSE 4, 19.
OTB: Selv om han trives blant sivene,
Vil en østavind komme,
Herrens vind som kommer opp fra ørkenen;
Og hans kilde vil bli tørr,
Og hans kilde vil tørke opp;
Den vil plyndre hans skattkammer for hver verdifull gjenstand.
B1930: For han brer frukt, der han står blandt sine brødre; men det kommer en østenvind, et Herrens vær, som drar op fra ørkenen, og hans brønn blir tom, og hans kilde tørkes ut; den røver den hele skatt av kostelige ting.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 19:12
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.
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Ezekiel 17:10
Even if it is transplanted, will it flourish? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes? It will wither on the bed where it sprouted.’”
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Genesis 49:22
Joseph is a fruitful vine— a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.
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Jeremiah 4:11
At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A searing wind from the barren heights in the desert blows toward the daughter of My people, but not to winnow or to sift;
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Genesis 41:52
And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
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Genesis 48:19
But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.”
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Psalms 109:13
May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.
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Psalms 1:4
Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.
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