Hosea 13:15
13 The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.
14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
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.
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.
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.
Compare
- 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 she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them.
Read in contextEzekiel 17:10
Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.
Read in contextGenesis 49:22
Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:
Read in contextJeremiah 4:11
At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,
Read in contextGenesis 41:52
And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
Read in contextGenesis 48:19
And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
Read in contextPsalms 109:13
Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.
Read in contextPsalms 1:4
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
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