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Hosea 11:6
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A sword will whirl through his cities;it will destroy and devour the bars of his gates,because of their schemes.
The sword will fall on their cities, And will consume their gate bars, And will put an end to their plans.
And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
The sword shall rage against their cities, consume the bars of their gates, and devour them because of their own counsels.
And the sword will whirl against their cities, And will destroy their oracle priests And consume them, because of their counsels.
War will sweep through their cities and will destroy them and kill them because of their wicked plans.
And the sworde shall fall on his cities, and shall consume his barres, and deuoure them, because of their owne counsels.
The sword will whirl against their cities, And will demolish their gate bars And consume them because of their counsels.
And the sword will whirl against their citiesAnd will consume their gate barsAnd devour them because of their counsels.
A sword will whirl through their cities; it will destroy the bars of their gates and consume them in their own plans.
War will visit their cities, and their plans will fail.
The sword will fall on his cities, destroying the bars of his gates, because they follow their own advice.
and the sword shall turn about in his cities, and shall consume his bars, and devour [them], because of their own counsels.
The sword will swing against their cities and kill their strong men. It will destroy their leaders.
The sword shall cause pain in their cities and consume their possessions, and they shall suffer because of their evil counsels.
War will sweep through their cities and break down the city gates. It will destroy my people because they do what they themselves think best.
The sword rages in his cities; it consumes his false prophets and devours because of their plans.
And the sword shall whirl in his cities, and shall bring to an end his bars, and shall consume, because of their own counsels.
And the sword shall fall upon their cities, and shall consume their bars, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
And the sword will go through his towns, wasting his children and causing destruction because of their evil designs.
And the sword shall fall upon his cities, and shall consume his bars, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and deuoure them, because of their own counsels.
Therfore shall the sworde fall on his cities, & shall consume his braunches, and deuour them, because of their owne counsayles.
And in his cities he prevailed not with the sword, and he ceased to war with his hands: and they shall eat of the fruit of their own devices:
And the sword shall fall upon his cities, and shall consume his bars, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
The sword will fall on their cities, And will consume their gate bars, And will put an end to their plans.
A swerd bigan in the citees therof, and it schal waaste the chosun men therof, and schal eete the heedis of hem.
And the sword shall fall on their cities, and shall consume their bars, and devour [them], because of their own counsels.
And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour [them], because of their own counsels.
A sword will flash in their cities, it will destroy the bars of their city gates, and will devour them in their fortresses.
And the sword shall slash in his cities, Devour his districts, And consume them, Because of their own counsels.
War will swirl through their cities; their enemies will crash through their gates. They will destroy them, trapping them in their own evil plans.
The sword will come upon their cities and destroy their gates. And it will destroy them because of their plans.
The sword rages in their cities, it consumes their oracle-priests, and devours because of their schemes.
Therefore shall the sword, rage, in his cities, and make an end of his multitudes, and consume them, - because of their counsels.
The sword hath begun in his cities, and it shall consume his chosen men, and shall devour their heads.
The sword shall rage against their cities, consume the bars of their gates, and devour them in their fortresses.
Grievous hath been the sword in his cities, And it hath ended his bars, and consumed -- from their own counsels.
Therfore shal ye swearde begynne in their cities, the stoare that they haue lickened vnto, shall be destroyed and eaten vp: and that because of their owne ymaginacions.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the sword: Hosea 10:14, Hosea 13:16, Leviticus 26:31, Leviticus 26:33, Deuteronomy 28:52, Deuteronomy 32:25, Jeremiah 5:17, Micah 5:11
consume: Psalms 80:11-16, Isaiah 9:14, Isaiah 18:5, Isaiah 27:10, Ezekiel 15:2-7, Ezekiel 20:47, Malachi 4:1
because: Hosea 10:6, Psalms 106:39, Psalms 106:43, Isaiah 30:1
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 2:26 - sword Jeremiah 50:35 - sword Hosea 5:9 - Ephraim Hosea 13:2 - according Amos 3:11 - General
Cross-References
And the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), knowing [how to distinguish between] good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take from the tree of life as well, and eat [its fruit], and live [in this fallen, sinful condition] forever"—
The LORD saw that the wickedness (depravity) of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination or intent of the thoughts of his heart were only evil continually.
The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma [a soothing, satisfying scent] and the LORD said to Himself, "I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intent (strong inclination, desire) of man's heart is wicked from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done.
These are the three sons of Noah, and from these [men] the whole earth was populated and scattered with inhabitants.
Now the whole earth spoke one language and used the same words (vocabulary).
They said, "Come, let us build a city for ourselves, and a tower whose top will reach into the heavens, and let us make a [famous] name for ourselves, so that we will not be scattered [into separate groups] and be dispersed over the surface of the entire earth [as the LORD instructed]."
"Go, cry out to the gods you have chosen; let them rescue you in your time of distress."
At noon Elijah mocked them, saying, "Cry out with a loud voice, for he is a god; either he is occupied, or he is out [at the moment], or he is on a journey. Perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened!"
Rejoice, young man, in your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant in the days of your young manhood. And walk in the ways of your heart and in the desires of your eyes, but know that God will bring you into judgment for all these things.
"He has done mighty deeds with His [powerful] arm; He has scattered those who were proud in the thoughts of their heart.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the sword shall abide on the cities,.... Or "shall fall" y, and continue; meaning the sword of the Assyrians, whereby Ephraim should be brought into subjection to them, and the king of Assyria become king over them; his sword should be drawn, and rest upon them, not only on their chief city Samaria, besieged three years by him, but upon all their other cities, which would fall into his hands, with the inhabitants of them:
and shall consume his branches, and devour [them]; that is, the towns and villages adjoining to the cities; which were to them as branches are to a tree, sprung from them, and were supported by them; and, being near them, prospered or suffered as they did: some render it, "his bars" z, as the word is sometimes used, and interpret it of the great men and nobles of the land. So the Targum,
"and it shall slay his mighty men, and destroy his princes;''
with which Jarchi agrees;
because of their own counsels; which they took and pursued, contrary to the counsel of God, the revelation of his mind and will; particularly in setting up idolatrous worship, and continuing in it, notwithstanding all the admonitions, exhortations, counsels, and threatenings of God by his prophets; or else because of their counsels with the Egyptians, and their covenants with them, for help against the Assyrian, whose yoke they were for casting off, and refused to pay tribute to; which provoked him to draw his sword upon them, which made the havoc it did in their cities, and the inhabitants of them.
y ××× "cedet", Calvin; "incidet", Schmidt; "irruet", Zanchius, Drusius, Liveleus. z ×××× "vectes ejus", Schmidt. So some in Drusius.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And the sword shall abide on his cities - Literally, âshall light, shall whirlâ down upon. It shall come with violence upon them as a thing whirled with force, and then it shall alight and abide, to their destruction; as Jeremiah says, âa whirlwind of the Lord is gone forth in fury, a grievous whirlwind; it shall fall grievously (literally, whirl down) on the head of the wickedâ Jeremiah 23:19. As God said to David, after the murder of Uriah, âNow therefore the sword shall never depart from thy houseâ 2 Samuel 12:10, so as to Israel, whose kings were inaugurated by bloodshed. By Godâs appointment, âblood will have blood.â Their own sword first came down and rested upon them; then the sword of the Assyrian. So after they âhad killed the Holy One and the Just,â the sword of the Zealots came down and rested upon them, before the destruction by the Romans.
And shall consume his branches - that is, his mighty men. It is all one, whether the mighty men are so called, by metaphor, from the âbranches ofâ a tree, or from the âbarsâ of a city, made out of those branches. Their mighty men, so far from escaping for their might, should be the first to perish.
And devour them, because of their own counsels - Their counsels, wise after this worldâs wisdom, were without God, against the counsels of God. Their destruction then should come from their own wisdom, as it is said, âLet them fall by their own counselsâ Psalms 5:10, and Job saith, âHe taketh the wise in their own craftiness, and the counsel of the cunning is carried headlongâ Job 5:13, i. e., it is the clean contrary of what they intend or plan; they purpose, as they think, warily; an unseen power whirls their scheme on and precipitates it. âAnd his own counsel shall cast him downâ Job 18:7; and above; âIsrael shall be ashamed through his own counselsâ Job 10:6. Hosheaâs conspiracy with So, which was to have been his support against Assyria, brought Assyria against him, and his people into captivity.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Hosea 11:6. The sword shall abide on his cities — Israel was agitated with external and intestine wars from the time of Jeroboam the Second. Although Zechariah his son reigned twelve years, yet it was in continual troubles; and he was at last slain by the rebel Shallum, who, having reigned one month, was slain by Menahem. Pekahiah succeeded his father Menahem, and reigned two years, and was killed by Pekah, son of Remaliah. He joined Rezin, king of Syria, and made an irruption into the land of Judah; but Ahaz having obtained succour from Tiglath-Pileser, king of Assyria, Pekah was defeated, and the tribes of Reuben, Gad, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, were carried away captives by the Assyrian king; and in a short time after, Hosea, son of Elah, slew Pekah, and usurped the kingdom, which he could not possess without the assistance of Shalmaneser, who for his services imposed a tribute on the Israelitish king. Wishing to rid himself of this yoke, he applied to the king of Egypt; but this being known to Shalmaneser, he came against Samaria, and after a three years' siege took and destroyed it. Thus the sword rested on their cities; it continued in the land till all was ruined. See Calmet.
