Hosea 10 · Verse 11

Hosea 10:11

And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.
Hosea 10:11, King James Version

Hosea 10:11 in other translations

BSBEphraim is a well-trained heifer that loves to thresh; but I will place a yoke on her fair neck. I will harness Ephraim, Judah will plow, and Jacob will break the hard ground.
WEBEphraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh, so I will put a yoke on her beautiful neck. I will set a rider on Ephraim. Judah will plow. Jacob will break his clods.
ASVAnd Ephraim is a heifer that is taught, that loveth to tread out the grain; but I have passed over upon her fair neck: I will set a rider on Ephraim; Judah shall plow, Jacob shall break his clods.
YLTAnd Ephraim is a trained heifer--loving to thresh, And I--I have passed over on the goodness of its neck, I cause one to ride Ephraim, Plough doth Judah, harrow for him doth Jacob.
DARBYAnd Ephraim is a trained heifer, that loveth to tread out the corn; I have passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to draw; Judah shall plough, Jacob shall break his clods.
BBEAnd Ephraim is a trained cow, taking pleasure in crushing the grain; but I have put a yoke on her fair neck; I will put a horseman on the back of Ephraim; Judah will be working the plough, Jacob will be turning up the earth.
WebsterAnd Ephraim is as a heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.

What does Hosea 10:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. taught--that is, accustomed. loveth to tread out ... corn--a far easier and more self-indulgent work than ploughing. In treading corn, cattle were not bound together under a yoke, but either trod it singly with their feet, or drew a threshing sledge over it (Is 28:27, 28): they were free to eat some of the corn from time to time, as the law required they should be unmuzzled (De 25:4), so that they grew fat in this work. An image of Israel's freedom, prosperity, and self-indulgence heretofore. But now God will put the Assyrian yoke upon her, instead of freedom, putting her to servile work. I passed over upon--I put the yoke upon. make ... to ride--as in Job 30:22; that is, hurry Ephraim away to a distant region [Calvin]. Lyra translates, "I will make (the Assyrian) to ride upon Ephraim." Maurer, "I will make Ephraim to carry," namely, a charioteer. his clods--"the clods before him."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 Ephraim is as a heifer that is taught - One thoroughly broken in to the yoke. And loveth to tread out - Goes peaceably in the yoke; and is pleased because, not being muzzled, she eats of the corn. I passed over upon her fair neck - I brought the yoke upon it, that she should not tread out the corn merely, but draw the plough and drag the harrow. These operations of husbandry are all referred to here, with some others. Ephraim shall tread out the corn, that there may be seed for the fields. Judah shall plough - That the furrows may receive it. Jacob shall break his clods - Harrow - that the seed may be covered with the mould. Israel very frequently made great depredations on Judah; and as this heifer loved to tread out the corn, and not plough, it is therefore added that he should be made to plough, be put under the yoke, namely, that of the Assyrians. What is added, "Judah and Jacob shall plough for themselves," means, that Judah should not now plough for Israel, but for himself; as Israel shall no more make depredations upon him. - Dodd.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hosea 10:9-15

Because God does not desire the death and ruin of sinners, therefore in mercy he desires their chastisement. The children of iniquity still remained in Israel. The enemies would be gathered against them. It is just with God to make those know what hardships mean, who indulge themselves in ease and pleasure. Let them cleanse their hearts from all corrupt affections and lusts, and be a broken and contrite spirit. Let…

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Hosea 10:11 in the original Hebrew

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וְאֶפְרַ֜יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimand EphraimH669
עֶגְלָ֤ה'eg.Lah[was] a heiferH5697
מְלֻמָּדָה֙me.lu.ma.DahtrainedH3925
אֹהַ֣בְתִּי'o.Hav.ti[which] lovedH157
לָד֔וּשׁla.Dushto threshH1758
וַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.Niand IH589
עָבַ֔רְתִּי'a.Var.tiI passedH5674
עַל\־'al-overH5921
ט֖וּבtuv[the] goodness ofH2898
צַוָּארָ֑הּtza.va.Rahneck itsH6677
אַרְכִּ֤יב'ar.KivI will cause to drawH7392
אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH669
יַחֲר֣וֹשׁya.cha.Ro.oshit will plowH2790
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
יְשַׂדֶּד\־ye.sa.ded-it will harrowH7702
ל֖וֹlo<for> itself
יַעֲקֹֽב\׃ya.'a.KoJacobH3290

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Cross references for Hosea 10:11

  • Hosea 4:16

    For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the Lord will feed them as a lamb in a large place.

  • Jeremiah 50:11

    Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;

  • Deuteronomy 25:4

    Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.

  • Hosea 3:1

    Then said the Lord unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the Lord toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.

  • Romans 16:18

    For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

  • Isaiah 28:24

    Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?

  • Hosea 2:5

    For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.

  • Hosea 11:4

    I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.

  • Hosea 9:1

    Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor.

  • 2 Chronicles 28:5-8

    Wherefore the Lord his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter. For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers. And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king’s son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king. And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.

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an heifer.
4:16; Jer 50:11
and loveth.
2:5; 3:1; 9:1; De 25:4; Ro 16:18
but.
11:4
her fair neck. Heb. the beauty of her neck. Judah.
2Ch 28:5-8; Isa 28:24

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Context

  • Hosea 10:10

    It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows.

  • Hosea 10:11

    And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.

  • Hosea 10:12

    Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

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Hosea 10:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Ephraim es becerra domada, amadora del trillar; mas yo pasaré sobre su lozana cerviz: yo haré llevar yugo á Ephraim; arará Judá, quebrará sus terrones Jacob.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Éphraïm est une génisse dressée, qui aime à fouler le blé; et j’ai passé sur son beau cou: je ferai tirer le chariot à Éphraïm; Juda labourera, et Jacob hersera.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Ephraim ist eine ans Joch gewöhnte junge Kuh, die zu dreschen liebt; und ich, ich bin über die Schönheit ihres Halses hergefahren: ich werde Ephraim einspannen, Juda soll pflügen, Jakob soll eggen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ephraim vitula docta diligere trituram, et ego transivi super pulchritudinem colli ejus: ascendam super Ephraim, arabit Judas; confringet sibi sulcos Jacob.