Hosea 11 · Verse 10

Hosea 11:10

They shall walk after the Lord: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.
Hosea 11:10, King James Version

Hosea 11:10 in other translations

BSBThey will walk after the LORD; He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west.
WEBThey will walk after the LORD, who will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children will come trembling from the west.
ASVThey shall walk after Jehovah, who will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children shall come trembling from the west.
YLTAfter Jehovah they go--as a lion He roareth, When He doth roar, then tremble do the sons from the west.
DARBYThey shall walk after Jehovah; he shall roar like a lion; when he shall roar, then the children shall hasten from the west:
BBEThey will go after the Lord; his cry will be like that of a lion; his cry will be loud, and the children will come from the west, shaking with fear;
WebsterThey shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.

What does Hosea 11:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. he shall roar like a lion--by awful judgments on their foes (Is 31:4; Jr 25:26-30; Joe 3:16), calling His dispersed "children" from the various lands of their dispersion. shall tremble--shall flock in eager agitation of haste. from the west--(Zec 8:7). Literally, "the sea." Probably the Mediterranean, including its "isles of the sea," and maritime coast. Thus as Ho 11:11 specifies regions of Africa and Asia, so here Europe. Is 11:11-16, is parallel, referring to the very same regions. On "children," see Ho 1:10.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 They shall walk after the Lord - They shall discern the operations of his providence, when, He shall roar like a lion - When he shall utter his majestic voice, Cyrus shall make his decree. The people shall tremble - be in a state of commotion; every one hurrying to avail himself of the opportunity to return to his own land.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hosea 11:8-12

God is slow to anger, and is loth to abandon a people to utter ruin, who have been called by his name. When God was to give a sacrifice for sin, and a Saviour for sinners, he spared not his own Son, that he might spare us. This is the language of the day of his patience; but when men sin that away, then the great day of his wrath comes. Man's compassions are nothing in comparison with the tender mercies of our God…

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Hosea 11:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַחֲרֵ֧י'a.cha.ReiafterH310
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
יֵלְכ֖וּye.le.Khuthey will walkH1980
כְּאַרְיֵ֣הke.'ar.Yehlike a lionH738
יִשְׁאָ֑גyish.'Aghe will roarH7580
כִּֽי\־ki-ifH3588
ה֣וּאhu'heH1931
יִשְׁאַ֔גyish.'Aghe will roarH7580
וְיֶחֶרְד֥וּve.ye.cher.Duand they may trembleH2729
בָנִ֖יםva.NimchildrenH1121
מִיָּֽם\׃mi.Yamfrom [the] westH3220

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Cross references for Hosea 11:10

  • Joel 3:16

    The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

  • Isaiah 31:4

    For thus hath the Lord spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.

  • Amos 1:2

    And he said, The Lord will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

  • Jeremiah 25:30

    Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The Lord shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.

  • Jeremiah 31:9

    They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

  • Isaiah 64:2

    As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!

  • Amos 3:4

    Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?

  • Micah 4:5

    For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever.

  • Amos 3:8

    The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?

  • Jeremiah 7:9

    Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;

  • Hosea 3:5

    Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.

  • Jeremiah 7:6

    If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
walk.
Isa 2:5; 49:10; Jer 2:2; 7:6,9; 31:9; Mic 4:5; Zec 10:12; Joh 8:12
Ro 8:1; 2Pe 2:10
he shall roar like.
Isa 31:4; 42:13; Jer 25:30; Joe 3:16; Am 1:2; 3:4,8
shall tremble.
Job 37:1; Ps 2:11; 119:120; Isa 64:2; Jer 5:22; 33:9; Hab 3:16
Ac 24:25
west.
Zec 8:7

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Context

  • Hosea 11:9

    I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.

  • Hosea 11:10

    They shall walk after the Lord: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.

  • Hosea 11:11

    They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the Lord.

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Hosea 11:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
En pos de Jehová caminarán: él bramará como león: cual león rugirá él de cierto, y los hijos se moverán azorados del occidente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ils marcheront après l’ Éternel. Il rugira comme un lion; car il rugira, et les fils accourront en émoi de l’occident,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Sie werden Jehova nachwandeln: wie ein Löwe wird er brüllen; denn er wird brüllen, und zitternd werden die Kinder herbeieilen vom Meere
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Post Dominum ambulabunt; quasi leo rugiet, quia ipse rugiet, et formidabunt filii maris.