Hosea 9 · Verse 13

Hosea 9:13

Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer.
Hosea 9:13, King James Version

Hosea 9:13 in other translations

BSBI have seen Ephraim, like Tyre, planted in a meadow. But Ephraim will bring out his children for slaughter.
WEBI have seen Ephraim, like Tyre, planted in a pleasant place; but Ephraim will bring out his children to the murderer.
ASVEphraim, like as I have seen Tyre, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring out his children to the slayer.
YLTEphraim! when I have looked to the rock, Is planted in comeliness, And Ephraim is to bring out unto a slayer his sons.
DARBYEphraim, as I saw him, was a Tyre planted in a beautiful place; but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the slayer.
BBEAs I have seen a beast whose young have been taken from her, so Ephraim will give birth to children only for them to be put to death.
WebsterEphraim, as I saw Tyre, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer.

What does Hosea 9:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus ... in a pleasant place--that is, in looking towards Tyrus (on whose borders Ephraim lay) I saw Ephraim beautiful in situation like her (Eze 26:1-28:26). is planted--as a fruitful tree; image suggested by the meaning of "Ephraim" (Ho 9:11). bring forth his children to the murderer--(Ho 9:16; Ho 13:16). With all his fruitfulness, his children shall only be brought up to be slain.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus - Tyre was strongly situated on a rock in the sea; Samaria was on a mountain, both strong and pleasant. But the strength and beauty of those cities shall not save them from destruction. Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer - The people shall be destroyed, or led into captivity by the Assyrians. Of the grandeur, wealth, power, etc., of Tyre, see the notes on Ezekiel 27 (note) and Ezekiel 28 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hosea 9:11-17

. God departs from a people, or from a person, when he withdraws his goodness and mercy from them; and when the Lord is departed, what can the creature do? Even though, for the present, good things seem to remain, yet the blessing is gone if God is gone. Even the children should perish with the parents. The Divine wrath dries up the root, and withers the fruit of all comforts; and the scattered Jews daily warn us to…

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Hosea 9:13 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.

אֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH669
כַּאֲשֶׁר\־ka.'a.Sher-just asH834
רָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiI have seenH7200
לְצ֖וֹרle.Tzorto TyreH6865
שְׁתוּלָ֣הshe.tu.Lah[is] plantedH8362
בְנָוֶ֑הve.na.Vehin pasturelandH5116
וְאֶפְרַ֕יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimand EphraimH669
לְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'to bring outH3318
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הֹרֵ֖גho.Reg[one who] killsH2026
בָּנָֽיו\׃ba.Navchildren hisH1121

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Hosea 9:13

  • Ezekiel 27:3

    And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord God; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty.

  • Ezekiel 26:1-21

    And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste: Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up. And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. …

  • Amos 7:17

    Therefore thus saith the Lord; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.

  • Hosea 9:16

    Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.

  • Hosea 10:14

    Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth–arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.

  • Jeremiah 9:21

    For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.

  • Hosea 13:16

    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.

  • Hosea 13:8

    I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.

  • 2 Kings 15:16

    Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
as.
Eze 26:1-28:26
shall.
16; 10:14; 13:8,16; 2Ki 15:16; Jer 9:21; Am 7:17

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Context

  • Hosea 9:12

    Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!

  • Hosea 9:13

    Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer.

  • Hosea 9:14

    Give them, O Lord: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

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Hosea 9:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Ephraim, según veo, es semejante á Tiro, asentada en lugar delicioso: mas Ephraim sacará sus hijos al matador.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Éphraïm, comme je l’ai vu, a été une Tyr plantée dans une campagne agréable; mais Éphraïm doit mener dehors ses fils au meurtrier.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ephraim, wie ich hinschaute, war ein Tyrus auf der Aue gepflanzt; aber Ephraim muß seine Söhne zum Würger hinausbringen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ephraim, ut vidi, Tyrus erat fundata in pulchritudine; et Ephraim educet ad interfectorem filios suos.