Hosea 13:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֣י ה֔וּא בֵּ֥ן אַחִ֖ים יַפְרִ֑יא יָב֣וֹא קָדִים֩ ר֨וּחַ יְהוָ֜ה מִמִּדְבָּ֣ר עֹלֶ֗ה וְיֵב֤וֹשׁ מְקוֹרוֹ֙ וְיֶחֱרַ֣ב מַעְיָנ֔וֹ ה֣וּא יִשְׁסֶ֔ה אוֹצַ֖ר כָּל־כְּלִ֥י חֶמְדָּֽה׃

Transliteration

kî he bēn ʾaḥ he pārâ he bôʾ qādîm rûaḥ YHWH from-midbār ʿālâ wə- he yābēš māqôr-his wə- he ḥārēb maʿyān-his he šāsâ ʾôṣār all-kᵉlî ḥemdâ

Grammar Details

*kî*: conjunction - 'for/because/although'
*bēn*: noun, masculine singular construct - 'son of'
*ʾaḥ*: noun, masculine plural - 'brothers'
*pārâ*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'he flourishes/bears fruit'
*bôʾ*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'will come'
*qādîm*: noun, masculine singular - 'east wind'
*rûaḥ*: noun, feminine singular construct - 'wind/breath of'
*YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
*midbār*: noun, masculine singular - 'wilderness/desert'
*ʿālâ*: Qal participle, masculine singular - 'coming up'
*wə-*: conjunction - 'and'
*yābēš*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'will dry up'
*māqôr*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his fountain/spring'
*ḥārēb*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'will be dried up'
*maʿyān*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his spring'
*šāsâ*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'will plunder'
*ʾôṣār*: noun, masculine singular construct - 'treasury of'
*kᵉlî*: noun, masculine singular construct - 'vessel/object of'
*ḥemdâ*: noun, feminine singular - 'desire/delight'

Word Meanings

*kî*: for/because/although/though
*bēn*: son/among
*ʾaḥ*: brothers/relatives
*pārâ*: flourishes/bears fruit/is fruitful
*bôʾ*: will come/approach/arrive
*qādîm*: east wind/sirocco/hot desert wind
*rûaḥ*: wind/breath/spirit
*midbār*: wilderness/desert/uninhabited land
*ʿālâ*: coming up/ascending/rising
*yābēš*: will dry up/wither/be dried
*māqôr*: fountain/spring/source
*ḥārēb*: will be dried up/will be desolate
*maʿyān*: spring/fountain
*šāsâ*: will plunder/despoil/pillage
*ʾôṣār*: treasury/storehouse/treasure
*kᵉlî*: vessel/object/article/implement
*ḥemdâ*: desire/delight/precious thing

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Referenced Verses

Ezek 19:12 : 12 But it was plucked up in fury, it was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit: its strong rods were broken off and withered; the fire consumed them.
Ezek 17:10 : 10 Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the beds where it grew.
Gen 41:52 : 52 And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.
Jer 4:11 : 11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A hot wind from the bare heights in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to winnow, nor to cleanse;
Gen 49:22 : 22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a fountain; His branches run over the wall.
Deut 33:17 : 17 The firstling of his herd, majesty is his; And his horns are the horns of the wild-ox: With them he shall push the peoples all of them, [even] the ends of the earth: And they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And they are the thousands of Manasseh.
Job 18:16 : 16 His roots shall be dried up beneath, And above shall his branch be cut off.
Ps 1:4 : 4 The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Ps 109:13 : 13 Let his posterity be cut off; In the generation following let their name be blotted out.
Isa 14:21 : 21 Prepare ye slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers, that they rise not up, and possess the earth, and fill the face of the world with cities.
Isa 17:13 : 13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but he shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like the whirling dust before the storm.
Isa 41:16 : 16 Thou shalt winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them; and thou shalt rejoice in Jehovah, thou shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
Jer 20:5 : 5 Moreover I will give all the riches of this city, and all the gains thereof, and all the precious things thereof, yea, all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies; and they shall make them a prey, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.
Jer 51:36 : 36 Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her fountain dry.
Gen 48:19 : 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: howbeit his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
Dan 11:8 : 8 And also their gods, with their molten images, [and] with their goodly vessels of silver and of gold, shall he carry captive into Egypt; and he shall refrain some years from the king of the north.
Hos 4:19 : 19 The wind hath wrapped her up in its wings; and they shall be put to shame because of their sacrifices.
Hos 9:11 : 11 As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird: there shall be no birth, and none with child, and no conception.
Hos 10:1 : 1 Israel is a luxuriant vine, that putteth forth his fruit: according to the abundance of his fruit he hath multiplied his altars; according to the goodness of their land they have made goodly [ pillars.]
Nah 2:9 : 9 Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold; for there is no end of the store, the glory of all goodly furniture.

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