Hosea 13:15

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Even though he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come—a wind of the LORD, rising from the wilderness. His spring will dry up, his fountain will be parched. It will plunder his treasury of every precious thing.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Tugh he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Though he is fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Though he be fruitful{H6500} among his brethren,{H251} an east wind{H6921} shall come,{H935} the breath{H7307} of Jehovah{H3068} coming up{H5927} from the wilderness;{H4057} and his spring{H4726} shall become dry,{H954} and his fountain{H4599} shall be dried up:{H2717} he shall make spoil{H8154} of the treasure{H214} of all goodly{H2532} vessels.{H3627}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Though he be fruitful{H6500}{(H8686)} among his brethren{H251}, an east wind{H6921} shall come{H935}{(H8799)}, the wind{H7307} of the LORD{H3068} shall come up{H5927}{(H8802)} from the wilderness{H4057}, and his spring{H4726} shall become dry{H954}{(H8799)}, and his fountain{H4599} shall be dried up{H2717}{(H8799)}: he shall spoil{H8154}{(H8799)} the treasure{H214} of all pleasant{H2532} vessels{H3627}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Yet can I se no comforth, for when he is now the goodliest amonge the brethren, the east wynde (euen the wynde of the LORDE) shal come downe from the wildernesse, and drye vp his condytes, and drynke vp his welles: he shal spoyle the treasure of all pleasaunt vessels.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Though he grewe vp among his brethren, an East winde shall come, euen the winde of the Lord shal come vp from the wildernesse, and drie vp his veine, and his fountaine shalbe dryed vp: he shal spoyle the treasure of all pleasant vessels.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Though he grewe among his brethren, the east wynde euen the wynde of the Lorde shall come vp from the wildernesse, and drye vp his veyne, and his fountaynes shalbe dryed vp: he shall spoyle the treasure of all pleasaunt vessels.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Though he be fruitful among [his] brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Though he is fruitful among his brothers, an east wind will come, The breath of Yahweh coming up from the wilderness; And his spring will become dry, And his fountain will be dried up. He will plunder the storehouse of treasure.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Though he among brethren produceth fruit, Come in doth an east wind, a wind of Jehovah, From a wilderness it is coming up, And it drieth up his fountain, And become dry doth his spring, It -- it spoileth a treasure -- every desirable vessel.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Though he gives fruit among his brothers, an east wind will come, the wind of the Lord coming up from the waste land, and his spring will become dry, his fountain will be without water: it will make waste the store of all the vessels of his desire.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Though he is fruitful among his brothers, an east wind will come, the breath of Yahweh coming up from the wilderness; and his spring will become dry, and his fountain will be dried up. He will plunder the storehouse of treasure.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Capital of the Northern Empire Will Be Destroyed Even though he flourishes like a reed plant, a scorching east wind will come, a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. As a result, his spring will dry up; his well will become dry. That wind will spoil all his delightful foods in the containers in his storehouse.

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 19:12 : 12 But it was uprooted in fury, cast to the ground. The east wind dried out its fruit. Its strong branches were broken off and dried up, consumed by fire.
  • Ezek 17:10 : 10 Even if transplanted, will it thrive? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes it, drying up in the very garden bed where it grew?’
  • Gen 41:52 : 52 The second son he named Ephraim, saying, 'God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.'
  • Jer 4:11 : 11 At that time, it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem: A scorching wind from the barren heights of the desert blows toward the daughter of my people—not to winnow or cleanse.
  • Gen 49:22 : 22 Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine near a spring, whose branches climb over a wall.
  • Deut 33:17 : 17 His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like the horns of a wild ox. With them he gores the peoples, all the way to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.
  • Job 18:16 : 16 His roots below will dry up, and his branches above will wither.
  • Ps 1:4 : 4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind drives away.
  • Ps 109:13 : 13 May his descendants be cut off, and may their name be wiped out in the next generation.
  • Isa 14:21 : 21 Prepare a place of slaughter for his sons because of the iniquity of their fathers. Let them not rise to possess the land or fill the face of the earth with cities.
  • Isa 17:13 : 13 The nations roar like the crashing of mighty waters, but He rebukes them, and they flee far away. They are driven like chaff on the mountains before the wind, like tumbleweed before a storm.
  • Isa 41:16 : 16 You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the Lord and glory in the Holy One of Israel.
  • Jer 20:5 : 5 I will deliver all the wealth of this city, all its products, all its valuable possessions, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah into the hands of their enemies. They will plunder them, take them, and carry them off to Babylon.'
  • Jer 51:36 : 36 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: 'Behold, I will defend your cause and take vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea and make her fountains dry.'
  • Gen 48:19 : 19 But his father refused and said, 'I know, my son, I know. He too will become a people, and he too will be great. Nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become a group of nations.'
  • Dan 11:8 : 8 He will also carry off their gods, their metal images, and their precious articles of silver and gold into Egypt. For some years, he will refrain from attacking the king of the North.
  • Hos 4:19 : 19 The wind has wrapped them in its wings, and they will be ashamed because of their sacrifices.
  • Hos 9:11 : 11 Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird—no birth, no pregnancy, no conception.
  • Hos 10:1 : 1 Israel is a luxuriant vine that yields its fruit. The more abundant his fruit, the more altars he built. The richer his land, the more he adorned sacred pillars.
  • Nah 2:9 : 9 Nineveh is like a pool whose water is draining away. 'Stop! Stop!' they cry, but no one turns back.

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    11 At that time, it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem: A scorching wind from the barren heights of the desert blows toward the daughter of my people—not to winnow or cleanse.

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  • Ezek 17:9-11
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    9 Say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Will it thrive? Will it not be uprooted and its fruit stripped so that it withers? All its new growth will wither. It will not take a great effort or many people to pull it out by its roots.

    10 Even if transplanted, will it thrive? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes it, drying up in the very garden bed where it grew?’

    11 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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    8 With exact measure, by sending her away, you contend with her. He drives her out with his fierce wind on the day of the east wind.

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    5 The waters will dry up from the sea, and the river will be parched and dry.

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    16 His roots below will dry up, and his branches above will wither.

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    15 The LORD will strike Israel as a reed sways in the water. He will uproot Israel from this good land that He gave to their ancestors and scatter them beyond the Euphrates River, because they made Asherah poles, angering the LORD.

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    2 verses
    74%

    12 But it was uprooted in fury, cast to the ground. The east wind dried out its fruit. Its strong branches were broken off and dried up, consumed by fire.

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    24 Therefore, I will scatter them like chaff driven by the wind of the desert.

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    7 So the wealth they have earned and their stored possessions will be carried away over the Wadi of the Willows.

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    7 I have winnowed them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land; I have bereaved and destroyed My people, yet they have not turned from their ways.

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    6 They will be like a shrub in the desert, dwelling in a parched place in the wilderness, in a land of salt where no one lives, and will not see when prosperity comes.

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    72%

    13 Their wealth will become plunder, and their houses a desolation. They will build houses but not live in them, and they will plant vineyards but not drink their wine.

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    17 The seeds shrivel beneath their clods, the storehouses are desolate, the granaries are broken down, for the grain has dried up.

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    19 As drought and heat consume the snow waters, so Sheol consumes those who have sinned.

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