Hosea 11:6 “A sword will flash through their cities; it will destroy the bars of t…”

Hosea 11:6

A sword will flash through their cities; it will destroy the bars of their gates and consume them in their own plans.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

World English Bible

The sword will fall on their cities, and will destroy the bars of their gates, and will put an end to their plans.

American Standard Version

And the sword shall fall upon their cities, and shall consume their bars, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the sworde shall fall on his cities, and shall consume his barres, and deuoure them, because of their owne counsels.

Darby Translation

and the sword shall turn about in his cities, and shall consume his bars, and devour [them], because of their own counsels.

Young's Literal Translation

Grievous hath been the sword in his cities, And it hath ended his bars, and consumed — from their own counsels.

Bible in Basic English

And the sword will go through his towns, wasting his children and causing destruction because of their evil designs.

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Cross references

“the sword”

Hosea 13:16 Hosea 10:14 Leviticus 26:31 Leviticus 26:33 Deuteronomy 28:52 Deuteronomy 32:25

Hosea 13:16 · BSB

Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.

Hosea 10:14 · BSB

the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be demolished as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel in the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces along with their children.

Leviticus 26:31 · BSB

I will reduce your cities to rubble and lay waste your sanctuaries, and I will refuse to smell the pleasing aroma of your sacrifices.

Leviticus 26:33 · BSB

But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.

Deuteronomy 28:52 · BSB

They will besiege all the cities throughout your land, until the high and fortified walls in which you trust have fallen. They will besiege all your cities throughout the land that the LORD your God has given you.

Deuteronomy 32:25 · BSB

Outside, the sword will take their children, and inside, terror will strike the young man and the young woman, the infant and the gray-haired man.

“consume”

Psalm 80:11–16 Isaiah 9:14 Isaiah 18:5 Isaiah 27:10 Ezekiel 15:2–7 Ezekiel 20:47

Psalm 80:11–16 · BSB

It sent out its branches to the Sea, and its shoots toward the River.

Isaiah 9:14 · BSB

So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day.

Isaiah 18:5 · BSB

For before the harvest, when the blossom is gone and the flower becomes a ripening grape, He will cut off the shoots with a pruning knife and remove and discard the branches.

Isaiah 27:10 · BSB

For the fortified city lies deserted— a homestead abandoned, a wilderness forsaken. There the calves graze, and there they lie down; they strip its branches bare.

Ezekiel 15:2–7 · BSB

“Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest?

Ezekiel 20:47 · BSB

Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched…

“because”

Hosea 10:6 Psalm 106:39 Psalm 106:43 Isaiah 30:1

Hosea 10:6 · BSB

Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.

Psalm 106:39 · BSB

They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.

Psalm 106:43 · BSB

Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity.

Isaiah 30:1 · BSB

“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent?

7My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.

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