Hosea 9:11 “Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird, with no birth, no pregnancy…”

Hosea 9:11

Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird, with no birth, no pregnancy, and no conception.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.

World English Bible

As for Ephraim, their glory will fly away like a bird. There will be no birth, no one with child, and no conception.

American Standard Version

As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird: there shall be no birth, and none with child, and no conception.

Geneva Bible 1599

Ephraim their glorie shall flee away like a birde: from the birth and from the wombe, and from the conception.

Darby Translation

As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away as a bird, — no birth, no pregnancy, no conception!

Young's Literal Translation

Ephraim [is] as a fowl, Fly away doth their honour, without birth, And without womb, and without conception.

Bible in Basic English

As for Ephraim, their glory will go in flight like a bird: there will be no birth and no one with child and no giving of life.

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Cross references

“their”

Genesis 41:52 Genesis 48:16–20 Genesis 49:22 Deuteronomy 33:17 Job 18:5 Job 18:18

Genesis 41:52 · BSB

And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

Genesis 48:16–20 · BSB

the angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”

Genesis 49:22 · BSB

Joseph is a fruitful vine— a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.

Deuteronomy 33:17 · BSB

His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.…

Job 18:5 · BSB

Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.

Job 18:18 · BSB

He is driven from light into darkness and is chased from the inhabited world.

“from the birth”

Psalm 58:8 Ecclesiastes 6:3 Amos 1:13

Psalm 58:8 · BSB

Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.

Ecclesiastes 6:3 · BSB

A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off…

Amos 1:13 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.

“from the womb”

Hosea 9:14 Deuteronomy 28:18 Deuteronomy 28:57 Luke 23:29

Hosea 9:14 · BSB

Give them, O LORD— what will You give? Give them wombs that miscarry and breasts that dry up!

Deuteronomy 28:18 · BSB

The fruit of your womb will be cursed, as well as the produce of your land, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.

Deuteronomy 28:57 · BSB

the afterbirth that comes from between her legs and the children she bears, because she will secretly eat them for lack of anything else in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you within your gates.

Luke 23:29 · BSB

Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’

Also

Hosea 10:5 Hosea 4:7

Hosea 10:5 · BSB

The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn over it with its idolatrous priests— those who rejoiced in its glory— for it has been taken from them into exile.

Hosea 4:7 · BSB

The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace.

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

In context

10I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved.

12Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them!

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