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They will destroy them, trapping them in their own evil plans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hosea/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The sword shall rage against their cities, consume the bars of their gates, and devour them because of their own counsels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hosea/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />A sword will flash through their cities; it will destroy the bars of their gates and consume them in their own plans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hosea/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour <i>them</i>, because of their own counsels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hosea/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the sword shall slash in his cities, Devour his districts, And consume <i>them,</i> Because of their own counsels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hosea/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the sword will whirl against their cities, And will destroy their oracle priests And consume <i>them,</i> because of their counsels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hosea/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The sword will whirl against their cities, And will demolish their gate bars And consume them because of their counsels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hosea/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the sword will whirl against their cities, And will demolish their gate bars And consume <i>them</i> because of their counsels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/hosea/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the sword will whirl against their cities And will consume their gate bars And devour <i>them</i> because of their counsels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hosea/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The sword will whirl against <i>and</i> fall on their cities, And will demolish the bars of their gates <i>and</i> fortifications And will consume them because of their counsels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hosea/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A sword will whirl through his cities; it will destroy and devour the bars of his gates, because of their schemes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hosea/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A sword will whirl through his cities; it will destroy and devour the bars of his gates, because of their schemes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hosea/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the sword shall fall upon their cities, and shall consume their bars, and devour them, because of their own counsels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hosea/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />War will visit their cities, and their plans will fail. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hosea/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the sword shall fall upon his cities, and shall consume his bars, and devour them, because of their own counsels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hosea/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />War will sweep through their cities, demolish their city gates, and put an end to their plans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hosea/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />War will sweep through their cities and break down the city gates. It will destroy my people because they do what they themselves think best. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hosea/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The sword will fall on their cities, consuming and devouring their fortified gates, despite their planning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/hosea/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />A sword will flash through their cities; it will destroy the bars of their gates and consume them in their own plans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hosea/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A sword will flash in their cities, it will destroy the bars of their city gates, and will devour them in their fortresses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hosea/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The sword will fall on their cities, and will destroy the bars of their gates, and will put an end to their plans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hosea/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hosea/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The sword will fall on their cities, and will destroy the bars of their gates, and will put an end to their plans. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hosea/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The sword has been grievous in his cities, "" And it has ended his bars, and consumed—from their own counsels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hosea/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Grievous hath been the sword in his cities, And it hath ended his bars, and consumed -- from their own counsels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hosea/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the sword was polished in his cities, and it consumed his branches, and devoured from their counsels.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hosea/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The sword hath begun in his cities, and it shall consume his chosen men, and sha.ll devour their heads. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hosea/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The sword has begun in his cities, and it will consume his elect and devour their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/hosea/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The sword shall rage in his cities: it shall destroy his diviners, and devour them because of their schemings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/hosea/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The sword rages in their cities, it consumes their oracle-priests, and devours because of their schemes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hosea/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The sword shall cause pain in their cities and consume their possessions, and they shall suffer because of their evil counsels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/hosea/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The sword shall cause distress in their cities and it will vanish from their hands, and they shall eat of their counsels<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/hosea/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the sword shall fall upon his cities, And shall consume his bars, and devour them, Because of their own counsels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/hosea/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And in his cities he prevailed not with the sword, and he ceased <i>to war</i> with his hands: and they shall eat <i>of the fruit</i> of their own devices:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/hosea/11-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xpPG1oLnpGk?start=1717" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/hosea/11.htm">Out of Egypt I Called my Son</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent? <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥe·reḇ (N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">A sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/2342.htm" title="2342: wə·ḥā·lāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- Or chiyl; a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl, i.e. to dance, to writhe in pain or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert.">will flash</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: bə·‘ā·rāw (Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">through their cities;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: wə·ḵil·lə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">it will destroy</a> <a href="/hebrew/907.htm" title="907: ḇad·dāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Empty, idle talk. From bada'; a brag or lie; also a liar.">the bars of their gates</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wə·’ā·ḵā·lāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and consume them</a> <a href="/hebrew/4156.htm" title="4156: mim·mō·‘ă·ṣō·w·ṯê·hem (Prep-m:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Counsel, plan, principle, device. From ya'ats; a purpose.">in their own plans.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-14.htm">Jeremiah 5:14</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts says: “Because you have spoken this word, I will make My words a fire in your mouth and this people the wood it consumes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-20.htm">Isaiah 1:20</a></span><br />But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-3.htm">Ezekiel 21:3-5</a></span><br />and tell her that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am against you, and I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked. / Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north. / Then all flesh will know that I, the LORD, have taken My sword from its sheath, not to return it again.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/7-4.htm">Amos 7:4</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD showed me: The Lord GOD was calling for judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/11-1.htm">Zechariah 11:1-3</a></span><br />Open your doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may consume your cedars! / Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees are ruined! Wail, O oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has been cut down! / Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory is in ruins. Listen to the roaring of the young lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Matthew 3:10-12</a></span><br />The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. / I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. / His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-49.htm">Luke 12:49</a></span><br />I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-6.htm">John 15:6</a></span><br />If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-27.htm">Hebrews 10:27</a></span><br />but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a></span><br />And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-16.htm">Isaiah 10:16-19</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame. / And the Light of Israel will become a fire, and its Holy One a flame. In a single day it will burn and devour Assyria’s thorns and thistles. / The splendor of its forests and orchards, both soul and body, it will completely destroy, as a sickness consumes a man. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/21-14.htm">Jeremiah 21:14</a></span><br />I will punish you as your deeds deserve, declares the LORD. I will kindle a fire in your forest that will consume everything around you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/15-6.htm">Ezekiel 15:6-8</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give up the people of Jerusalem. / And I will set My face against them. Though they may have escaped the fire, yet another fire will consume them. And when I set My face against them, you will know that I am the LORD. / Thus I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully,’ declares the Lord GOD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-5.htm">Amos 2:5</a></span><br />So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/4-1.htm">Malachi 4:1</a></span><br />“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.</p><p class="hdg">the sword.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/10-14.htm">Hosea 10:14</a></b></br> Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon <i>her</i> children.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/13-16.htm">Hosea 13:16</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Leviticus 26:31,33</a></b></br> And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours… </p><p class="hdg">consume.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/80-11.htm">Psalm 80:11-16</a></b></br> She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/9-14.htm">Isaiah 9:14</a></b></br> Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/18-5.htm">Isaiah 18:5</a></b></br> For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away <i>and</i> cut down the branches.</p><p class="hdg">because.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/10-6.htm">Hosea 10:6</a></b></br> It shall be also carried unto Assyria <i>for</i> a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-39.htm">Psalm 106:39,43</a></b></br> Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1</a></b></br> Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; 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The "sword" is often a symbol of war and divine retribution in the Bible. Historically, this can be linked to the Assyrian invasion, which was a tool of God's judgment against Israel for their unfaithfulness. The imagery of a sword flashing suggests sudden and unavoidable devastation, reflecting the swiftness and severity of the coming punishment. This aligns with other prophetic warnings found in the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-6</a>, where Assyria is described as the rod of God's anger.<p><b>it will destroy the bars of their gates</b><br>The "bars of their gates" symbolize security and protection. In ancient cities, gates were crucial for defense, and their destruction signifies complete vulnerability and defeat. This imagery underscores the totality of the judgment that would leave the cities defenseless against their enemies. The destruction of gates is a common motif in biblical narratives of conquest, as seen in the fall of Jerusalem in <a href="/2_kings/25-10.htm">2 Kings 25:10</a>. It also serves as a metaphor for the removal of divine protection due to Israel's covenant unfaithfulness.<p><b>and consume them in their own plans.</b><br>This phrase highlights the self-destructive nature of Israel's actions. Their plans, likely referring to political alliances and idolatrous practices, would lead to their downfall. This reflects the biblical principle that turning away from God leads to ruin, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/14-12.htm">Proverbs 14:12</a>, which states that there is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. The consumption by their own plans suggests that their strategies, rather than providing safety, would result in their destruction, emphasizing the futility of relying on human wisdom over divine guidance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hosea.htm">Hosea</a></b><br>A prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, Hosea's ministry focused on calling Israel back to faithfulness to God amidst their idolatry and moral decline.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom, often referred to as Ephraim in Hosea, which had turned away from God, embracing idolatry and alliances with foreign nations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sword.htm">Sword</a></b><br>Symbolic of impending judgment and destruction, often used in prophetic literature to denote divine retribution.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/cities_of_israel.htm">Cities of Israel</a></b><br>Represent the centers of power and culture in the Northern Kingdom, which were vulnerable to the consequences of their collective sin.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/gates.htm">Gates</a></b><br>Symbolize security and strength; their destruction indicates the complete vulnerability and downfall of the nation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>God's warnings through prophets like Hosea highlight the serious consequences of turning away from Him. Disobedience leads to destruction, as symbolized by the sword.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/false_security.htm">False Security</a></b><br>The destruction of the gates signifies the futility of relying on human strength and security. True security is found only in obedience to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment_and_mercy.htm">Divine Judgment and Mercy</a></b><br>While judgment is a central theme, Hosea also emphasizes God's enduring love and desire for repentance. Understanding both aspects is crucial for a balanced view of God's character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_self-reliance.htm">The Danger of Self-Reliance</a></b><br>Israel's plans, which led to their downfall, serve as a warning against self-reliance and the importance of seeking God's guidance in all things.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>The call to repentance is implicit in the warning of destruction. God's ultimate desire is for His people to return to Him and be restored.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hosea_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hosea 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_hosea_11_5-6_match_assyrian_records.htm">Does Hosea 11:5-6 accurately reflect Assyrian conquests when historical records sometimes dispute the extent of Assyrian rule over Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_joshua_11_12-15_align_with_sparing.htm">How does the absolute obedience in Joshua 11:12-15 align with prior instructions about sparing certain peoples?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_laish's_swift_conquest_align_biblically.htm">How does the swift, seemingly unopposed conquest of Laish in Judges 18:27-29 align with other biblical accounts or historical records of territorial conflicts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_proof_of_joshua's_refuge_cities.htm">Where is the archaeological evidence confirming the six cities of refuge mentioned in Joshua 20:7-8?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hosea/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) The rendering of the English version is here incorrect. Render, <span class= "ital">Then shall the sword be brandished amid his cities, and utterly destroy his princes.</span> The word for "princes" is, literally, <span class= "ital">bars,</span> the heroes, leaders, or defenders of the state being aptly called barriers, or bulwarks. Analogous metaphors frequently occur in the Old Testament; such is the interpretation of the Targum.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hosea/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them</span>. A more accurate rendering would be, <span class="accented">and the sword shall sweep round in its cities, and destroy its bolts and</span> devour. Nay, they could not free themselves from invasion and attack. The sword of war would whirl down upon their cities and consume the branches, that is, the villages, or the city bars, or the strong warriors set for defense. Some understand the word so variously interpreted in the sense of "liars," and refer it to the prophets, priests, and politicians who spake falsehood and. acted deceitfully. The word <span class="hebrew">הלח</span> is rendered <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> "the sword," as the principal weapon in ancient warfare and the symbol of war's destructive power shall <span class="accented">sweep round in</span>, circulate, or make the round of the cities of Israel; but <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> others," whirl down," "light on ;" thus both Rashi and Kimchi. Again, <span class="hebrew">בַדּים</span> is, as already intimated, variously rendered. The most appropriate translation <p><span class="note_emph">(a)</span> is (literally, "<span class="accented">poles</span> for carrying the ark," <a href="/exodus/25-13.htm">Exodus 25:13</a>) "<span class="accented">bolts</span> or bars" for securing gates, the root being <span class="hebrew">בדד</span>, to separate. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/hosea/11-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">A sword</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶ֙רֶב֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḥe·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will whirl</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחָלָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2342.htm">Strong's 2342: </a> </span><span class="str2">To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through their cities;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעָרָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ā·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it will destroy</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכִלְּתָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵil·lə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the bars of their gates</span><br /><span class="heb">בַדָּ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(ḇad·dāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_905.htm">Strong's 905: </a> </span><span class="str2">Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and consume [them]</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָכָ֑לָה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·ḵā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in their own plans.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִֽמֹּעֲצ֖וֹתֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mō·‘ă·ṣō·w·ṯê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4156.htm">Strong's 4156: </a> </span><span class="str2">Counsel, plan, principle, device</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hosea/11-6.htm">Hosea 11:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hosea/11-6.htm">Hosea 11:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hosea/11-6.htm">Hosea 11:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hosea/11-6.htm">Hosea 11:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hosea/11-6.htm">Hosea 11:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/hosea/11-6.htm">Hosea 11:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hosea/11-6.htm">Hosea 11:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/hosea/11-6.htm">Hosea 11:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/hosea/11-6.htm">Hosea 11:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/hosea/11-6.htm">Hosea 11:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/hosea/11-6.htm">OT Prophets: Hosea 11:6 The sword will fall on their cities (Ho Hs Hos.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/hosea/11-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 11:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 11:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hosea/11-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 11:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 11:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>