Hosea 9:14
“Giue them, O Lord: what wilt thou giue? giue them a miscarying wombe, and drie breasts.”
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Hosea 9:14 Context
12Though they bring vp their children, yet wil I bereaue them that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them. 13Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring foorth his children to the murderer. 14Giue them, O Lord: what wilt thou giue? giue them a miscarying wombe, and drie breasts. 15All their wickednesse is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickednesse of their doings I will driue them out of mine house, I will loue them no more: all their princes are reuolters. 16Ephraim is smitten, their roote is dried vp, they shall beare no fruite: yea though they bring foorth, yet wil I slay euen the beloued fruite of their wombe.
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Other Translations for Hosea 9:14
Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
- King James Version
Give them, O LORD--what will You give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Give them, O Jehovah-what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
- American Standard Version (1901)
O Lord, what will you give them? Give them bodies which may not give birth and breasts without milk.
- Basic English Bible
Give them, Jehovah -- what wilt thou give? -- give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
- Darby Bible
Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
- Webster's Bible
Give them--Yahweh what will you give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
- World English Bible
Give to them, Jehovah -- what dost Thou give? Give to them miscarrying womb, and dry breasts.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Give them, O LORD, whatsoever Thou wilt give; give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Hosea 9:14
9:14 Give then - It is an abrupt but pathetic speech of one that shews his trouble for a sinking, undone nation. A miscarrying womb - It is less misery to have none, than to have all our children murdered.