Hosea 9:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Give them, O Lord: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.”

Hosea 9:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 9:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 9:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Give them—Yahweh what will you give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.”

Hosea 9:14 — World English Bible

Hosea 9:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Give them, O Jehovah—what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. ”

Hosea 9:14 — American Standard Version

Hosea 9:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Give to them, Jehovah--what dost Thou give? Give to them miscarrying womb, and dry breasts.”

Hosea 9:14 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 9:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Give them, Jehovah — what wilt thou give? — give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. ”

Hosea 9:14 — Darby Translation

Hosea 9:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“O Lord, giue them: what wilt thou giue them? giue them a baren wombe and drie breasts.”

Hosea 9:14 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 9:14 in Context — Hosea 9

12 Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!

13 Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer.

14 Give them, O Lord: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

15 All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters.

16 Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.

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What Does Hosea 9:14 Mean?

Hosea 9:14 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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