Hosea 9:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Hosea 9:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hosea 9:16 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Hosea 9:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Hosea 9:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Ephraim is struck. Their root has dried up. They will bear no fruit. Even though they give birth, yet I will kill the beloved ones of their womb.””
Hosea 9:16 — World English Bible
Hosea 9:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their womb. ”
Hosea 9:16 — American Standard Version
Hosea 9:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Ephraim hath been smitten, Their root hath dried up, fruit they yield not, Yea, though they bring forth, I have put to death the desired of their womb.”
Hosea 9:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Hosea 9:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Ephraim is smitten: their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit; yea, though they should bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved [fruit] of their womb. ”
Hosea 9:16 — Darby Translation
Hosea 9:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Ephraim is smitten, their roote is dried vp: they can bring no fruite: yea, though they bring foorth, yet will I slaie euen the dearest of their bodie.”
Hosea 9:16 — Geneva Bible
Hosea 9:16 in Context — Hosea 9
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.
17 My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
What Does Hosea 9:16 Mean?
Hosea 9:16 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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