Hosea Chapter 9 verse 14 Holy Bible

ASV Hosea 9:14

Give them, O Jehovah-what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
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BBE Hosea 9:14

O Lord, what will you give them? Give them bodies which may not give birth and breasts without milk.
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DARBY Hosea 9:14

Give them, Jehovah -- what wilt thou give? -- give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
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KJV Hosea 9:14

Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
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WBT Hosea 9:14


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WEB Hosea 9:14

Give them--Yahweh what will you give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
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YLT Hosea 9:14

Give to them, Jehovah -- what dost Thou give? Give to them miscarrying womb, and dry breasts.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(14) Better universal childlessness than that the off-spring should be exposed to so terrible a fate. Compare this with our Lord's words: "Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare," &c.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewGiveתֵּן־ (tên-)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 5414: To give, put, setthem,לָהֶ֥ם (lā·hem)Preposition | third person masculine pluralStrong's Hebrew O LORD—יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelwhatמַה־ (mah-)InterrogativeStrong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely whatwill You give?תִּתֵּ֑ן (tit·tên)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 5414: To give, put, setGiveתֵּן־ (tên-)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 5414: To give, put, setthemלָהֶם֙ (lā·hem)Preposition | third person masculine pluralStrong's Hebrew wombsרֶ֣חֶם (re·ḥem)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 7358: The womb that miscarryמַשְׁכִּ֔יל (maš·kîl)Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 7921: To miscarry, suffer abortion, to bereaveand breastsוְשָׁדַ֖יִם (wə·šā·ḏa·yim)Conjunctive waw | Noun - mdStrong's 7699: The breast of a, woman, animalthat dry up!צֹמְקִֽים׃ (ṣō·mə·qîm)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralStrong's 6784: To dry up, shrivelJump to PreviousBirth Bodies Breasts Dry Milk Miscarry Miscarrying Whatsoever Wilt Womb Wombs