King James Version
Hosea 9:13 in the King James Version says “Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer.” — study this verse from Hosea chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer.”
Hosea 9:13 · KJV
As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.
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!
Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer.
Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. miscarrying: Heb. that casteth the fruit
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.
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“Ephraim”
H669ephrajim, a son of joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“as I saw”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
“in a pleasant place”
H5116(adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of god (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild
“Ephraim”
H669ephrajim, a son of joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
“shall bring forth”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
“his children”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
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