Hosea 9:14
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Give them, O LORD— what will You give? Give them wombs that miscarry and breasts that dry up!”
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“Give them, O LORD— what will You give? Give them wombs that miscarry and breasts that dry up!”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Give them, O Lord: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Give them, O Jehovah—what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Give to them, Jehovah--what dost Thou give? Give to them miscarrying womb, and dry breasts.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Hosea 9:14 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 28:18The fruit of your womb will be cursed, as well as the produce of your land, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.
- Job 21:10Their bulls breed without fail; their cows bear calves and do not miscarry.
- Hosea 9:11Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird, with no birth, no pregnancy, and no conception.
- Hosea 9:13I have seen Ephraim, like Tyre, planted in a meadow. But Ephraim will bring out his children for slaughter.
- Hosea 9:16Ephraim is struck down; their root is withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay the darlings of their wombs.
- Matthew 24:19How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
- Mark 13:17How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
- Luke 21:23How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.
- Luke 23:29Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’
- 1 Corinthians 7:26Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).