Hosea 13:16

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.

Complete Jewish Bible:

Shomron will bear her guilt, for she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword, their little ones will be dashed to pieces and their pregnant women ripped open.

Berean Standard Bible:

Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.

American Standard Version:

Samaria shall bear her guilt; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword; their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Samaria{H8111} shall become desolate{H816}; for she hath rebelled{H4784} against her God{H430}: they shall fall{H5307} by the sword{H2719}: their infants{H5768} shall be dashed in pieces{H7376}, and their women with child{H2030} shall be ripped up{H1234}.

Cross-References (KJV):

2 Kings 15:16

  • Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that [were] therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not [to him], therefore he smote [it; and] all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.

2 Kings 8:12

  • And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.

Isaiah 13:16

  • Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.

Psalms 137:8

  • O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy [shall he be], that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

Psalms 137:9

  • Happy [shall he be], that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

Amos 1:13

  • Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:

Nahum 3:10

  • Yet [was] she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.

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Commentary for Hosea 13:16

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H8111
    There are 101 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שֹׁמְרוֹן
    Transliteration: Shômᵉrôwn
    Pronunciation: sho-mer-one'
    Description: from the active participle of שָׁמַר; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine; Samaria.
  2. Strong's Number: H816
    There are 145 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָשַׁם
    Transliteration: ʼâsham
    Pronunciation: aw-sham'
    Description: or אָשֵׁם; a primitive root; to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish; [idiom] certainly, be(-come, made) desolate, destroy, [idiom] greatly, be(-come, found, hold) guilty, offend (acknowledge offence), trespass.
  3. Strong's Number: H4784
    There are 43 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מָרָה
    Transliteration: mârâh
    Pronunciation: maw-raw'
    Description: a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke); bitter, change, be disobedient, disobey, grievously, provocation, provoke(-ing), (be) rebel (against, -lious).
  4. Strong's Number: H430
    There are 2334 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֱלֹהִים
    Transliteration: ʼĕlôhîym
    Pronunciation: el-o-heem'
    Description: plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
  5. Strong's Number: H5307
    There are 403 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָפַל
    Transliteration: nâphal
    Pronunciation: naw-fal'
    Description: a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative); be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for פָּלַל), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be ([idiom] hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, [idiom] surely, throw down.
  6. Strong's Number: H2719
    There are 372 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חֶרֶב
    Transliteration: chereb
    Pronunciation: kheh'-reb
    Description: from חָרַב; drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement; axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
  7. Strong's Number: H5768
    There are 20 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עוֹלֵל
    Transliteration: ʻôwlêl
    Pronunciation: o-lale'
    Description: or עֹלָל; from עוּל; a suckling; babe, (young) child, infant, little one.
  8. Strong's Number: H7376
    There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָטָשׁ
    Transliteration: râṭâsh
    Pronunciation: raw-tash'
    Description: a primitive root; to dash down; dash (in pieces).
  9. Strong's Number: H2030
    There are 16 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: הָרֶה
    Transliteration: hâreh
    Pronunciation: haw-reh'
    Description: or הָרִי; (Hosea 14:1), from הָרָה; pregnant; (be, woman) with child, conceive, [idiom] great.
  10. Strong's Number: H1234
    There are 50 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בָּקַע
    Transliteration: bâqaʻ
    Pronunciation: baw-kah'
    Description: a primitive root; to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open; make a breach, break forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up), be ready to burst, cleave (asunder), cut out, divide, hatch, rend (asunder), rip up, tear, win.