Hosea 11:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The swordחֶ֙רֶב֙
(che·rev)
2719: a swordfrom charab
will whirlוְחָלָ֥ה
(ve·cha·lah)
2342a: to whirl, dance, writhea prim. root
against their cities,בְּעָרָ֔יו
(be·'a·rav,)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
And will demolishוְכִלְּתָ֥ה
(ve·chil·le·tah)
3615: to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spenta prim. root
their gate barsבַדָּ֖יו
(vad·dav)
905: separation, a partfrom badad
And consume 
 
3615: to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spenta prim. root
[them] because 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
of their counsels.מִֽמֹּעֲצֹ֖ותֵיהֶֽם׃
(mim·mo·'a·tzo·v·tei·hem.)
4156: counsel, plan, principle, devicefrom yaats


















KJV Lexicon
And the sword
chereb  (kheh'-reb)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
shall abide
chuwl  (khool)
to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert
on his cities
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
and shall consume
kalah  (kaw-law')
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
his branches
bad  (bad)
separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besides -- alone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.
and devour
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
them because of their own counsels
mow`etsah  (mo-ay-tsaw')
a purpose -- counsel, device.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The sword will whirl against their cities, And will demolish their gate bars And consume them because of their counsels.

King James Bible
And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A sword will whirl through his cities; it will destroy and devour the bars of his gates, because of their schemes.

International Standard Version
The sword will fall on their cities, consuming and devouring their fortified gates, despite their planning.

NET Bible
A sword will flash in their cities, it will destroy the bars of their city gates, and will devour them in their fortresses.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
War will sweep through their cities, demolish their city gates, and put an end to their plans.

King James 2000 Bible
And the sword shall rage against his cities, and shall consume his districts, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
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