Hosea 9:11

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

And so, Israel, your glory will fly away like birds— your women will no longer be able to give birth.

Cross References

Genesis 41:52

His second son was named Ephraim, which means “God has made me a success in the land where I suffered.”

Genesis 49:22

Joseph, you are a fruitful vine growing near a stream and climbing a wall.

2 Samuel 6:23

Michal never had any children.

Job 18:5

The lamps of sinful people soon are snuffed out, leaving their tents dark.

Psalm 58:8

Let them dry up like snails or be like a child that dies before seeing the sun.

Ecclesiastes 6:3

You may live a long time and have a hundred children. But a child born dead is better off than you, unless you enjoy life and have a decent burial.

Isaiah 17:3

Israel will lose its fortresses. The kingdom of Damascus will be destroyed; its survivors will suffer the same fate as Israel. The LORD All-Powerful has promised this.

Hosea 10:5

All who live in Samaria tremble with concern for the idols at sinful Bethel. The idol there was the pride of the priests, but it has been put to shame; now everyone will cry.

Hosea 4:7

By adding more of you priests, you multiply the number of people who sin. Now I'll change your pride into shame.

Hosea 5:9

I, the LORD, will punish and wipe out Israel. This is my solemn promise to every tribe of Israel.

Hosea 9:14

Our LORD, do just one thing for your people— make their women unable to have children or to nurse their babies.

Amos 1:13

The LORD said: I will punish Ammon for countless crimes, and I won't change my mind. In Gilead they ripped open pregnant women, just to take the land.

Luke 23:29

Some day people will say, “Women who never had children are really fortunate!”

Deuteronomy 28:18

You'll have only a few children, your crops will be small, and your herds of cattle and flocks of sheep and goats won't produce many young.

Deuteronomy 33:17

The armies of Ephraim and Manasseh are majestic and fierce like a bull or a wild ox. They will run their spears through faraway nations.