Hosea 9:16

New American Bible - revised edition

Ephraim is stricken, their root is dried up; they will bear no fruit. Were they to bear children, I would slay the beloved of their womb.

Cross References

Genesis 41:23

Behind them sprouted seven ears of grain, shriveled and thin and scorched by the east wind;

Job 18:16

Below, his roots dry up, and above, his branches wither.

Isaiah 40:24

Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown, scarcely their stem rooted in the earth, When he breathes upon them and they wither, and the stormwind carries them away like straw.

Isaiah 5:24

Therefore, as the tongue of fire licks up stubble, as dry grass shrivels in the flame, Their root shall rot and their blossom scatter like dust; For they have rejected the instruction of the Lord of hosts, and scorned the word of the Holy One of Israel.

Ezekiel 24:21

Say to the house of Israel: Thus says the Lord God: I will now desecrate my sanctuary, the pride of your strength, the delight of your eyes, the concern of your soul. The sons and daughters you left behind shall fall by the sword.

Hosea 5:11

Ephraim is oppressed, crushed by judgment, for he has willingly gone after filth!

Hosea 8:7

When they sow the wind, they will reap the whirlwind; The stalk of grain that forms no head can yield no flour; Even if it could, strangers would swallow it.

Deuteronomy 32:25

Out in the street the sword shall bereave, and at home the terror For the young man and the young woman alike, the nursing babe as well as the gray beard.