Hosea 13:16
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
תֶּאְשַׁםte'shamit will be held guiltyH816שֹׁמְרוֹןshomeronSamariaH8111כִּיkiforH3588מָרְתָהmaretahit has rebelledH4784בֵּאלֹהֶיהָbeloheihaagainst God itsH430בַּחֶרֶבbacherevby the swordH2719יִפֹּלוּyipoluthey will fallH5307עֹלְלֵיהֶם'oleleihemchildren theirH5768יְרֻטָּשׁוּyerutashuthey will be dashed in piecesH7376וְהָרִיּוֹתָיוvehariyotavand pregnant [women] itsH2030יְבֻקָּעוּ׃ פyevuka'uthey will be ripped openH1234
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Related verses
- 2 Kings 15:16Then 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.At that time Menahem, starting from Tirzah, attacked Tiphsah and everyone in its vicinity, because they would not open their gates. So he attacked Tiphsah and ripped open all the pregnant women.
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- Isaiah 8:4For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”
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