Hosea 11:6
Hosea 11:6 King James Version (KJV)
And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
Hosea 11:1-9 The Message (MSG)
“When Israel was only a child, I loved him. I called out, ‘My son!’—called him out of Egypt. But when others called him, he ran off and left me. He worshiped the popular sex gods, he played at religion with toy gods. Still, I stuck with him. I led Ephraim. I rescued him from human bondage, But he never acknowledged my help, never admitted that I was the one pulling his wagon, That I lifted him, like a baby, to my cheek, that I bent down to feed him. Now he wants to go back to Egypt or go over to Assyria— anything but return to me! That’s why his cities are unsafe—the murder rate skyrockets and every plan to improve things falls to pieces. My people are hell-bent on leaving me. They pray to god Baal for help. He doesn’t lift a finger to help them. But how can I give up on you, Ephraim? How can I turn you loose, Israel? How can I leave you to be ruined like Admah, devastated like luckless Zeboim? I can’t bear to even think such thoughts. My insides churn in protest. And so I’m not going to act on my anger. I’m not going to destroy Ephraim. And why? Because I am God and not a human. I’m The Holy One and I’m here—in your very midst.
Hosea 11:6 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The sword will whirl against their cities, And will demolish their gate bars And consume them because of their counsels.
Hosea 11:6 New Century Version (NCV)
War will sweep through their cities and will destroy them and kill them because of their wicked plans.
Hosea 11:6 American Standard Version (ASV)
And the sword shall fall upon their cities, and shall consume their bars, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
Hosea 11:6 New International Version (NIV)
A sword will flash in their cities; it will devour their false prophets and put an end to their plans.
Hosea 11:6 New King James Version (NKJV)
And the sword shall slash in his cities, Devour his districts, And consume them, Because of their own counsels.
Hosea 11:6 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The sword will whirl against and fall on their cities, And will demolish the bars of their gates and fortifications And will consume them because of their counsels.