Hosea 11:6
And in his cities he prevailed not with the sword, and he ceased to war with his hands: and they shall eat of the fruit of their own devices:
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
5Ephraim dwelt in Egypt; and as for the Assyrian, he was his king, because he would not return.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:31And I will lay your cities waste, and I will make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will not smell the savor of your sacrifices.
Deuteronomy 28:52and have utterly crushed thee in thy cities, until the high and strong walls be destroyed, in which thou trustest, in all thy land; and it shall afflict thee in thy cities, which he has given to thee.
Psalms 80:11For I am the Lord thy God, 1 That brought thee out of the land of Egypt: 1 Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. 1
Psalms 106:43Who is wise, and will observe these things, 1 And understand the mercies of the Lord?
Isaiah 18:5Before the reaping time, when the flower has been completely formed, and the unripe grape has put forth its flower and blossomed, then shall he take away the little clusters with pruning hooks, and shall take away the small branches, and cut them off;
Isaiah 30:1Woe to the apostate children, saith the Lord: ye have framed counsel, not by me, and covenants not by my Spirit, to add sins to sins:
Matthew Henry on Hosea 11:2-8
God's Goodness to Israel; The Ingratitude of Israel; God's Displeasure with Israel. ( b. c. 730.) 1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. 2 As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images. 3 I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them. 4 I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat… Read the whole commentary →