Hosea 13:15

Even though he thrives among his achim, 1 an east wind shall come, 1 the Ruach Hashem shall come up from the midbar (desert), 1 and his makor (spring, fountain) shall become dry, 1 and his well shall be dried up; 1 it shall plunder the otzar of every keli chemdah (precious vessel).

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.

In Context

14Should I ransom them from the power of Sheol? 1 Should I redeem them from mavet? 1 O Mavet, where are the dever (pestilence, plague) of thee? 1 O Sheol, where is thy destruction? 1 Nocham (sorrow, compassion, pity) shall be hidden from Mine eyes. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 41:23And, hinei, seven heads of grain, withered, thin, and scorched with the east wind, tzomechot (sprung up) after them;

Genesis 48:19And aviv refused, and said, I know it, beni (my son), I know it; he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but truly achiv hakaton shall be greater than he, and his zera shall become a multitude of Goyim.

Deuteronomy 33:17His glory is like the bechor of his shor, 1 and his horns are like the horns of a wild ox; 1 with them he shall push the people 1 together to the ends of ha'aretz; 1 and they are the ten thousands of Ephrayim, 1 and they are the thousands of Menasheh. 1

Psalms 1:4The Resha'im are not so, 1 but are like the chaff which the ruach driveth away. 1

Isaiah 14:21Prepare the matbe'ach (slaughterhouse) for his banim 1 for the avon (iniquity) of their avot; 1 that they do not rise, nor inherit eretz, 1 nor cover the surface of the tevel (earth) with towns. 1

Isaiah 41:16Thou shalt winnow them, 1 and the ruach shall carry them away, 1 and the se'arah shall scatter them; 1 and thou shalt rejoice in Hashem, 1 and shalt glory in Kadosh Yisroel. 1

Matthew Henry on Hosea 13:10-16

The Folly of Israel; Promises of Mercy. ( b. c. 722.) 9 O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help. 10 I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes? 11 I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath. 12 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid. 13 The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the… Read the whole commentary →

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