14 Give to them, Jehovah -- what dost Thou give? Give to them miscarrying womb, and dry breasts.
for, lo, days do come, in which they shall say, Happy the barren, and wombs that did not bare, and paps that did not give suck;
His bullock hath eaten corn, and doth not loath. His cow bringeth forth safely, And doth not miscarry.
Ephraim! when I have looked to the rock, Is planted in comeliness, And Ephraim `is' to bring out unto a slayer his sons.
Ephraim hath been smitten, Their root hath dried up, fruit they yield not, Yea, though they bring forth, I have put to death the desired of their womb.
`And wo to those with child, and to those giving suck, in those days;
`And wo to those with child, and to those giving suck, in those days; for there shall be great distress on the land, and wrath on this people;
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Commentary on Hosea 9 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 9
In this chapter,
Hsa 9:1-6
Here,
Hsa 9:7-10
For their further awakening, it is here threatened,
Hsa 9:11-17
In the foregoing verses we saw the sin of Israel derived from their fathers; here we see the punishment of Israel derived to their children; for, as death entered by sin at first, so it is still entailed with it. We may observe, in these verses,