Parallel HOS 11:6

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BSB A sword will flash through their cities;
⇔ it will destroy the bars of their gates
⇔ and consume them in their own plans.

OEB Therefore the swords will whirl in their cities,
 ⇔ will devour in their fortresses[fn].

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WEB The sword will fall on their cities,
⇔ and will destroy the bars of their gates,
⇔ and will put an end to their plans.

MSG ^(1-9)“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.

NET A sword will flash in their cities,
 ⇔ it will destroy the bars of their city gates,
 ⇔ and will devour them in their fortresses.

LSV The sword has been grievous in his cities,
And it has ended his bars, and consumed—from their own counsels.

FBV War[fn] will sweep through their cities, putting an end to their boasting and destroying their plans.

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T4T Their enemies will use their swords to attack the cities in Israel
⇔ and will destroy the bars in the gates of the city walls.
⇔ As a result, the people of Israeli will not be able to accomplish the things that they planned to do.

LEB  • The sword rages in his cities; it consumes his false prophets •  and devours because of their plans.

BBE And the sword will go through his towns, wasting his children and causing destruction because of their evil designs.

MOF the sword shall ply within their towns
 ⇔ and lay them low within their fortresses.

JPS And the sword shall fall upon his cities, and shall consume his bars, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

ASV And the sword shall fall upon their cities, and shall consume their bars, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

DRA The sword hath begun in his cities, and it shall consume his chosen men, and shall devour their heads.

YLT Grievous hath been the sword in his cities, And it hath ended his bars, and consumed — from their own counsels.

DBY and the sword shall turn about in his cities, and shall consume his bars, and devour [them], because of their own counsels.

RV And the sword shall fall upon his cities, and shall consume his bars, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

WBS And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them , because of their own counsels.

KJB And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
  (And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels. )

BB Therfore shall the sworde fall on his cities, & shall consume his braunches, and deuour them, because of their owne counsayles.
  (Therfore shall the sword fall on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and deuour them, because of their own counsayles.)

GNV And the sworde shall fall on his cities, and shall consume his barres, and deuoure them, because of their owne counsels.
  (And the sword shall fall on his cities, and shall consume his barres, and deuoure them, because of their own counsels. )

CB Therfore shal ye swearde begynne in their cities, the stoare that they haue lickened vnto, shall be destroyed and eaten vp: and that because of their owne ymaginacions.
  (Therfore shall ye/you_all swearde begynne in their cities, the stoare that they have lickened unto, shall be destroyed and eaten up: and that because of their own ymaginacions.)

WYC A swerd bigan in the citees therof, and it schal waaste the chosun men therof, and schal eete the heedis of hem.
  (A swerd began in the cities therof, and it shall waaste the chosen men therof, and shall eete the heads of them.)

LUT Darum soll das Schwert über ihre Städte kommen und soll ihre Riegel aufreiben und fressen um ihres Vornehmens willen.
  (Therefore should the Schwert above ihre cities coming and should ihre Riegel aufreiben and fressen around/by/for ihres Vornehmens willen.)

CLV Cœpit gladius in civitatibus ejus, et consumet electos ejus, et comedet capita eorum.
  (Cœpit gladius in civitatibus his, and consumet electos his, and comedet capita eorum. )

BRN 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:

BrLXX καὶ ἠσθένησεν ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ ἐν ταῖς πόλεσιν αὐτοῦ· καὶ κατέπαυσεν ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ, καὶ φάγονται ἐκ τῶν διαβουλίων αὐτῶν,
  (kai aʸsthenaʸsen en ɽomfaia en tais polesin autou; kai katepausen en tais ⱪersin autou, kai fagontai ek tōn diabouliōn autōn, )