HOS 13:16 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Samaria will be held guilty,
⇔ because she’s rebelled against her god.
⇔ They will fall by the sword.
⇔ Their young children will be dashed to pieces,
⇔ ≈ and their pregnant women will be ripped open.

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Samaria will be held guilty,
⇔ for she has rebelled against her God.
⇔ They will fall by the sword;
⇔ their young children will be dashed to pieces,
⇔ and their pregnant women will be ripped open.

UST The people of the city of Samaria are guilty because they have rebelled against God.
⇔ Their enemies will kill them with swords.
⇔ they will thrown their children far down to the ground and kill them;
⇔ they will rip open their pregnant women.”

BSB Samaria will bear her guilt
⇔ because she has rebelled against her God.
⇔ They will fall by the sword;
⇔ their little ones will be dashed to pieces,
⇔ and their pregnant women ripped open.

OEB ⇔ Samaria will bear her guilt,
⇔ for she has rebelled against her God.
⇔ They will fall by the sword,
⇔ their children dashed to pieces,
⇔ their pregnant women ripped open.

WEBBE Samaria will bear her guilt,
⇔ for she has rebelled against her God.
⇔ They will fall by the sword.
⇔ Their infants will be dashed in pieces,
⇔ and their pregnant women will be ripped open.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Samaria will be held guilty,
⇔ because she rebelled against her God.
⇔ They will fall by the sword,
⇔ their infants will be dashed to the ground –
⇔ their pregnant women will be ripped open.

LSV Samaria becomes desolate,
Because she has been rebellious against her God,
They fall by sword,
Their sucklings are dashed in pieces,
And its pregnant ones are ripped up!”

FBV Samaria will have to bear the consequences of their guilt, because they rebelled against her God. They will be slaughtered by the sword; their children will be dashed to the ground; their pregnant women will be ripped open.

T4T You people of Samaria must be punished
⇔ because you have rebelled against me, your God.
⇔ You will be killed by your enemies’ swords;
⇔ your little children will be killed by being dashed/thrown to the ground;
⇔ the bellies ofpregnant women among you will be ripped open.”

LEB No LEB HOS 13:16 verse available

BBE Samaria will be made waste, for she has gone against her God: they will be cut down by the sword, their little children will be broken on the rocks, their women who are with child will be cut open.

Moff Samaria must suffer for her guilt,
⇔ for she rebelled against her God;
⇔ her citizens shall be cut down,
⇔ their children shall be dashed in pieces,
⇔ their women with child shall be ripped open.

JPS (14-1) Samaria shall bear her guilt, for she hath rebelled against her God; they shall fall by the sword; their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.

ASV Samaria shall bear her guilt; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword; their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.

DRA No DRA HOS 13:16 verse available

YLT Become desolate doth Samaria, Because she hath rebelled against her God, By sword they do fall, Their sucklings are dashed in pieces, And its pregnant ones are ripped up!

Drby Samaria shall bear her guilt; for she hath rebelled against her [fn]God: they shall fall by the sword; their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.

13.16 Elohim

RV Samaria shall bear her guilt; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword; their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.
(Samaria shall bear her guilt; for she hath/has rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword; their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up. )

SLT Shomeron shall be guilty, for she rebelled against her God: by the sword shall they fall: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and they having conceived shall be cleft asunder.

Wbstr Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.

KJB-1769 Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.
(Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath/has rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up. )

KJB-1611 Samaria shall become desolate, for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shalbe dashed in pieces, and their women with childe shalbe ript vp.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Samaria shalbe made waste, for she is disobedient vnto her God: they shall perishe with the sworde, their children shalbe dasshed in peeces, and their women great with childe shalbe ript vp.
(Samaria shall be made waste, for she is disobedient unto her God: they shall perish with the sword, their children shall be dashed in pieces, and their women great with child shall be ripped up.)

Gnva No Gnva HOS 13:16 verse available

Cvdl As for Samaria, they shalbe made waist, & why? they are disobedient vnto their God. They shal perish with the swearde, their children shalbe slayne, and their women bygg with childe shalbe rypte vp.
(As for Samaria, they shall be made waist, and why? they are disobedient unto their God. They shall perish with the sword, their children shall be slain/killed, and their women big with child shall be ripped up.)

Wycl No Wycl HOS 13:16 verse available

Luth No Luth HOS 13:16 verse available

ClVg No ClVg HOS 13:16 verse available

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 13:1–16: The LORD’s anger against Israel

In this section, the LORD gives reasons for his anger against Israel. It was necessary to judge them because they continued to rebel against him.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Final Judgment on Israel (GNT)

The Lord’s Relentless Judgment on Israel (ESV)

Ephraim’s Idolatry (NASB)

Paragraph 13:12–16

In this paragraph, the LORD expresses his anger against Israel and describes his coming judgment. He compares Israel’s situation to a painful childbirth and to a child who resists being born (13:13). He describes his coming judgment figuratively as a taunt to the grave (Sheol) and death to come and destroy (13:14) and as a desert wind that dries up springs and fountains (13:15). He also describes it nonfiguratively by citing horrible acts of war (13:16).

13:16a

Samaria will bear her guilt

Samaria will suffer the consequences of her guilt,
The people of Samaria must be punished for their sins,

Samaria will bear her guilt: There is a textual issue concerning the Hebrew word that the BSB translates as bear her guilt:

The Masoretic Text has “it/she will be held guilty Samaria.”BDB (#816). For example:
Samaria will be held guilty (NET) (BSB, CEV, ESV, GNT, GW, NASB, NET, NIV, NJB, NJPS, NLT, NRSV)
The LXX has “Samaria will be destroyed.”A possible root is BDB (#3456) “be desolate.” For example:
Samaria will become desolate (REB) (KJV, NCV, REB)

It is recommended that you follow option (1) along with most versions and commentaries.This interpretation is favored by Keil, Garrett, McComiskey, Davies, Macintosh, and Wood. The word guilt implies that a person has sinned. The phrase bear her guilt means the people of Samaria will suffer the consequences of their sin.TWOT (#180) says that the meaning can shift from the sinful act that brings guilt to the status of guilt/culpability (deserving punishment) to the act of punishment. In this verse the meaning is the act of punishment because of their guilt.

Here are some other ways to translate this line:

The people of Samaria are guilty as charged (GW)

The people of Samaria must bear the consequences of their guilt (NLT)

Samaria will pay the penalty (NJB)

Samaria will be punished (CEV)

Samaria: It is possible that the name Samaria represents the nation of Israel here, as “Ephraim” often does elsewhere.Dearman (pages 332–333) and Wood (page 222). The NCV translates “Samaria” as “The nation of Israel.” However, it is not certain. It makes good sense for Hosea to speak of the literal city and people of Samaria at that time, just prior to the Assyrian invasion of Samaria.Stuart (pages 208–209) suggests that at that time Samaria was the only major reminder left of the once successful, influential Northern Kingdom. It is recommended that you follow the majority of versions that translate the name either as Samaria or “the people of Samaria.”

13:16b

because she has rebelled against her God.

for she^(sg) has rebelled against her God.
because they have turned against me, their God.

because she has rebelled against her God: This line gives the basis or reason for Samaria’s guilt.McComiskey (page 227). Samaria is guilty of rebellion against God. A Hebrew word, translated here as because (“for” in some versions), introduces the reason. Introduce this reason in a natural way in your language.

Here are some other ways to translate this line:

For she has defied her God (NJPS)

Samaria will be punished for turning against me. (CEV)

her God: This phrase points to the relationship that the people should have with God. Hosea may intend to give attention to how inexcusable their behavior is. They rebel as if he is not their God.Macintosh (page 555). Some versions leave the word her implied. However, it is recommended that you translate the complete phrase, her God.

God: In this clause, the Hebrew word for God is a form of elohim and not YHWH. Use your general term for God here.

13:16c–e

Notice the parallel lines that are similar in meaning.

^16c They will fall by the sword;

^16d their little ones will be dashed to pieces,

^16eand their pregnant women ripped open.

These three lines describe the terrible consequences of the people’s rebellion against God. They will suffer and die in war. The first line is a more general statement. The second and third lines give specific examples.

There is an ellipsis in the third line. In some languages the verb may need to be supplied. For example:

and their pregnant women will be ripped open

The second and third lines are passive in form. In some languages, it will be more natural to use active forms. For example:

^16dthe enemy will dash Samaria’s little ones to pieces,

^16ethey will rip open the pregnant women.

13:16c

They will fall by the sword;

Her people will be killed in war.
The enemy will come to attack and kill them.

They will fall by the sword: This phrase can mean that the Assyrian army will kill some people using swords. The same phrase can be a figure of speech that means people will die in war, regardless of the weapon used. It is a standard description of the devastation of war.IVPBBC Hosea 13:16. Some versions, such as the BSB above, translate the Hebrew phrase more literally. Others translate the wider meaning of war. Either way to translate this phrase is acceptable. Here are some other examples:

Her people will die in war. (GNT)

They will be killed by an invading army (NLT)

13:16d

their little ones will be dashed to pieces,

Her children will be beaten to death against the ground,
They will smash the little children against rocks.

their little ones will be dashed to pieces: This line is probably meant literally.

Here are some other ways to translate this line:

children will be beaten against rocks (CEV)

their children will be smashed to death (GW)

13:16e

and their pregnant women ripped open.

and their pregnant women will be cut open.”
They will slice open the pregnant women with their swords.”

their pregnant women ripped open: This line is also probably meant literally.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

their pregnant women ripped open by swords (NLT)

their pregnant women disemboweled (NJB)

General Comment on Hosea 13:16a–e

The Hebrew pronouns that refer to Samaria within this verse vary in number and gender. 16a–b has feminine singular, “she/her.” 16c–d has masculine plural, “they/their.” 16e has masculine singular, “his.” This amount of variation within a single verse is not natural in some languages. Translate these references to the city and people of Samaria in a natural way in your language.

Here are some possible options:

Use a combination of singular and plural pronouns. For example:
Samaria shall bear her guilt, because she has rebelled against her God; they shall fall by the sword, their little ones shall be dashed in pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open. (RSV)
Use only singular pronouns. For example:
Samaria must be punished for rebelling against me. Her people will die in war; babies will be dashed to the ground, and pregnant women will be ripped open.” (GNT)
Use only plural pronouns. For example:
The people of Samaria are guilty as charged because they rebelled against their God. They will be killed in war, their children will be smashed to death, and their pregnant women will be ripped open. (GW)

This division concludes the book of Hosea. The mood is hopeful and the verses are poetic. Hosea pleads with the people of Israel to return to the LORD. If the people repent, the LORD will forgive them and restore their nation. The book of Hosea ends with a wise saying that is like a proverb. Here are some other examples of section headings:

Repentance to Bring Blessing (NIV)

The Repentance and Reconciliation of Israel (NJB)

Parallel HOS 13:16

Section 13:1–16: The LORD’s anger against Israel

Paragraph 13:12–16

13:16a

13:16b

13:16c–e

13:16c

13:16d

13:16e

General Comment on Hosea 13:16a–e

General Information: