Thoughכִּיheהוּאis fruitfulיַפְרִיאamongבֵּןbrothers,אַחִיםan east windקָדִיםwill come,יָבוֹאthe windרוּחַof YHWHיְהוָהrisingעֹלֶהfrom the wilderness;מִמִּדְבָּרand his springוְ מְקוֹרוֹwill dry up,יֵבוֹשׁand his fountainמַעְיָנוֹwill be parched;וְיֶחֱרַבitהוּאwill plunderיִשְׁסֶהthe treasureאוֹצַרof everyכָּלpreciousחֶמְדָּהobject.כְּלִי
Hosea 13:15
Study it in the app“Though he is fruitful among brothers, an east wind will come, the wind of YHWH rising from the wilderness; and his spring will dry up, and his fountain will be parched; it will plunder the treasure of every precious object.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Hosea 13:15, word by word
- is fruitfulיַפְרִיאyafri
be fruitful
To bear fruit, be fruitful.
Where else “yafri” appears- brothersאַחִיםachim
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achim” appears- an east windקָדִיםkadim
east wind
A hot, dry wind from the desert that scorches plants.
Where else “kadim” appears- will comeיָבוֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- the windרוּחַruach
wind
Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.
Where else “ruach” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- risingעֹלֶהole
rise
To rise: the sun, the smoke.
Where else “ole” appears- from the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears- and his springמְקוֹרmekor
spring
The place where water wells up, and so also the source of life.
Where else “mekor” appears- will dry upיֵבוֹשׁyevosh
General meaning: Be ashamed.
Where else “yevosh” appears- and his fountainמַעְיָנmayan
spring, fountain
Spring, fountain of water; figuratively, a source.
Where else “mayan” appears- will be parchedיֶחֱרַבyecherav
dry up
To be left without water, a river, a sea or a spring.
Where else “yecherav” appears- will plunderיִשְׁסֶהyishse
plunder
Plunder: take from someone by force what he has.
Where else “yishse” appears- the treasureאוֹצַרotsar
treasure
Valuables stored up.
Where else “otsar” appears- preciousחֶמְדָּהchemda
precious
Something of great value.
Where else “chemda” appears- objectכְּלִיkeli
utensil
Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.
Where else “keli” appears
The context
14From the hand of Sheol I will ransom them; from death I will redeem them. Where are your plagues, death? Where is your destruction, Sheol? Relenting will be hidden from my eyes.
15 · This verse (above)
16Samaria will be held guilty, for she has rebelled against her Elohim; by the sword they will fall; their infants will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.