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Hosea 11:6

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And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
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  1. Hosea 13:16Rank 1 from verse 6
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    16Samaria 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.

  2. Hosea 10:14Rank 2 from verse 6
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    14Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth-arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.

  3. Hosea 10:6Rank 3 from verse 6
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    6It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.

  4. Deuteronomy 28:52Rank 4 from verse 6
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    52And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.

  5. Deuteronomy 32:25Rank 5 from verse 6
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    25The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.

  6. Ezekiel 15:2–7Rank 6 from verse 6
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    2Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest?

    3Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?

    4Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work?

    5Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned?

    6¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord God; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

    7And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I set my face against them.

  7. Ezekiel 20:47Rank 7 from verse 6
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    47And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.

  8. Isaiah 18:5Rank 8 from verse 6
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    5For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.

  9. Isaiah 27:10Rank 9 from verse 6
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    10Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.

  10. Isaiah 30:1Rank 10 from verse 6
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    1WOE to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:

  11. Isaiah 9:14Rank 11 from verse 6
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    14Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.

  12. Jeremiah 5:17Rank 12 from verse 6
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    17And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.

  13. Leviticus 26:31Rank 13 from verse 6
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    31And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.

  14. Leviticus 26:33Rank 14 from verse 6
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    33And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.

  15. Malachi 4:1Rank 15 from verse 6
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    1FOR, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

  16. Micah 5:11Rank 16 from verse 6
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    11And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:

  17. Psalms 106:39Rank 17 from verse 6
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    39Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.

  18. Psalms 106:43Rank 18 from verse 6
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    43Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.

  19. Psalms 80:11–16Rank 19 from verse 6
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    11She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.

    12Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?

    13The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.

    14Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;

    15And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.

    16It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

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Hosea 11:6

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

abide

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1. To remain, stay, dwell, wait, or continue in a place, state, or relation. 2. To endure or withstand.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

consume

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1. To destroy, use up, or bring to an end. 2. To waste away or be exhausted.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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11:5¶ He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.

11:6And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

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11:7And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.

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