King James Version

Hosea 11:6

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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וְחָלָ֥הvechalahand danceחוּלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and dance”, a completed action in a sequenceH2342properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervertbear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarr…חֶ֨רֶב֙cherevknifeחֶרֶבnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.בְּעָרָ֔יוbearayvin cityעִירpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.וְכִלְּתָ֥הvekhiltahand ceaseכָּלָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and cease”, a completed action in a sequenceH3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make cle…בַדָּ֖יוvadayvapartבַּדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “apart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH905properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besidesalone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.וְאָכָ֑לָהveakhalahand eatאָכַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and eat”, a completed action in a sequenceH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.מִֽמֹּעֲצ֖וֹתֵיהֶֽםmimoatsoteyhemfrom counselמוֹעֵצָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “from counsel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4156a purposecounsel, device.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἠσθένησεν ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ ἐν ταῖς πόλεσιν αὐτοῦ· καὶ κατέπαυσεν ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ, καὶ φάγονται ἐκ τῶν διαβουλίων αὐτῶν,