Hosea 4:3

4:3 Therefore the land will mourn,

and all its inhabitants will perish.

The wild animals, the birds of the sky,

and even the fish in the sea will perish.

Hosea 11:11

11:11 They will return in fear and trembling

like birds from Egypt,

like doves from Assyria,

and I will settle them in their homes,” declares the Lord.


tn Or “languish” (so KJV, NRSV); NIV “waste away.”

tn Heb “the beasts of the field” (so NAB, NIV).

tn For the meaning of חָרַד (harad, “to tremble”) with prepositions of direction, see 11:10 above.