Hos 13:15 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 15. Though he be fruitful ] yaphri ; a paronomasia on the word ephrayim , which comes from the same root parah , to be fruitful, to sprout , to bud . An east wind shall come ] As the east wind parches and blasts all vegetation, so shall Shalmaneser blast and destroy the Israelitish state.

‏ Hosea 13:15

Verse 15. Though he be fruitful] yaphri; a paronomasia on the word ephrayim, which comes from the same root parah, to be fruitful, to sprout, to bud.

An east wind shall come] As the east wind parches and blasts all vegetation, so shall Shalmaneser blast and destroy the Israelitish state.