Hosea 7:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.”

Hosea 7:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 7:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 7:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Strangers have devoured his strength, and he doesn’t realize it. Indeed, gray hairs are here and there on him, and he doesn’t realize it.”

Hosea 7:9 — World English Bible

Hosea 7:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth it not.”

Hosea 7:9 — American Standard Version

Hosea 7:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Devoured have strangers his power, And he hath not known, Also old age hath sprinkled <FI>itself<Fi> on him, And he hath not known.”

Hosea 7:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 7:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth [it] not; yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth [it] not.”

Hosea 7:9 — Darby Translation

Hosea 7:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Strangers haue deuoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray heares are here and there vpon him, yet he knoweth not.”

Hosea 7:9 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 7:9 in Context — Hosea 7

7 Todos ellos arden como un horno, y devoraron á sus jueces: cayeron todos sus reyes: no hay entre ellos quien á mí clame.

8 Ephraim se envolvió con los pueblos; Ephraim fué torta no vuelta.

9 Comieron extraños su sustancia, y él no lo supo; y aun vejez se ha esparcido por él, y él no lo entendió.

10 Y la soberbia de Israel testificará contra él en su cara: y no se tornaron á Jehová su Dios, ni lo buscaron con todo esto.

11 Y fué Ephraim como paloma incauta, sin entendimiento: llamarán á Egipto, acudirán al Asirio.

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What Does Hosea 7:9 Mean?

Hosea 7:9 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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