Hosea 2:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.”
Hosea 2:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hosea 2:3 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Hosea 2:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Hosea 2:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“lest I strip her naked, and make her bare as in the day that she was born, and make her like a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and kill her with thirst.”
Hosea 2:3 — World English Bible
Hosea 2:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.”
Hosea 2:3 — American Standard Version
Hosea 2:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Lest I strip her naked. And have set her up as <FI>in<Fi> the day of her birth, And have made her as a wilderness, And have set her as a dry land, And have put her to death with thirst.”
Hosea 2:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Hosea 2:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her as a dry land, and slay her with thirst.”
Hosea 2:3 — Darby Translation
Hosea 2:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Lest I strippe her naked, and set her as in the day that shee was borne, and make her as a wildernes, and leaue her like a drie land, and slaie her for thirst.”
Hosea 2:3 — Geneva Bible
Hosea 2:3 in Context — Hosea 2
1 Cependant le nombre des enfants d’Israël sera comme le sable de la mer, qui ne peut ni se mesurer ni se compter; et au lieu qu’on leur disait: Vous n’êtes pas mon peuple! On leur dira: Fils du Dieu vivant!
2 Les enfants de Juda et les enfants d’Israël se rassembleront, se donneront un chef, et sortiront du pays; car grande sera la journée de Jizreel.
3 Dites à vos frères: Ammi! Et à vos sœurs: Ruchama!
4 Plaidez, plaidez contre votre mère, car elle n’est point ma femme, et je ne suis point son mari! Qu’elle ôte de sa face ses prostitutions, et de son sein ses adultères!
5 Sinon, je la dépouille à nu, je la mets comme au jour de sa naissance, je la rends semblable à un désert, à une terre aride, et je la fais mourir de soif;
What Does Hosea 2:3 Mean?
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