Hosea 8:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.”
Hosea 8:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hosea 8:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Hosea 8:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For they have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has hired lovers for himself.”
Hosea 8:9 — World English Bible
Hosea 8:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.”
Hosea 8:9 — American Standard Version
Hosea 8:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For they--they have gone up <FI>to<Fi> Asshur, A wild ass alone by himself <FI>is<Fi> Ephraim, They have hired lovers!”
Hosea 8:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Hosea 8:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For they are gone up [to] Assyria [as] a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.”
Hosea 8:9 — Darby Translation
Hosea 8:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For they are gone vp to Asshur: they are as a wilde asse alone by himselfe: Ephraim hath hired louers.”
Hosea 8:9 — Geneva Bible
Hosea 8:9 in Context — Hosea 8
7 Porque semearam vento, colherão tempestade; não haverá colheita, nem a produção dará farinha; mesmo se a der, estrangeiros a tragarão.
8 Israel é tragado; agora são como um vaso que ninguém dá valor entre as nações.
9 Porque eles subiram à Assíria, [como] um jumento selvagem solitário; Efraim se vendeu aos amantes.
10 Ainda que tenham se vendido às nações, agora eu as ajuntarei; e começarão a ser reduzidos pela opressão do rei de príncipes.
11 Porque Efraim multiplicou os altares para pecar, os altares feitos para cometer pecado.
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What Does Hosea 8:9 Mean?
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