Hosea 7:16
“They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Hosea 7:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
They return, but not to him that is on high; they are like a deceitful bow; their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Sie wenden sich um, doch nicht nach oben: sie sind wie ein trüglicher Bogen geworden. Ihre Fürsten werden durchs Schwert fallen wegen der Wut ihrer Zunge: das wird ihre Verspottung sein im Lande Ägypten.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Tornáronse, mas no al Altísimo: fueron como arco engañoso: cayeron sus príncipes á cuchillo por la soberbia de su lengua: éste será su escarnio en la tierra de Egipto.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Eles se voltam, mas não para o Altíssimo. Eles são como um arco defeituoso; seus príncipes caem à espada por causa da insolência de suas línguas; por isso serão escarnecidos na terra do Egito.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Eles voltaram, mas não para Mim, o Altíssimo. São como um arco traiçoeiro. Os seus príncipes cairão pela espada por causa da insolência de suas línguas. Isso se tornará escárnio na terra do Egito.
📖 Hosea 7:16 in Context
14And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.
15Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.
16They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
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