Hosea 8:9
“For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Hosea 8:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn sie sind nach Assyrien hinaufgezogen. Der Wildesel bleibt für sich allein, aber Ephraim hat Buhlen gedungen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque ellos subieron á Assur, asno montés para sí solo: Ephraim con salario alquiló amantes.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porque subiram à Assíria como um asno selvagem solitário; Efraim pagou em troca de amantes.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Pois eles subiram para a Assíria como um solitário jumento selvagem. Efraim contratou para si os seus amantes.
📖 Hosea 8:9 in Context
7For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
8Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.
9For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
10Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.
11Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.
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