Hosea 13:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.”

Hosea 13:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 13:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 13:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the dew that passes away early, like the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing floor, and like the smoke out of the chimney.”

Hosea 13:3 — World English Bible

Hosea 13:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the dew that passeth early away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney. ”

Hosea 13:3 — American Standard Version

Hosea 13:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Therefore they are as a cloud of the morning, And as dew, rising early, going away, As chaff tossed about out of a floor, And as smoke out of a window.”

Hosea 13:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 13:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of the lattice. ”

Hosea 13:3 — Darby Translation

Hosea 13:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore they shall bee as the morning cloude, and as the morning dewe that passeth away, as the chaffe that is driuen with a whirlewind out of the floore, and as the smoke that goeth out of the chimney.”

Hosea 13:3 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 13:3 in Context — Hosea 13

1 When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

2 And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

4 Yet I am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me.

5 I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.

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What Does Hosea 13:3 Mean?

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