Hosea 5:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.”

Hosea 5:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 5:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 5:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me; for now, Ephraim, you have played the prostitute. Israel is defiled.”

Hosea 5:3 — World English Bible

Hosea 5:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me; for now, O Ephraim, thou hast played the harlot, Israel is defiled. ”

Hosea 5:3 — American Standard Version

Hosea 5:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I have known Ephraim, And Israel hath not been hid from me, For now thou hast gone a-whoring, Ephraim, Defiled is Israel.”

Hosea 5:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 5:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me; for now, Ephraim, thou hast committed whoredom; Israel is defiled. ”

Hosea 5:3 — Darby Translation

Hosea 5:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I knowe Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for nowe, O Ephraim thou art become an harlot, and Israel is defiled.”

Hosea 5:3 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 5:3 in Context — Hosea 5

1 Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

2 And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.

3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.

4 They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord.

5 And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.

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What Does Hosea 5:3 Mean?

Hosea 5:3 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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