Hosea 5:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“They have dealt treacherously against the Lord: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.”

Hosea 5:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 5:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 5:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They are unfaithful to Yahweh; for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the new moon will devour them with their fields.”

Hosea 5:7 — World English Bible

Hosea 5:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“They have dealt treacherously against Jehovah; for they have borne strange children: now shall the new moon devour them with their fields.”

Hosea 5:7 — American Standard Version

Hosea 5:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Against Jehovah they dealt treacherously, For strange sons they have begotten, Now consume them doth a month <FI>with<Fi> their portions.”

Hosea 5:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 5:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“They have dealt treacherously against Jehovah; for they have begotten strange children: now shall the new moon devour them, with their allotted possessions. ”

Hosea 5:7 — Darby Translation

Hosea 5:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They haue transgressed against the Lord: for they haue begotte strange children: now shall a moneth deuoure them with their portions.”

Hosea 5:7 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 5:7 in Context — Hosea 5

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.

6 They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.

7 They have dealt treacherously against the Lord: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.

8 Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth–aven, after thee, O Benjamin.

9 Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.

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What Does Hosea 5:7 Mean?

Hosea 5:7 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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