Hosea 7:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.”

Hosea 7:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 7:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 7:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When they go, I will spread my net on them. I will bring them down like the birds of the sky. I will chastise them, as their congregation has heard.”

Hosea 7:12 — World English Bible

Hosea 7:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the birds of the heavens; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard. ”

Hosea 7:12 — American Standard Version

Hosea 7:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“When they go I spread over them My net, As the fowl of the heavens I bring them down, I chastise them as their company hath heard.”

Hosea 7:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 7:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“When they go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowl of the heavens; I will chastise them, according as their assembly hath heard. ”

Hosea 7:12 — Darby Translation

Hosea 7:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But when they shall go, I will spred my net vpon them, and drawe them downe as the foules of the heauen: I will chastice them as their congregation hath heard.”

Hosea 7:12 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 7:12 in Context — Hosea 7

10 And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the Lord their God, nor seek him for all this.

11 Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

12 When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.

13 Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

14 And 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.

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What Does Hosea 7:12 Mean?

Hosea 7:12 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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