Hosea 7:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt. ”

Hosea 7:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 7:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 7:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They return, but not to the Most High. They are like a faulty bow. Their princes will fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.”

Hosea 7:16 — World English Bible

Hosea 7:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“They return, but not to him that is on high; they are like a deceitful bow; their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt. ”

Hosea 7:16 — American Standard Version

Hosea 7:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“They turn back--not to the Most High, They have been as a deceitful bow, Fall by sword do their princes, From the insolence of their tongue, This <FI>is<Fi> their derision in the land of Egypt!”

Hosea 7:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 7:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“They return, [but] not to the [Most] High: they are like a deceitful bow. Their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt. ”

Hosea 7:16 — Darby Translation

Hosea 7:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They returne, but not to the most high: they are like a deceitfull bowe: their princes shall fall by the sword, for the rage of their tongues: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt. ”

Hosea 7:16 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 7:16 in Context — Hosea 7

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.

15 Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.

16 They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

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What Does Hosea 7:16 Mean?

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