Hosea 8:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.”

Hosea 8:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 8:10 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 8:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But although they sold themselves among the nations, I will now gather them; and they begin to waste away because of the oppression of the king of mighty ones.”

Hosea 8:10 — World English Bible

Hosea 8:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Yea, though they hire among the nations, now will I gather them; and they begin to be diminished by reason of the burden of the king of princes. ”

Hosea 8:10 — American Standard Version

Hosea 8:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Also though they hire among nations, Now I gather them, and they are pained a little, From the burden of a king of princes.”

Hosea 8:10 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 8:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Although they hire among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall begin to be straitened under the burden of the king of princes. ”

Hosea 8:10 — Darby Translation

Hosea 8:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Yet though they haue hired among the nations, nowe will I gather them, and they shall sorowe a litle, for the burden of the King and the princes.”

Hosea 8:10 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 8:10 in Context — Hosea 8

8 Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.

9 For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.

10 Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.

11 Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.

12 I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.

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What Does Hosea 8:10 Mean?

Hosea 8:10 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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