Hosea 8:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Hosea 8:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 8:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 8:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For they have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has hired lovers for himself.”

Hosea 8:9 — World English Bible

Hosea 8:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Hosea 8:9 — American Standard Version

Hosea 8:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For they--they have gone up <FI>to<Fi> Asshur, A wild ass alone by himself <FI>is<Fi> Ephraim, They have hired lovers!”

Hosea 8:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 8:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For they are gone up [to] Assyria [as] a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.”

Hosea 8:9 — Darby Translation

Hosea 8:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For they are gone vp to Asshur: they are as a wilde asse alone by himselfe: Ephraim hath hired louers.”

Hosea 8:9 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 8:9 in Context — Hosea 8

7 For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.

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.

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What Does Hosea 8:9 Mean?

Hosea 8:9 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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