Hosea 9:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!”
Hosea 9:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hosea 9:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Hosea 9:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Though they bring up their children, yet I will bereave them, so that not a man shall be left. Indeed, woe also to them when I depart from them!”
Hosea 9:12 — World English Bible
Hosea 9:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, so that not a man shall be left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them! ”
Hosea 9:12 — American Standard Version
Hosea 9:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For though they nourish their sons, I have made them childless--without man, Surely also, woe to them, when I turn aside from them.”
Hosea 9:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Hosea 9:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For even should they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, [that] not a man [remain]: for woe also to them when I shall have departed from them! ”
Hosea 9:12 — Darby Translation
Hosea 9:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Though they bring vp their children, yet I will depriue them from being men: yea, woe to them, when I depart from them.”
Hosea 9:12 — Geneva Bible
Hosea 9:12 in Context — Hosea 9
10 I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baal–peor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.
11 As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.
12 Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!
13 Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer.
14 Give them, O Lord: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
What Does Hosea 9:12 Mean?
Hosea 9:12 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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