Hosea 9:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.”

Hosea 9:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 9:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 9:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The days of visitation have come. The days of reckoning have come. Israel will consider the prophet to be a fool, and the man who is inspired to be insane, because of the abundance of your sins, and because your hostility is great.”

Hosea 9:7 — World English Bible

Hosea 9:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The days of visitation are come, the days of recompense are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the man that hath the spirit is mad, for the abundance of thine iniquity, and because the enmity is great. ”

Hosea 9:7 — American Standard Version

Hosea 9:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Come in have the days of inspection, Come in have the days of recompence, Israel doth know! a fool <FI>is<Fi> the prophet, Mad <FI>is<Fi> the man of the Spirit, Because of the abundance of thine iniquity, And great <FI>is<Fi> the hatred.”

Hosea 9:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 9:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The days of visitation are come; the days of recompence are come: Israel shall know [it]: the prophet is a fool, the inspired man is mad, because of the greatness of thine iniquity, and the great enmity. ”

Hosea 9:7 — Darby Translation

Hosea 9:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The daies of visitation are come: the daies of recompence are come: Israel shall knowe it: the Prophet is a foole: the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquitie: therefore the hatred is great.”

Hosea 9:7 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 9:7 in Context — Hosea 9

5 What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the Lord?

6 For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.

7 The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.

8 The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.

9 They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.

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What Does Hosea 9:7 Mean?

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