Hosea 9:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Hosea 9:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Hosea 9:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Hosea 9:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A prophet watches over Ephraim with my God. A fowler’s snare is on all of his paths, and hostility in the house of his God.”
Hosea 9:8 — World English Bible
Hosea 9:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Ephraim was a watchman with my God: as for the prophet, a fowler’s snare is in all his ways, and enmity in the house of his God. ”
Hosea 9:8 — American Standard Version
Hosea 9:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Ephraim is looking <FI>away<Fi> from My God, The prophet! a snare of a fowler <FI>is<Fi> over all his ways, Hatred <FI>is<Fi> in the house of his God.”
Hosea 9:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Hosea 9:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Is Ephraim a watchman with myGod? [nay] the prophet is a fowler's snare on all his ways, enmity in the house of hisGod. ”
Hosea 9:8 — Darby Translation
Hosea 9:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The watchman of Ephraim shoulde bee with my God: but the Prophet is the snare of a fouler in all his waies, and hatred in the House of his God.”
Hosea 9:8 — Geneva Bible
Hosea 9:8 in Context — Hosea 9
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.
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.
What Does Hosea 9:8 Mean?
Hosea 9:8 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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