Hosea 9:16
Hosea 9:16 — The New International Version (NIV)
16 Ephraim is blighted,
their root is withered,
they yield no fruit.
Even if they bear children,
I will slay their cherished offspring.”
Hosea 9:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
16 Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit:
Yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.
Hosea 9:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)
16 The people of Israel are struck down.
Their roots are dried up,
and they will bear no more fruit.
And if they give birth,
I will slaughter their beloved children.”
Hosea 9:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
16 Ephraim is stricken,
Their root is dried up;
They shall bear no fruit.
Yes, were they to bear children,
I would kill the darlings of their womb.”
Hosea 9:16 — New Century Version (NCV)
16 Israel is beaten down;
its root is dying, and it has no fruit.
If they have more children,
I will kill the children they love.”
Hosea 9:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)
16 Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their womb.
Hosea 9:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
16 Ephraim is smitten: their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit; yea, though they should bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their womb.
Hosea 9:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
16 “The people of Ephraim are like sick plants.
Their roots are dried up.
They have no fruit.
Even if they were to have children,
I would kill their dear children.”
Hosea 9:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
16 Ephraim is struck down;
their roots are withered;
they cannot bear fruit.
Even if they bear children,
I will kill the precious offspring of their wombs.
Hosea 9:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
16 Ephraim is stricken,
their root is dried up,
they shall bear no fruit.
Even though they give birth,
I will kill the cherished offspring of their womb.
Hosea 9:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
16 Ephraim is stricken,
their root is dried up,
they shall not bear fruit.
Even if they give birth,
I will kill the cherished offspring of their womb.
Hosea 9:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
16 Ephraim is like a worthless plant.
Its roots are dried up.
It does not produce any fruit.
Suppose Ephraim’s people have children.
Then I will kill the children they love so much.”
Hosea 9:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
16 Ephraim is stricken, their root is dried up,
They will bear no fruit.
Even though they bear children,
I will slay the precious ones of their womb.