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Hosea 9:7

sThe days of punishment have come;

the days of recompense have come;

Israel shall know it.

tThe prophet is a fool;

the man of the spirit is mad,

because of your great iniquity

and great hatred.

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Hosea 9:7 — The New International Version (NIV)

The days of punishment are coming,

the days of reckoning are at hand.

Let Israel know this.

Because your sins are so many

and your hostility so great,

the prophet is considered a fool,

the inspired person a maniac.

Hosea 9:7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 — New Living Translation (NLT)

The time of Israel’s punishment has come;

the day of payment is here.

Soon Israel will know this all too well.

Because of your great sin and hostility,

you say, “The prophets are crazy

and the inspired men are fools!”

Hosea 9:7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

The days of punishment have come;

The days of recompense have come.

Israel knows!

The prophet is a fool,

The spiritual man is insane,

Because of the greatness of your iniquity and great enmity.

Hosea 9:7 — New Century Version (NCV)

The time of punishment has come,

the time to pay for sins.

Let Israel know this:

You think the prophet is a fool,

and you say the spiritual person is crazy.

You have sinned very much,

and your hatred is great.

Hosea 9:7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

The time for them to be punished will come. 

The time for them to pay for their sins will come. 

⸤When this happens,⸥ Israel will know it. 

⸤They think that⸥ prophets are fools 

and that spiritual people are crazy. 

They have sinned a lot, and they are very hostile. 

Hosea 9:7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The days of punishment have come;

the days of retribution have come.

Let Israel recognize it!

The prophet is a fool,

and the inspired man is insane,

because of the magnitude

of your guilt and hostility.

Hosea 9:7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The days of punishment have come,

the days of recompense have come;

Israel cries,

“The prophet is a fool,

the man of the spirit is mad!”

Because of your great iniquity,

your hostility is great.

Hosea 9:7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

The days of punishment have come;

the days of retribution have come;

Israel knows!

The prophet is a fool,

the man of the spirit is acting like a madman.

Because of the greatness of your sin,

your hostility is great.

Hosea 9:7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The time when God will punish you is coming.

The day when he will judge you is near.

I want you to know that.

You have committed many sins.

And you hate me very much.

That’s why you think I’m foolish.

You think I’m crazy.

But the Lord speaks through me.

Hosea 9:7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

The days of punishment have come,

The days of retribution have come;

Let Israel know this!

The prophet is a fool,

The inspired man is demented,

Because of the grossness of your iniquity,

And because your hostility is so great.


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