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Hosea 7:16

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16They turn, but not to what is above;C

they are like a faulty bow.an

Their leaders will fall by the sword

because of their insolent tongue.ao

They will be ridiculed for this in the land of Egypt.ap

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Footnotes

  1. CSome emend to turn to what is useless

Cross references

  1. anPs 78:57
  2. aoPs 12:3–4; 17:10; Dn 7:25; Mal 3:13–14
  3. apEzk 23:32

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They return, but not upward;

they are like a treacherous bow;

their princes shall fall by the sword

because of the insolence of their tongue.

This shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They do not turn to the Most High;

they are like a faulty bow.

Their leaders will fall by the sword

because of their insolent words.

For this they will be ridiculed

in the land of Egypt.

NLTNew Living Translation

They look everywhere except to the Most High.

They are as useless as a crooked bow.

Their leaders will be killed by their enemies

because of their insolence toward me.

Then the people of Egypt

will laugh at them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

They turn, not to the Most High,

like a slack bow;

their officials will fall by the sword

because of the anger of their tongue.

This is their scorn

in the land of Egypt.

KJV 1900King James Version

They return, but not to the most High:

They are like a deceitful bow:

Their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue:

This shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.