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Hosea 8:9–10

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9*For qthey are gone up to Assyria, qqa wild ass ralone by himself:

sEphraim hath hired †lovers.

10Yea, though sthey have hired among the nations, now twill I gather them,

And they shall ||sorrow ||a little for the burden of uthe king of princes.

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Footnotes

  1. q2 Kin. 15:19. Ezek. 23:5. See ch. 5:13.
  2. qqSee Jer. 2:24.
  3. rSee Isai. 14:31.
  4. sSo Ezek. 16:33, 34, 41.
  5. †Heb. loves. Prov. 5:19.
  6. sSo Ezek. 16:33, 34, 41.
  7. tEzek. 16:37. So Ezek. 23:46, 47. ch. 10:10.
  8. ||Or, begin. Judg. 20:31. 2 Chr. 29:17. Ezek. 9:6.
  9. ||[Or, in a little while as Hagg. 2:6]. Ruth 2:7. Eze. 11:16 (Heb.).
  10. uSee Ezek. 26:7. Comp. Isai. 10:8.

Cross references

  1. *About B.C. 771.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For they have gone up to Assyria,

a wild donkey wandering alone;

Ephraim has hired lovers.

Though they hire allies among the nations,

I will soon gather them up.

And the king and princes shall soon writhe

because of the tribute.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For they have gone up to Assyria

like a wild donkey wandering alone.

Ephraim has sold herself to lovers.

Although they have sold themselves among the nations,

I will now gather them together.

They will begin to waste away

under the oppression of the mighty king.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For they have gone up to Assyria

like a wild donkey going off on its own.

Ephraim has paid for love.

Even though they hire lovers among the nations,

I will now round them up,

and they will begin to decrease in number

under the burden of the king and leaders.

NLTNew Living Translation

Like a wild donkey looking for a mate,

they have gone up to Assyria.

The people of Israel have sold themselves—

sold themselves to many lovers.

But though they have sold themselves to many allies,

I will now gather them together for judgment.

Then they will writhe

under the burden of the great king.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For they have gone up to Assyria,

a wild donkey alone to itself;

Ephraim has sold itself for lovers.

Even though they have sold themselves to the nations,

now I will gather them.

They will soon writhe

from the burden of kings and princes.