Hosea 9:10
Hosea 9:10 — The New International Version (NIV)
10 “When I found Israel,
it was like finding grapes in the desert;
when I saw your ancestors,
it was like seeing the early fruit on the fig tree.
But when they came to Baal Peor,
they consecrated themselves to that shameful idol
and became as vile as the thing they loved.
Hosea 9:10 — English Standard Version (ESV)
10 Like grapes in the wilderness,
I found Israel.
Like the first fruit on the fig tree
in its first season,
I saw your fathers.
But they came to Baal-peor
and consecrated themselves to the thing of shame,
and became detestable like the thing they loved.
Hosea 9:10 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Hosea 9:10 — New Living Translation (NLT)
10 The Lord says, “O Israel, when I first found you,
it was like finding fresh grapes in the desert.
When I saw your ancestors,
it was like seeing the first ripe figs of the season.
But then they deserted me for Baal-peor,
giving themselves to that shameful idol.
Soon they became vile,
as vile as the god they worshiped.
Hosea 9:10 — New Century Version (NCV)
10 “When I found Israel,
it was like finding grapes in the desert.
Your ancestors were like
finding the first figs on the fig tree.
But when they came to Baal Peor,
they began worshiping an idol,
and they became as hateful as the thing they worshiped.
Hosea 9:10 — American Standard Version (ASV)
10 I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the first-ripe in the fig-tree at its first season: but they came to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves unto the shameful thing, and became abominable like that which they loved.
Hosea 9:10 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
10 I found Israel as grapes in the wilderness; as first-ripe fruit on the fig-tree, I saw your fathers at the beginning: they went to Baal-Peor, and separated themselves unto that shame, and became abominations like their lover.
Hosea 9:10 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
10 ⸤The Lord said,⸥ “When I found Israel,
it was like finding grapes in the desert.
When I saw your ancestors,
it was like seeing the first figs of the harvest.
But they went to Baal Peor and worshiped shameful idols.
They became as disgusting as the things they worshiped.
Hosea 9:10 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
10 I discovered Israel
like grapes in the wilderness.
I saw your fathers
like the first fruit of the fig tree in its first season.
But they went to Baal-peor,
consecrated themselves to Shame,
and became detestable,
like the thing they loved.
Hosea 9:10 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
10 Like grapes in the wilderness,
I found Israel.
Like the first fruit on the fig tree,
in its first season,
I saw your ancestors.
But they came to Baal-peor,
and consecrated themselves to a thing of shame,
and became detestable like the thing they loved.
Hosea 9:10 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
10 Like the grapes in the wilderness,
I found Israel.
Like early ripened fruit on the fig tree in the first season,
I saw your ancestors.
They themselves came to Baal Peor,
and they consecrated themselves to shame.
And they became detestable things,
like the thing they love.
Hosea 9:10 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
10 The Lord says,
“When I first found Israel,
it was like finding grapes in the desert.
When I saw your people long ago,
it was like seeing the early fruit on a fig tree.
But then they went to Baal Peor.
There they gave themselves to that shameful god Baal.
They became as evil as the god they loved.
Hosea 9:10 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
10 I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness;
I saw your forefathers as the earliest fruit on the fig tree in its first season.
But they came to Baal-peor and devoted themselves to shame,
And they became as detestable as that which they loved.