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Hosea 12:8–9

8 And Ephraim said,

k‘Surely I have become rich,

I have found wealth for myself;

In all my labors

They shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.’

9 “But I am the Lord your God,

Ever since the land of Egypt;

lI will again make you dwell in tents,

As in the days of the appointed feast.

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Hosea 12:8–9 — The New International Version (NIV)

Ephraim boasts,

“I am very rich; I have become wealthy.

With all my wealth they will not find in me

any iniquity or sin.”

“I have been the Lord your God

ever since you came out of Egypt;

I will make you live in tents again,

as in the days of your appointed festivals.

Hosea 12:8–9 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Ephraim has said, “Ah, but I am rich;

I have found wealth for myself;

in all my labors they cannot find in me iniquity or sin.”

I am the Lord your God

from the land of Egypt;

I will again make you dwell in tents,

as in the days of the appointed feast.

Hosea 12:8–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance:

In all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.

And I that am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt

Will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast.

Hosea 12:8–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Israel boasts, “I am rich!

I’ve made a fortune all by myself!

No one has caught me cheating!

My record is spotless!”

“But I am the Lord your God,

who rescued you from slavery in Egypt.

And I will make you live in tents again,

as you do each year at the Festival of Shelters.

Hosea 12:8–9 — New Century Version (NCV)

Israel said, “I am rich! I am someone with power!”

All their money will do them no good

because of the sins they have done.

“But I am the Lord your God,

who brought you out of Egypt.

I will make you live in tents again

as you used to do on worship days.

Hosea 12:8–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And Ephraim said, Surely I am become rich, I have found me wealth: in all my labors they shall find in me no iniquity that were sin. But I am Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt; I will yet again make thee to dwell in tents, as in the days of the solemn feast.

Hosea 12:8–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And Ephraim saith, Nevertheless I am become rich, I have found me out substance; in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin. But I that am Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt will again make thee to dwell in tents, as in the days of the solemn feast.

Hosea 12:8–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

The people of Ephraim say, ‘We’re rich. We’ve made a fortune. 

With all this wealth, no one will find us guilty of any sin.’ 

I am the Lord your God. 

I brought you out of Egypt. 

I will make you live in tents again 

as you did during your appointed festivals. 

Hosea 12:8–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

But Ephraim says:

“How rich I have become;

I made it all myself.

In all my earnings,

no one can find any crime in me

that I can be punished for!”

I have been Yahweh your God

ever since the land of Egypt.

I will make you live in tents again,

as in the festival days.

Hosea 12:8–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Ephraim has said, “Ah, I am rich,

I have gained wealth for myself;

in all of my gain

no offense has been found in me

that would be sin.”

I am the Lord your God

from the land of Egypt;

I will make you live in tents again,

as in the days of the appointed festival.

Hosea 12:8–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And Ephraim said, “Surely, I am rich,

I gained wealth for myself;

in all my toil they have not found guilt in me

that is sin.

But I am Yahweh your God

since the land of Egypt;

I will make you live in tents again,

like the days of the appointed festival.

Hosea 12:8–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

People of Ephraim, you brag,

“We are very rich.

We’ve become wealthy.

And no one can prove we sinned

to gain all of this wealth.”

The Lord says,

“I am the Lord your God.

I brought you out of Egypt.

But I will make you live in tents again.

That is what you did when you celebrated

the Feast of Booths in the desert.

Hosea 12:8–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

And Ephraim said, “Surely I have become rich,

I have found wealth for myself;

In all my labors they will find in me

No iniquity, which would be sin.”

But I have been the Lord your God since the land of Egypt;

I will make you live in tents again,

As in the days of the appointed festival.


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