Hosea 8:10

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Though they hire allies among the nations, I will now round them up, and they will begin to diminish under the oppression of the king of princes.

In context

8 Israel is swallowed up! Now they are among the nations like a worthless vessel.

9 For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey on its own. Ephraim has hired lovers.

10 Though they hire allies among the nations, I will now round them up, and they will begin to diminish under the oppression of the king of princes.

11 Though Ephraim multiplied the altars for sin, they became his altars for sinning.

12 Though I wrote for them the great things of My law, they regarded them as something strange.

BSB Berean Standard Bible: Though they hire allies among the nations, I will now round them up, and they will begin to diminish under the oppression of the king of princes.
KJV King James Version: Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.
WEB World English Bible: But although they sold themselves among the nations, I will now gather them; and they begin to waste away because of the oppression of the king of mighty ones.
ASV American Standard Version: Yea, though they hire among the nations, now will I gather them; and they begin to be diminished by reason of the burden of the king of princes.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: Also though they hire among nations, Now I gather them, and they are pained a little, From the burden of a king of princes.
DBY Darby Translation: Although they hire among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall begin to be straitened under the burden of the king of princes.
WBS Webster Bible: Yes, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.