Hosea 13:5

King James Version (KJV)

I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.

In context

3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

4 Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me.

5 I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.

6 According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.

7 Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:

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Hosea 13:5 in every translation

KJV King James Version: I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
WEB World English Bible: I knew you in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: I knew you in the wilderness, in the land of drought.
ASV American Standard Version: I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: I — I have known thee in a wilderness, In a land of droughts.
DBY Darby Translation: I knew thee in the wilderness, in the land of drought.
WBS Webster Bible: I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drouth.