Hosea 8:10

King James Version (KJV)

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.

In context

8 Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.

9 For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.

10 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.

11 Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.

12 I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.

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.
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.
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.