Hosea 8:9
World English Bible (WEB)
For they have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has hired lovers for himself.
In context
7 For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.
8 Israel is swallowed up. Now they are among the nations like a worthless thing.
9 For they have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has hired lovers for himself.
10 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.
11 Because Ephraim has multiplied altars for sinning, they became for him altars for sinning.
Hosea 8:9 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- For they have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has hired lovers for himself.
- KJV King James Version
- For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey on its own. Ephraim has hired lovers.
- ASV American Standard Version
- For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- For they — they have gone up [to] Asshur, A wild ass alone by himself [is] Ephraim, They have hired lovers!
- DBY Darby Translation
- For they are gone up [to] Assyria [as] a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For they have gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.