Hosea 9 - Compare Translations
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Hosea 9:1
KJVRejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor.
WEBDon’t rejoice, Israel, to jubilation like the nations;
YLT`Rejoice not, O Israel, be not joyful like the peoples, For thou hast gone a-whoring from thy God, Thou hast loved a gift near all floors of corn.
Hosea 9:2
KJVThe floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her.
WEBThe threshing floor and the wine press won’t feed them,
YLTFloor and wine-press do not delight them, And new wine doth fail in her,
Hosea 9:3
KJVThey shall not dwell in the Lord's land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.
WEBThey won’t dwell in Yahweh’s land;
YLTThey do not abide in the land of Jehovah, And turned back hath Ephraim [to] Egypt, And in Asshur an unclean thing they eat.
Hosea 9:4
KJVThey shall not offer wine offerings to the Lord, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the Lord.
WEBThey won’t pour out wine offerings to Yahweh,
YLTThey pour not out wine to Jehovah, Nor are they sweet to Him, Their sacrifices [are] as bread of mourners to them, All eating it are unclean: For their bread [is] for themselves, It doth not come into the house of Jehovah.
Hosea 9:5
KJVWhat will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the Lord?
WEBWhat will you do in the day of solemn assembly,
YLTWhat do ye at the day appointed? And at the day of Jehovah's festival?
Hosea 9:6
KJVFor, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.
WEBFor, behold, they have gone away from destruction.
YLTFor, lo, they have gone because of destruction, Egypt gathereth them, Moph burieth them, The desirable things of their silver, Nettles possess them -- a thorn [is] in their tents.
Hosea 9:7
KJVThe days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.
WEBThe days of visitation have come.
YLTCome in have the days of inspection, Come in have the days of recompence, Israel doth know! a fool [is] the prophet, Mad [is] the man of the Spirit, Because of the abundance of thine iniquity, And great [is] the hatred.
Hosea 9:8
KJVThe watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.
WEBA prophet watches over Ephraim with my God.
YLTEphraim is looking [away] from My God, The prophet! a snare of a fowler [is] over all his ways, Hatred [is] in the house of his God.
Hosea 9:9
KJVThey have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.
WEBThey have deeply corrupted themselves,
YLTThey have gone deep -- have done corruptly, As [in] the days of Gibeah, He doth remember their iniquity, He doth inspect their sins.
Hosea 9:10
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Hosea 9:11
KJVAs for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.
WEBAs for Ephraim, their glory will fly away like a bird.
YLTEphraim [is] as a fowl, Fly away doth their honour, without birth, And without womb, and without conception.
Hosea 9:12
KJVThough they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!
WEBThough they bring up their children,
YLTFor though they nourish their sons, I have made them childless -- without man, Surely also, wo to them, when I turn aside from them.
Hosea 9:13
KJVEphraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer.
WEBI have seen Ephraim, like Tyre, planted in a pleasant place;
YLTEphraim! when I have looked to the rock, Is planted in comeliness, And Ephraim [is] to bring out unto a slayer his sons.
Hosea 9:14
KJVGive them, O Lord: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
WEBGive them—Yahweh what will you give?
YLTGive to them, Jehovah -- what dost Thou give? Give to them miscarrying womb, and dry breasts.
Hosea 9:15
KJVAll their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters.
WEB“All their wickedness is in Gilgal;
YLTAll their evil [is] in Gilgal, Surely there I have hated them, Because of the evil of their doings, Out of My house I do drive them, I add not to love them, all their heads [are] apostates.
Hosea 9:16
KJVEphraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.
WEBEphraim is struck.
YLTEphraim hath been smitten, Their root hath dried up, fruit they yield not, Yea, though they bring forth, I have put to death the desired of their womb.
Hosea 9:17
KJVMy God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
WEBMy God will cast them away, because they did not listen to him;
YLTReject them doth my God, Because they have not hearkened to Him, And they are wanderers among nations!
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