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Hosea 12:7-8
New International Version
Hosea 12:7-8
New International Version
Hosea 12:7-8
English Standard Version
Hosea 12:7-8
English Standard Version
7 A merchant, in whose hands are (A)false balances,
he loves (B)to oppress.
8 Ephraim has said, “Ah, but (C)I am rich;
I have found wealth for myself;
in all my labors (D)they cannot find in me iniquity or sin.”
Hosea 12:7-8
New King James Version
Hosea 12:7-8
New King James Version
7 “A cunning [a]Canaanite!
(A)Deceitful scales are in his hand;
He loves to oppress.
8 And Ephraim said,
(B)‘Surely I have become rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors
They shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.’
Footnotes
- Hosea 12:7 Or merchant
Hosea 12:7-8
New American Standard Bible
Hosea 12:7-8
New American Standard Bible
7 A [a]merchant, in whose hands are fraudulent (A)balances,
Loves to exploit.
8 And Ephraim said, “I have certainly become (B)rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors they will find in me
(C)No wrongdoing, which would be sin.”
Footnotes
- Hosea 12:7 Or Canaanite
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