Hosea 7:8-10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 Ephraim mixes himself with the peoples;
Ephraim is a cake not turned.
9 Foreigners devour his strength,
but he does not know it;
gray hairs are sprinkled upon him,
but he does not know it.(A)
10 Israel’s pride testifies against[a] him;
yet they do not return to the Lord their God
or seek him, for all this.(B)
Footnotes
- 7.10 Or humbles
Hosea 7:8-10
Lexham English Bible
8 Ephraim mixes himself
with the nations;
Ephraim is a bread cake
not turned over.
9 Foreigners devour[a] his strength,
and he does not know it;
mold[b] is also sprinkled upon him,
and he does not know it.
10 The pride of Israel testifies against him[c]—
they do not return to Yahweh their God;
they do not seek him for all of this.[d]
Footnotes
- Hosea 7:9 Or “Foreigners eat”
- Hosea 7:9 Literally “grey hair,” but in this case the word refers to the “hairs of mold” on food
- Hosea 7:10 Literally “answers against his face”
- Hosea 7:10 Or “in all of this”
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