Hosea 5:14-15
Revised Standard Version
14 For I will be like a lion to E′phraim,
and like a young lion to the house of Judah.
I, even I, will rend and go away,
I will carry off, and none shall rescue.
15 I will return again to my place,
until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face,
and in their distress they seek me, saying,
Hosea 5:14-15
American Standard Version
14 For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will carry off, and there shall be none to deliver. 15 I will go and return to my place, till they [a]acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me [b]earnestly.
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- Hosea 5:15 Or, have borne their guilt
- Hosea 5:15 Or, earnestly, saying
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