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11 Ephraim was like a dove,
    silly, without sense;[a]
they call to Egypt,
    they go to Assyria.
12 Just as they go, I will cast my net
    over them;
I will bring them down
        like the birds[b] of the heavens;[c]
    I will discipline them
        according to a report to their assembly.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 7:11 Literally “without heart”
  2. Hosea 7:12 Hebrew “bird”
  3. Hosea 7:12 Or “sky”
  4. Hosea 7:12 Hebrew uncertain

11 And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without [a]understanding: they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria. 12 When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the birds of the heavens; I will chastise them, [b]as their congregation hath heard.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 7:11 Hebrew heart.
  2. Hosea 7:12 Or, when the report cometh to their congregation