For they have gone up to Assyria,
Like (A)a wild donkey alone by itself;
Ephraim (B)has hired lovers.
10 Yes, though they have hired among the nations,
Now (C)I will gather them;
And they shall [a]sorrow a little,
Because of the [b]burden of (D)the king of princes.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 8:10 Or begin to diminish
  2. Hosea 8:10 Or oracle or proclamation

For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired [a]lovers. 10 Yea, though they hire among the nations, now will I gather them; and they [b]begin to be diminished by reason of the burden of the king of princes.

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  1. Hosea 8:9 Hebrew loves.
  2. Hosea 8:10 Or, as otherwise read, shall sorrow a little (or for a little while)