Hosea 8:9-10
Revised Standard Version
9 For they have gone up to Assyria,
a wild ass wandering alone;
E′phraim has hired lovers.
10 Though they hire allies among the nations,
I will soon gather them up.
And they shall cease[a] for a little while
from anointing[b] king and princes.
Footnotes
- Hosea 8:10 Gk: Heb begin
- Hosea 8:10 Gk: Heb burden
Hosea 8:9-10
American Standard Version
9 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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- Hosea 8:9 Hebrew loves.
- Hosea 8:10 Or, as otherwise read, shall sorrow a little (or for a little while)
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