Hosea 7:11

In 11 translations

BSB

So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove— calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.

KJV

¶ Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

WEB

“Ephraim is like an easily deceived dove, without understanding. They call to Egypt. They go to Assyria.

ASV

And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding: they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria.

LSV

And Ephraim is as a simple dove without heart, || Egypt they called on—[to] Asshur they have gone.

YLT

And Ephraim is as a simple dove without heart, Egypt they called on — [to] Asshur they have gone.

DBY

And Ephraim is become like a silly dove without understanding: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

DRC

And Ephraim is become as a dove that is decoyed, not having a heart: they called upon Egypt, they went to the Assyrians.

GNV

Ephraim also is like a doue deceiued, without heart: they call to Egypt: they go to Asshur.

JPS

And Ephraim is become like a silly dove, without understanding; they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria.

LXXE

And Ephraim was as a silly dove, not having a heart: he called to Egypt, and they went to the Assyrians.

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WLC

וַיְהִ֣י אֶפְרַ֔יִם כְּיוֹנָ֥ה פוֹתָ֖ה אֵ֣ין לֵ֑ב מִצְרַ֥יִם קָרָ֖אוּ אַשּׁ֥וּר הָלָֽכוּ׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἦν Ἐφραὶμ ὡς περιστερὰ ἄνους, οὐκ ἔχουσα καρδίαν· Αἴγυπτον ἐπεκαλεῖτο, καὶ εἰς Ἀσσυρίους ἐπορεύθησαν·

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• Hosea 5:13When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
• Hosea 12:1Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.
• Hosea 4:11Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away understanding.
• Hosea 11:11They will come trembling like birds from Egypt and like doves from the land of Assyria. Then I will settle them in their homes, declares the LORD.
• Jeremiah 2:18Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates?
• Hosea 9:3They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.
• Proverbs 6:32He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
• Isaiah 30:1–6“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. They set out to go down to Egypt without asking…
• 2 Kings 15:19Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.
• 2 Kings 17:3–4Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute. But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea had conspired to send envoys to King So of Egypt, and that he had not paid…
• Isaiah 31:1–3Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD. Yet He…
• Proverbs 17:16Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
• Proverbs 15:32He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.
• Hosea 14:3Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”
• Jeremiah 2:36How unstable you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria.
• Ezekiel 23:4–8The older was named Oholah, and her sister was named Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their identities, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem. Oholah prostituted herself…

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