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Read›Hosea›Chapter 8

Israel Will Reap the Whirlwind

Hosea 8:10

In 11 translations

BSB
Though they hire allies among the nations, I will now round them up, and they will begin to diminish under the oppression of the king of princes.
KJV
Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.sorrow: or, begina…: or, in a little while
WEB
But although they sold themselves among the nations, I will now gather them; and they begin to waste away because of the oppression of the king of mighty ones.
ASV
Yea, though they hire among the nations, now will I gather them; and they begin to be diminished by reason of the burden of the king of princes.
LSV
Also though they hire among nations, || Now I gather them, and they are pained a little, || From the burden of a king of princes.
YLT
Also though they hire among nations, Now I gather them, and they are pained a little, From the burden of a king of princes.
DBY
Although they hire among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall begin to be straitened under the burden of the king of princes.
DRC
But even though they shall have hired the nations, now will I gather them together: and they shall rest a while from the burden of the king, and the princes.
GNV
Yet though they haue hired among the nations, nowe will I gather them, and they shall sorowe a litle, for the burden of the King and the princes.
JPS
Yea, though they hire among the nations, now will I gather them up; and they begin to be minished by reason of the burden of king and princes.
LXXE
Therefore shall they be delivered to the nations: now I will receive them, and they shall cease a little to anoint a king and princes.

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Original-language editions

WLC
גַּ֛ם כִּֽי־יִתְנ֥וּ בַגּוֹיִ֖ם עַתָּ֣ה אֲקַבְּצֵ֑ם וַיָּחֵ֣לּוּ מְּעָ֔ט מִמַּשָּׂ֖א מֶ֥לֶךְ שָׂרִֽים׃
LXX-Br
διὰ τοῦτο παραδοθήσονται ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσι· νῦν εἰσδέξομαι αὐτοὺς, καὶ κοπάσουσι μικρὸν τοῦ χρίειν βασιλέα καὶ ἄρχοντας.

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  • Ezekiel 16:37therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them, and they will see you…
  • Ezekiel 26:7For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with cavalry and a great company of troops.
  • Jeremiah 42:2Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant. For few of us remain of the many, as you can see with your own eyes.
  • Haggai 2:6For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.
  • Ezekiel 23:22–26Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust. And I will bring them against you from every side— the Babylonians and all the…
  • Isaiah 10:8“Are not all my commanders kings?” he says.
  • Hosea 10:10I will chasten them when I please; nations will be gathered against them to put them in bondage for their double transgression.
  • 2 Kings 14:26For the LORD saw that the affliction of the Israelites, both slave and free, was very bitter. There was no one to help Israel,
  • Isaiah 36:13Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!
  • 1 Chronicles 5:26So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah,…
  • 2 Kings 15:19–20Then 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. Menahem exacted this money from each of the wealthy…
  • Daniel 2:37You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.
  • 2 Kings 17:3Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.
  • Ezekiel 22:20Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to melt with a fiery blast, so I will gather you in My anger and wrath, leave you there, and melt you.
  • Ezekiel 23:9–10Therefore I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, the Assyrians for whom she lusted. They exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and put her to the sword. Thus she became a byword among women, and…
  • Ezekiel 23:46–47This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Bring a mob against them and consign them to terror and plunder. The mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords. They will kill their sons and daughters and burn down their…

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