Hosea 8:9
“For they are gone vp to Assyria, a wilde Asse alone by himselfe; Ephraim hath hired louers.”
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Hosea 8:9 Context
7For they haue sowen the winde, and they shall reape the whirlewinde: it hath no stalke: the budde shall yeeld no meale: if so be it yeeld, the strangers shall swallow it vp. 8Israel is swallowed vp, now shal they be among the Gentiles, as a vessell wherein is no pleasure. 9For they are gone vp to Assyria, a wilde Asse alone by himselfe; Ephraim hath hired louers. 10Yea, though they haue hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the King of princes. 11Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sinne, altars shall be vnto him to sinne.
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For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
- King James Version
For they have gone up to Assyria, {Like} a wild donkey all alone; Ephraim has hired lovers.
- New American Standard Version (1995)