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KJV Lexicon For they are gone up`alah (aw-law') to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow) to Assyria 'Ashshuwr (ash-shoor') Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire a wild ass pere' (peh'-reh) the onager -- wild (ass). alone badad (baw-dad') to divide, i.e. (reflex.) be solitary -- alone. by himself Ephraim 'Ephrayim (ef-rah'-yim) double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Ephraim, Ephraimites. hath hired tanah (taw-naw') to present (a mercenary inducement), i.e. bargain with (a harlot) -- hire. lovers 'ahab (ah'-hab) affection (in a good or a bad sense) -- love(-r). Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible For they have gone up to Assyria, Like a wild donkey all alone; Ephraim has hired lovers. King James Bible For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers. Holman Christian Standard Bible For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey going off on its own. Ephraim has paid for love. International Standard Version "Because they went over to Assyria, they are like a wild donkey alone by itself. Ephraim has hired some lovers. NET Bible They have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey that wanders off. Ephraim has hired prostitutes as lovers. GOD'S WORD® Translation "The people of Israel went to Assyria. They were like wild donkeys wandering off alone. The people of Ephraim sold themselves to their lovers. King James 2000 Bible For they have gone up to Assyria, a wild donkey alone by itself: Ephraim has hired lovers. Links Hosea 8:9Hosea 8:9 NIV Hosea 8:9 NLT Hosea 8:9 ESV Hosea 8:9 NASB Hosea 8:9 KJV |
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