For they have gone up to the Assyrians: Ephraim has been strengthened against himself; they loved gifts.
KJV
Hosea 8:9
For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
Parallel Translations
For they have gone up to the Assyrians: Ephraim has been strengthened against himself; they loved gifts.
For they have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has hired lovers for himself.
Cross References
Jeremiah 2:24Hosea 7:11Hosea 5:13Ezekiel 16:33–34Isaiah 30:62 Kings 15:19Hosea 12:1Ezekiel 23:5–9Hosea 2:10Hosea 2:5–7Job 39:5–8
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