Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding: they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria.
WEB
So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove— calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.
YLT
And Ephraim is as a simple dove without heart, Egypt they called on-- to Asshur they have gone.
DBT
And Ephraim is become like a silly dove without understanding: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentHosea — A prophet commanded to marry an unfaithful wife — his marriage becomes the sermon. Fourteen chapters on covenant unfaithfulness and a love that will not let Israel go.
- Author
- Hosea son of Beeri (1:1)
- Date
- Ministry c. 755–715 BC — the decades leading up to the 722 BC fall of the northern kingdom