For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
WEB
For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey on its own. Ephraim has hired lovers.
YLT
For they--they have gone up to Asshur, A wild ass alone by himself is Ephraim, They have hired lovers!
DBT
For they are gone up [to] Assyria [as] a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
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