He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThey shall not return into the land of Egypt; but the Assyrian shall be their king, because they refused to return to me.
Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent?
He turneth not back unto the land of Egypt, And Asshur--he is his king, For they have refused to return.
He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king; for they refused to return [to me];
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