Hosea 8:10
Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.
Hosea 8:10 in other translations
| BSB | Though they hire allies among the nations, I will now round them up, and they will begin to diminish under the oppression of the king of princes. |
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| WEB | But although they sold themselves among the nations, I will now gather them; and they begin to waste away because of the oppression of the king of mighty ones. |
| ASV | Yea, though they hire among the nations, now will I gather them; and they begin to be diminished by reason of the burden of the king of princes. |
| YLT | Also though they hire among nations, Now I gather them, and they are pained a little, From the burden of a king of princes. |
| DARBY | Although they hire among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall begin to be straitened under the burden of the king of princes. |
| BBE | But though they give money to the nations for help, still I will send them in all directions; and in a short time they will be without a king and rulers. |
| Webster | Yes, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes. |
What does Hosea 8:10 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Hosea 8:5-10
They promised themselves plenty, peace, and victory, by worshipping idols, but their expectations came to nothing. What they sow has no stalk, no blade, or, if it have, the bud shall yield no fruit, there was nothing in them. The works of darkness are unfruitful; nay, the end of those things is death. The hopes of sinners will deceive them, and their gains will be snares. In times of danger, especially in the day of…
Hosea 8:10 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Hosea 8:10
- Ezekiel 16:37
Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.
- Ezekiel 26:7
For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people.
- Jeremiah 42:2
And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the Lord thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)
- Hosea 10:10
It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows.
- Isaiah 10:8
For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?
- Ezekiel 23:22-26
Therefore, O Aholibah, thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy mind is alienated, and I will bring them against thee on every side; The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses. And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments. And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire. …
- Haggai 2:6
For thus saith the Lord of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;
- Ezekiel 23:9-10
Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted. These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became famous among women; for they had executed judgment upon her.
- Ezekiel 23:46-47
For thus saith the Lord God; I will bring up a company upon them, and will give them to be removed and spoiled. And the company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire.
- Ezekiel 22:20
As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you.
- Isaiah 36:13
Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.
- 2 Kings 14:26
For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.
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- Hosea 8:9
For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
- Hosea 8:10
Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.
- Hosea 8:11
Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.
Hosea 8:10 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Aunque alquilen á las gentes, ahora las juntaré; y serán un poco afligidos por la carga del rey y de los príncipes. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Quand même ils ont fait des présents parmi les nations, maintenant je les assemblerai, et ils commenceront à être amoindris sous le fardeau du roi des princes. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ob sie auch unter den Nationen dingen, nun will ich sie sammeln; und sie werden anfangen, sich zu vermindern wegen der Last des Königs der Fürsten |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sed et cum mercede conduxerint nationes, nunc congregabo eos, et quiescent paulisper ab onere regis et principum. |