Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Foreigners have consumed his strength, and he hasn't noticed. Furthermore, his head is sprinkled with gray hair, but he doesn't realize it.
New American Standard Bible
Yet he
Gray hairs also are sprinkled on him,
Yet he does not know it.
King James Version
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.
Holman Bible
but he does not notice.
Even his hair is streaked with gray,
but he does not notice.
A Conservative Version
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he does not know. Yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he does not know.
American Standard Version
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth it not.
Amplified
Strangers have devoured his strength,
Yet he does not know it;
Gray hairs are sprinkled on him,
Yet he does not know.
Bible in Basic English
Men from other lands have made waste his strength, and he is not conscious of it; grey hairs have come on him here and there, and he has no knowledge of it.
Darby Translation
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not; yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth it not.
Julia Smith Translation
Strangers consumed his strength, and he knew not: also grayness of hair was sprinkled upon him, and he knew not
King James 2000
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knows it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knows not.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Foreigners devour his strength, and he does not know [it]; {mold} is also sprinkled upon him, and he does not know [it].
Modern King James verseion
Strangers have eaten up his strength, and he does not know. Yea, gray hairs are here and there on him, yet he knows it not.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Strangers have devoured his strength, yet he regardeth it not: he waxeth full of gray hairs, yet will he not know it.
NET Bible
Foreigners are consuming what his strenuous labor produced, but he does not recognize it! His head is filled with gray hair, but he does not realize it!
New Heart English Bible
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he doesn't realize it. Indeed, gray hairs are here and there on him, and he doesn't realize it.
The Emphasized Bible
Foreigners have, eaten up, his strength, and, he, knoweth it not, - even gray hairs, are sprinkled upon him, and, he, knoweth it not.
Webster
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yes, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.
World English Bible
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he doesn't realize it. Indeed, gray hairs are here and there on him, and he doesn't realize it.
Youngs Literal Translation
Devoured have strangers his power, And he hath not known, Also old age hath sprinkled itself on him, And he hath not known.
Themes
Companionship » Evil » Devoured the strength of ephraim
Hairs » White or gray » A token of weakness and decay
Ignorance » Of self » It results in unconscious deterioration of men
Long life » Examples of vigorous » Gray hairs, an indication of
Old age » Examples of vigorous » Gray hairs, an indication of
ignorance of Self » It results in unconscious deterioration of men
Temptation » Evil companionships, ruinous influence of » Devoured the strength of ephraim
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Hosea 7:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ephraim's Guilt
8 "Ephraim compromises with the nations; he's a half-baked cake. 9 Foreigners have consumed his strength, and he hasn't noticed. Furthermore, his head is sprinkled with gray hair, but he doesn't realize it. 10 Israel's arrogance testifies against him; but they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him in all of this.
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Cross References
Hosea 8:7
"Because they sow the wind, they will reap the wind storm. The plant has no stalk and its bud yields no grain. Even if there's a harvest, foreigners will gobble it up.
2 Kings 13:3-7
As a result, the LORD's wrath flared up against Israel, so he handed them over to domination by King Hazael of Aram and later into constant domination by Hazael's son Ben-hadad.
2 Kings 13:22
Meanwhile, King Hazael of Aram had been oppressing Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz,
2 Kings 15:19
Later on, King Pul of Aram attacked the land, and Menahem paid Pul 1,000 silver talents so Pul would join forces with Menahem to secure his hold on the kingdom.
Proverbs 23:35
"They struck me," you will say, "but I never felt it. They beat me, but I never knew it When will I wake up? I want another drink."
Isaiah 1:7
"Your country lies desolate; your cities have been incinerated. Before your very eyes, foreigners are devouring your land they've brought devastation on it, while the land is overthrown by foreigners.
Isaiah 42:22-25
But this is a people who have been robbed and plundered, all of them trapped in pits or hidden away in prisons. They have become prey, with no one to rescue them; they have been made loot, with no one to say, "Send them back!'
Isaiah 57:1
"Also the righteous are perishing, but no one takes it to heart; devout people are taken away, while no one understands that the righteous person is taken away from calamity.