Hosea 11:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHosea 11:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
אֵ֞יךְ
ʼêyk
H349
how
אֶתֶּנְךָ֣
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֶפְרַ֗יִם
ʼEphrayim
H669
Ephraim
אֲמַגֶּנְךָ֙
mâgan
H4042
to deliver
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אֵ֚יךְ
ʼêyk
H349
how
אֶתֶּנְךָ֣
nâthan
H5414
to give
כְאַדְמָ֔ה
ʼAdmâh
H126
Admah
אֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖
sûwm
H7760
to put
כִּצְבֹאיִ֑ם
Tsᵉbôʼîym
H6636
Zeboim
נֶהְפַּ֤ךְ
hâphak
H2015
to overturn
עָלַי֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
לִבִּ֔י
lêb
H3820
heart
יַ֖חַד
yachad
H3162
together
נִכְמְר֥וּ
kâmar
H3648
to burn
נִחוּמָֽי
nichûwm
H5150
comfort
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World English Bible Public Domain
"How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within me, My compassion is aroused.
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King James Version Public Domain
How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
How can I give you up, Ephraim, surrender you, Israel? How can I make you like Admah, set you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned over within me; all my compassions are aroused together.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).