Hosea 12:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHosea 12:1 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 →
אֶפְרַ֜יִם
ʼEphrayim
H669
Ephraim
רֹעֶ֥ה
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
ר֨וּחַ֙
rûwach
H7307
spirit
וְרֹדֵ֣ף
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
קָדִ֔ים
qâdîym
H6921
east
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַיּ֕וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
כָּזָ֥ב
kâzâb
H3577
lie
וָשֹׁ֖ד
shôd
H7701
violence
יַרְבֶּ֑ה
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
וּבְרִית֙
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
אַשּׁ֣וּר
ʼAshshûwr
H804
Assyria
יִכְרֹ֔תוּ
kârath
H3772
to cut
וְשֶׁ֖מֶן
shemen
H8081
fat
לְמִצְרַ֥יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
יוּבָֽל
yâbal
H2986
to bring
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World English Bible Public Domain
Ephraim feeds on wind, And chases the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. They make a covenant with Assyria, And oil is carried into Egypt.
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King James Version Public Domain
Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Ephraim is feeding on wind and pursuing the east-wind all the day. He multiplies lies and destruction. And they cut a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried to Egypt.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).