Hosea 7:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHosea 7:16 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 →
יָשׁ֣וּבוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
עָ֗ל
ʻal
H5920
above
הָיוּ֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְּקֶ֣שֶׁת
qesheth
H7198
bow
רְמִיָּ֔ה
rᵉmîyâh
H7423
deceit
יִפְּל֥וּ
nâphal
H5307
to fall
בַחֶ֛רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
שָׂרֵיהֶ֖ם
sar
H8269
prince
מִזַּ֣עַם
zaʻam
H2195
indignation
לְשׁוֹנָ֑ם
lâshôwn
H3956
tongue
ז֥וֹ
zôw
H2097
this
לַעְגָּ֖ם
laʻag
H3933
mocking
בְּאֶ֥רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מִצְרָֽיִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
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World English Bible Public Domain
They return, but not to the Most High. They are like a faulty bow. Their princes will fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.
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King James Version Public Domain
They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
They turn, not upward; they are like a deceitful bow. Their princes will fall by the sword from the indignation of their tongue. This their scorn in the land of Egypt.
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