Hosea 9:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHosea 9:8 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 →
צֹפֶ֥ה
tsâphâh
H6822
to keep watch
אֶפְרַ֖יִם
ʼEphrayim
H669
Ephraim
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
אֱלֹהָ֑י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
נָבִ֞יא
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
פַּ֤ח
pach
H6341
snare
יָקוֹשׁ֙
yâqôwsh
H3352
fowler
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
דְּרָכָ֔יו
derek
H1870
way
מַשְׂטֵמָ֖ה
masṭêmâh
H4895
enmity
בְּבֵ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
אֱלֹהָֽיו
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
A prophet watches over Ephraim with my God. A fowler's snare is on all of his paths, And hostility in the house of his God.
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King James Version Public Domain
The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The watcher of Ephraim with my God; the prophet, a snare of a fowler on all his ways; hostility in the house of his God.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).