Catholic Public Domain Version
"But even when they will have brought the nations together for the sake of money, now I will assemble them. And they will rest for a little while from the burden of the king and the leaders. "
— Hosea 8:10, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.”
“Yea, though they hire among the nations, now will I gather them; and they begin to be diminished by reason of the burden of the king of princes. ”
“But although they sold themselves among the nations, I will now gather them; and they begin to waste away because of the oppression of the king of mighty ones.”
“Even though they have hired lovers among the nations, I will soon gather them together for judgment. Then they will begin to waste away under the oppression of a mighty king.”
“But even though they shall have hired the nations, now will I gather them together: and they shall rest a while from the burden of the king, and the princes.”
“But though they give money to the nations for help, still I will send them in all directions; and in a short time they will be without a king and rulers.”
“Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.”
For they will sow wind and reap a whirlwind. It does not have a firm stalk; the bud will yield no grain. But if it does yield, strangers will eat it.
Israel has been devoured. Now, among the nations, it has become like an unclean vessel.
For they have gone up to Assur, a wild ass alone by himself. Ephraim has given presents to his lovers.
But even when they will have brought the nations together for the sake of money, now I will assemble them. And they will rest for a little while from the burden of the king and the leaders.
For Ephraim multiplied altars to sin, and sanctuaries have become an offense for him.
I will write to him my intricate laws, which have been treated like strangers.
They will offer victims, they will immolate flesh and will eat, and the Lord will not accept them. For now he will remember their iniquity, and he will repay their sins: they will be turned back to Egypt.