American Standard Version
"For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers. "
— Hosea 8:9, American Standard Version
“For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.”
“For they have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has hired lovers for himself.”
“Israel’s Hired Lovers They have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey that wanders off. Ephraim has hired prostitutes as lovers.”
“For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath given gifts to his lovers.”
“For they have gone up to Assyria like an ass going by himself; Ephraim has given money to get lovers.”
“For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.”
For from Israel is even this; the workman made it, and it is no God; yea, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: he hath no standing grain; the blade shall yield no meal; if so be it yield, strangers shall swallow it up.
Israel is swallowed up: now are they among the nations as a vessel wherein none delighteth.
For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
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.
Because Ephraim hath multiplied altars for sinning, altars have been unto him for sinning.
I wrote for him the ten thousand things of my law; but they are counted as a strange thing.