Verse Comparison: Hosea 14:8
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Ephraim `shall say', What have I to do any more with idols? I have answered, and will regard him: I am like a green fir-tree; from me is thy fruit found.Amplified® Bible
Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have answered [him] and will regard {and} watch over him; I am like a green fir {or} cypress tree; with Me is the fruit found [which is to nourish you].Contemporary English Version
Israel, give up your idols! I will answer your prayers and take care of you. I am that glorious tree, the source of your fruit.Darby English Version
Ephraim [shall say], What have I to do any more with idols? (I answer [him], and I will observe him.) I am like a green fir-tree. -- From me is thy fruit found.Good News Bible
The people of Israel will have nothing more to do with idols; I will answer their prayers and take care of them. Like an evergreen tree I will shelter them; I am the source of all their blessings."King James Version
Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.New American Standard Bible
O Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? It is I who answer and look after you. I am like a luxuriant cypress; From Me comes your fruit.New International Version
O Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols?
I will answer him and care for him.
I am like a green pine tree;
your fruitfulness comes from me."New King James Version
“ Ephraim shall say, ‘What have I to do anymore with idols?’
I have heard and observed him.
I am like a green cypress tree;
Your fruit is found in Me.”N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
O Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? I answer and look after you I resemble a luxuriant cypress; From Me comes your fruit.Revised Standard Version
O E'phraim, what have I to do with idols? It is I who answer and look after you. I am like an evergreen cypress, from me comes your fruit.Young's Literal Translation
O Ephraim, what to Me any more with idols? I -- I afflicted, and I cause him to sing: `I `am' as a green fir-tree,' From Me is thy fruit found.
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