Hosea 7:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Hosea 7:9

7 They are all hot, like an oven,
And have devoured their judges;
All their kings have fallen.
^aNone among them calls upon Me.

8 “Ephraim ^ahas mixed himself among the peoples;
Ephraim is a cake unturned.

9 ^aAliens have devoured his strength,
But he does not know it;
Yes, gray hairs are here and there on him,
Yet he does not know it.

10 And the ^apride of Israel testifies to his face,
But ^bthey do not return to the Lord their God,
Nor seek Him for all this.

Futile Reliance on the Nations

11 “Ephraim^a also is like a silly dove, without¹ sense—
^bThey call to Egypt,
They go to ^cAssyria.

12 Wherever they go, I will ^aspread My net on them;
I will bring them down like birds of the air;
I will chastise them
^bAccording to what their congregation has heard.

Verse Comparison: Hosea 7:9

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American Standard Version
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth `it' not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth `it' not.

Amplified® Bible
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knows it not; yes, gray hairs are sprinkled here and there upon him, and he does not know it.

Contemporary English Version
They don't seem to realize how weak and feeble they are; their hair has turned gray, while foreigners rule.

Darby English Version
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth [it] not; yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth [it] not.

Good News Bible
and do not realize that this reliance on foreigners has robbed them of their strength. Their days are numbered, but they don't even know it.

King James Version
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.

New American Standard Bible
Strangers devour his strength, Yet he does not know {it;} Gray hairs also are sprinkled on him, Yet he does not know {it.}

New International Version
Foreigners sap his strength,
but he does not realize it.
His hair is sprinkled with gray,
but he does not notice.

New King James Version
Aliens have devoured his strength,
But he does not know it;
Yes, gray hairs are here and there on him,
Yet he does not know it.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Strangers devour his strength, Yet he does not know it; Gray hairs also have become sprinkled on him, Yet he does not know it.

Revised Standard Version
Aliens devour his strength, and he knows it not; gray hairs are sprinkled upon him, and he knows it not.

Young's Literal Translation
Devoured have strangers his power, And he hath not known, Also old age hath sprinkled `itself' on him, And he hath not known.

New English Translation
Foreigners are consuming what his strenuous labor produced,¹ but he does not recognize it! His head is filled with gray hair, but he does not realize it!

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