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Hosea 12:8
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6 aSo you, by the help of your God, return;
Observe mercy and justice,
And wait on your God continually. 
7 “A cunning1 Canaanite!
aDeceitful scales are in his hand;
He loves to oppress. 
8 And Ephraim said,
a‘Surely I have become rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors
They shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.’ 
9 “But I am the Lord your God,
Ever since the land of Egypt;
aI will again make you dwell in tents,
As in the days of the appointed feast. 
10 aI have also spoken by the prophets,
And have multiplied visions;
I have given1 symbols through the witness of the prophets.” 
11 Though aGilead has idols—
Surely they are1 vanity—
Though they sacrifice bulls in bGilgal,
Indeed their altars shall be heaps in the furrows of the field. 
12 Jacob afled to the country of Syria;
bIsrael served for a spouse,
And for a wife he tended sheep. 
13 aBy a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt,
And by a prophet he was preserved. 
14 Ephraim aprovoked Him to anger most bitterly;
Therefore his Lord will leave the guilt of his bloodshed upon him,
bAnd return his reproach upon him. 
Verse Comparison: Hosea 12:8

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American Standard Version
And Ephraim said, Surely I am become rich, I have found me wealth: in all my labors they shall find in me no iniquity that were sin.

Amplified® Bible
Ephraim has said, Ah, but I have become rich; I have gained for myself wealth. All my profits shall bring on me no iniquity that would be sin. [But all his profits will never offset nor suffice to expiate the guilt which he has incurred.]

Contemporary English Version
You say to yourself, "I'm rich! I earned it all on my own, without committing a sin."

Darby English Version
And Ephraim saith, Nevertheless I am become rich, I have found me out substance; in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.

Good News Bible
'We are rich,' they say. 'We've made a fortune. And no one can accuse us of getting rich dishonestly.'

King James Version
And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.

New American Standard Bible
And Ephraim said, "Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself; In all my labors they will find in me No iniquity, which {would be} sin."

New International Version
Ephraim boasts,
"I am very rich; I have become wealthy.
With all my wealth they will not find in me
any iniquity or sin."

New King James Version
And Ephraim said,
‘ Surely I have become rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors
They shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.’

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And Ephraim said, "Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself; In all my labors they will find in me No iniquity, which would constitute sin."

Revised Standard Version
E'phraim has said, "Ah, but I am rich, I have gained wealth for myself": but all his riches can never offset the guilt he has incurred.

Young's Literal Translation
And Ephraim saith: `Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself, All my labours -- they find not against me iniquity that `is' sin.'

New English Translation
Ephraim boasts,1 “I am very rich! I have become wealthy!2 In all that I have done to gain my wealth,3 no one can accuse me of any offense4 that is actually sinful.”5


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