Hosea 7:9 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Devoured have strangers his power, And he hath not known, Also old age hath sprinkled [itself] on him, And he hath not known.

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

English Amplified

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.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with gray, but he does not know.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with gray, but he does not notice.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

Foreign people have taken away Israel's strength. But the Israelites do not realize what is happening! They have become like an old man with grey hair. But they do not realize how weak they are.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Strangers destroy Ephraim's strength, but Ephraim does not know it. Gray hairs are also sprinkled on Ephraim, but Ephraim does not know it.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

Strangers devour his strength, and he knows it not; gray hairs are sprinkled upon him, and he knows it not.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Foreigners are using up your strength, but you don't realize it. You have become a gray-haired, old man, but you don't realize it.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with gray, but he does not notice.

English KJV 1611

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

Strangers devour his power, Yet he does not know it; Gray hairs also are sprinkled on him, Yet he does not know it.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Foreigners devour his strength, but he does not know it. Gray hairs are here and there upon him, but he does not know it.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Strangers devour his strength, Yet he does not know it; Gray hairs also are sprinkled on him, Yet he does not know it.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Strangers have sapped his strength, but he takes no notice of it; Of gray hairs, too, there is a sprinkling, but he takes no notice of it.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

People from other lands make them weaker and weaker. But they don't realize it. Their hair is becoming gray. But they don't even notice it.

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

English NKJ 1982

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.

Worshiping foreign gods has sapped their strength, but they don't even know it. Israel is like an old man with graying hair, unaware of how weak and old he has become.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Foreigners devour his strength, but he does not know it; gray hairs are sprinkled upon him, but he does not know it.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Ephraim does not realize alliances with foreigners devoured his strength; even his hair has turned gray, but he has no clue.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“Worshiping foreign gods has sapped their strength, but they don't know it. Ephraim's hair is turning gray, and he doesn't even realize how weak and old he is.

English Tyndale 1537

Strangers have devoured his strength, yet he regardeth it not: he waxeth full of gray hairs, yet will he not know it: