Hosea 6:10

What does Hosea 6:10 mean?

A plain-English look at Hosea 6:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: there whoredom is found in Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: there whoredom is found in Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

In Israel I have seen a very evil thing; there false ways are seen in Ephraim, Israel is unclean;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing, There <FI>is<Fi> the whoredom of Ephraim--defiled is Israel.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel: the fornications of Ephraim there: Israel is defiled.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

In the house of Israel have I seen a horrible thing: the whoredom of Ephraim is there; Israel is defiled.

Context

v.9And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem; yea, they have committed lewdness.

v.10This passage

v.11Also, O Judah, there is a harvest appointed for thee, when I bring back the captivity of my people.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Jeremiah 18:13

    Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Ask ye now among the nations, who hath heard such things; the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.

  • Hosea 4:11

    Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the understanding.

  • Hosea 5:3

    I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me; for now, O Ephraim, thou hast played the harlot, Israel is defiled.

  • 2 Kings 17:7

    And it was so, because the children of Israel had sinned against Jehovah their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,

  • Ezekiel 23:5

    And Oholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,

  • Hosea 4:17

    Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone.

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