Hosea 7:12
What does Hosea 7:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Hosea 7:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the birds of the heavens; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.
KJV
King James Version · 1611When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the birds of the heavens; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949When they go, my net will be stretched out over them; I will take them like the birds of heaven, I will give them punishment, I will take them away in the net for their sin.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862When they go I spread over them My net, As the fowl of the heavens I bring them down, I chastise them as their company hath heard.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And when they shall go, I will spread my net upon them: I will bring them down as the fowl of the air, I will strike them as their congregation hath heard.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890When they go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowl of the heavens; I will chastise them, according as their assembly hath heard.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 32:15
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: Thou art waxed fat, thou art grown thick, thou art become sleek; Then he forsook God who made him, And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
- Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
- Jeremiah 44:4
Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.
- Job 19:6
Know now that God hath subverted me in my cause, And hath compassed me with his net.
- Deuteronomy 28:15
But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day, that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee.
- Leviticus 26:14
But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;
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