Hosea 9:3
What does Hosea 9:3 mean?
A plain-English look at Hosea 9:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000They shall not dwell in Jehovah’s land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria.
KJV
King James Version · 1611They shall not dwell in the Lord’s land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901They shall not dwell in Jehovah’s land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949They will have no resting-place in the Lord's land, but Ephraim will go back to Egypt, and they will take unclean food in Assyria.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862They do not abide in the land of Jehovah, And turned back hath Ephraim <FI>to<Fi> Egypt, And in Asshur an unclean thing they eat.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752They shall not dwell in the Lord's land: Ephraim is returned to Egypt, and hath eaten unclean things among the Assyrians.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890They shall not dwell in Jehovah's land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and in Assyria shall they eat that which is unclean.
Context
v.2The threshing-floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail her.
v.3This passage
v.4They shall not pour out wine-offerings to Jehovah, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted; for their bread shall be for their appetite; it shall not come into the house of Jehovah.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 25:23
And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity; for the land is mine: for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
- Daniel 1:8
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s dainties, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
- Deuteronomy 28:68
And Jehovah will bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I said unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall sell yourselves unto your enemies for bondmen and for bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.
- Leviticus 18:28
that the land vomit not you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.
- Hosea 9:6
For, lo, they are gone away from destruction; yet Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them; their pleasant things of silver, nettles shall possess them; thorns shall be in their tents.
- Leviticus 20:22
Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and do them; that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, vomit you not out.
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