5I knew thee in the desert, in the land of the wilderness.


In Context

2 And now they have sinned more and more : and they have made to themselves a molten thing of their silver as the likeness of idols: the whole is the work of craftsmen: to these that say: Sacrifice men, ye that adore calves.

3 Therefore they shall be as a morning aloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the dust that is driven with a whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

4 But I am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt: and thou shalt know no God but me, and there is no saviour beside me.

5 I knew thee in the desert, in the land of the wilderness.

6 According to their pastures they were filled, and were made full: and they lifted up their heart, and have forgotten me.

7 And I will be to them as a lioness, as a leopard in the way of the Assyrians.

Hosea 13:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:5I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:5I cared for you in the desert, in the land of burning heat.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:5I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:5I knew you in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:5I knew thee in the wilderness, in the land of drought.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:5I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:5I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drouth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:5I — I have known thee in a wilderness, In a land of droughts.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:5I did know you in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.