9Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth it not.


In Context

6 For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.

7 They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.

8 Ephraim, he mixeth himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

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

10 And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: yet they have not returned unto the LORD their God, nor sought him, for all this.

11 And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding: they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria.

Hosea 7:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:9Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth [it] not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:9Foreigners sap his strength, but he does not realize it. His hair is sprinkled with gray, but he does not notice.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:9Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knew it not: yea, grey hairs also are spread about upon him, and he is ignorant of it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:9Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth it not.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:9Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not; yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth it not.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:9Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yes, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:9Strangers have devoured his strength, and he doesn't realize it. Indeed, gray hairs are here and there on him, and he doesn't realize it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:9Devoured have strangers his power, And he hath not known, Also old age hath sprinkled itself on him, And he hath not known.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:9Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knows it not: yes, gray hairs are here and there on him, yet he knows not.