11Because Ephraim has multiplied altars for sinning, they became for him altars for sinning.


In Context

8 Israel is swallowed up. Now they are among the nations like a worthless thing.

9 For they have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has hired lovers for himself.

10 But although they sold themselves among the nations, I will now gather them; and they begin to waste away because of the oppression of the king of mighty ones.

11 Because Ephraim has multiplied altars for sinning, they became for him altars for sinning.

12 I wrote for him the many things of my law; but they were regarded as a strange thing.

13 As for the sacrifices of my offerings, they sacrifice flesh and eat it; But Yahweh doesn't accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity, and punish their sins. They will return to Egypt.

Hosea 8:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:11Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:11"Though Ephraim built many altars for sin offerings, these have become altars for sinning.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:11Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin: altars are become to him unto sin.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:11Because Ephraim hath multiplied altars for sinning, altars have been unto him for sinning.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:11Because Ephraim hath multiplied altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:11Because Ephraim hath multiplied altars to sin, altars have been unto him to sin.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:11Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be to him to sin.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:11Because Ephraim did multiply altars to sin, They have been to him altars to sin.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:11Because Ephraim has made many altars to sin, altars shall be to him to sin.