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


In Context

6 For they have drawn near, As an oven is their heart, In their lying in wait all the night sleep doth their baker, Morning! he is burning as a flaming fire.

7 All of them are warm as an oven, And they have devoured their judges, All their kings have fallen, There is none calling unto Me among them.

8 Ephraim! among peoples he mixeth himself, Ephraim hath been a cake unturned.

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

10 And humbled hath been the excellency of Israel to his face, And they have not turned back unto Jehovah their God, Nor have they sought Him for all this.

11 And Ephraim is as a simple dove without heart, Egypt they called on — to Asshur they have gone.

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 English Revised 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 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 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.