Hosea 8:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For they have goneעָל֣וּ
(a·lu)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up to Assyria,אַשּׁ֔וּר
(a·shur,)
804b: the second son of Shem, also the people of Asshur, also the land of Assyr.of uncertain derivation
[Like] a wild donkeyפֶּ֖רֶא
(pe·re)
6501: a wild donkeyfrom an unused word
all alone;בֹּודֵ֣ד
(bo·v·ded)
909: to be separate, isolateda prim. root
Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם
(ef·ra·yim)
669: a son of Joseph, also his desc. and their territoryfrom the same as apher
has hiredהִתְנ֥וּ
(hit·nu)
8566: to hirea prim. root
lovers.אֲהָבִֽים׃
(a·ha·vim.)
158: love (noun)from aheb


















KJV Lexicon
For they are gone up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
to Assyria
'Ashshuwr  (ash-shoor')
Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
a wild ass
pere'  (peh'-reh)
the onager -- wild (ass).
alone
badad  (baw-dad')
to divide, i.e. (reflex.) be solitary -- alone.
by himself Ephraim
'Ephrayim  (ef-rah'-yim)
double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Ephraim, Ephraimites.
hath hired
tanah  (taw-naw')
to present (a mercenary inducement), i.e. bargain with (a harlot) -- hire.
lovers
'ahab  (ah'-hab)
affection (in a good or a bad sense) -- love(-r).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For they have gone up to Assyria, Like a wild donkey all alone; Ephraim has hired lovers.

King James Bible
For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey going off on its own. Ephraim has paid for love.

International Standard Version
"Because they went over to Assyria, they are like a wild donkey alone by itself. Ephraim has hired some lovers.

NET Bible
They have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey that wanders off. Ephraim has hired prostitutes as lovers.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"The people of Israel went to Assyria. They were like wild donkeys wandering off alone. The people of Ephraim sold themselves to their lovers.

King James 2000 Bible
For they have gone up to Assyria, a wild donkey alone by itself: Ephraim has hired lovers.
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