Hosea 9:12
Modern Translations
New International Version
Even if they rear children, I will bereave them of every one. Woe to them when I turn away from them!

New Living Translation
Even if you do have children who grow up, I will take them from you. It will be a terrible day when I turn away and leave you alone.

English Standard Version
Even if they bring up children, I will bereave them till none is left. Woe to them when I depart from them!

Berean Study Bible
Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them!

New American Standard Bible
Though they bring up their children, Yet I will bereave them of their children until not a person is left. Yes, woe to them indeed when I depart from them!

NASB 1995
Though they bring up their children, Yet I will bereave them until not a man is left. Yes, woe to them indeed when I depart from them!

NASB 1977
Though they bring up their children, Yet I will bereave them until not a man is left. Yes, woe to them indeed when I depart from them!

Amplified Bible
Even though they bring up their children, Yet I will bereave them until not one is left. Indeed, woe (judgment is coming) to them when I look away and withdraw [My blessing] from them!

Christian Standard Bible
Even if they raise children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe to them when I depart from them!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Even if they raise children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe to them when I depart from them!

Contemporary English Version
Even if you do have children, I will take them all and leave you to mourn. I will turn away, and you will sink down in deep trouble.

Good News Translation
But even if they did bring up children, I would take them away and not leave one alive. When I abandon these people, terrible things will happen to them."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Even if they bring up children, I will take those children away before they grow up. Yes, how horrible it will be for them when I leave them.

International Standard Version
Even if they rear their children, I will, in turn, make them childless— in fact, woe to them when I turn away from them!

NET Bible
Even if they raise their children, I will take away every last one of them. Woe to them! For I will turn away from them.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!

New King James Version
Though they bring up their children, Yet I will bereave them to the last man. Yes, woe to them when I depart from them!

King James 2000 Bible
Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!

New Heart English Bible
Though they bring up their children, yet I will bereave them, so that not a man shall be left. Indeed, woe also to them when I depart from them.

World English Bible
Though they bring up their children, yet I will bereave them, so that not a man shall be left. Indeed, woe also to them when I depart from them!

American King James Version
Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yes, woe also to them when I depart from them!

American Standard Version
Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, so that not a man shall be left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!

A Faithful Version
Though they bring up their children, yet I will make them childless, without a man. Yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!

Darby Bible Translation
For even should they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, [that] not a man [remain]: for woe also to them when I shall have departed from them!

English Revised Version
Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there be not a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!

Webster's Bible Translation
Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yes, woe also to them when I depart from them!

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Though they bring vp their children, yet I will depriue them from being men: yea, woe to them, when I depart from them.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And though they bryng vp children, yet I wyll destroy them before they be men: Yea wo shall come to them when I depart from them.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And though they bringe vp eny, yet will I make them childlesse amonge men. Yee wo shall come to them, when I departe from them.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For though they nourish their sons, I have made them childless—without man, "" Surely also, woe to them when I turn aside from them.

Young's Literal Translation
For though they nourish their sons, I have made them childless -- without man, Surely also, woe to them, when I turn aside from them.

Smith's Literal Translation
But if they shall bring up their sons and I bereaved them from man: but also wo to them in my departing from them.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And though they should bring up their children, I will make them without children among men: yea, and woe to them, when I shall depart from them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And even if they should nurture their sons, I will make them without children among men. Yes, and woe to them, when I have withdrawn from them.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Even if they shall raise children I shall bereave them of children of men, because woe to them, I have vengeance of them!

Lamsa Bible
Though they bring up their children, yet I will bereave them, that there shall not be a man left; yea, woe to them, for I will take vengeance upon them!

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Yea, though they bring up their children, Yet will I bereave them, that there be not a man left; Yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For even if they should rear their children, yet shall they be utterly bereaved: wherefore also there is woe to them, though my flesh is of them.
















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