Hosea 9:6

KJV

For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.

— Hosea 9:6, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Hosea Chapter 9 connects to 10 cross-references. Israel is commanded not to rejoice like the nations because they have played the harlot against their God. The days of punishment are coming; the prophet is called a fool by a people corrupted since Gibeah. Ephraim's glory will fly …

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Other Translations

ASV

For, lo, they are gone away from destruction; yet Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them; their pleasant things of silver, nettles shall possess them; thorns shall be in their tents.

YLT

For, lo, they have gone because of destruction, Egypt gathereth them, Moph burieth them, The desirable things of their silver, Nettles possess them--a thorn <FI>is<Fi> in their tents.

BBE

For see, they are going away into Assyria; Egypt will get them together, Memphis will be their last resting-place; their fair silver vessels will be covered over with field plants, and thorns will come up in their tents.

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