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Hosea 7:9
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KJ21
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not; yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.
ASV
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth it not.
AMP
Strangers have devoured his strength, Yet he does not know it; Gray hairs are sprinkled on him, Yet he does not know.
AMPC
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knows it not; yes, gray hairs are sprinkled here and there upon him, and he does not know it.
BRG
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.
CSB
Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with gray, but he does not notice.
CSBA
Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with grey, but he does not notice.
CEB
Strangers have eaten up his strength, yet he doesn’t know it; gray hairs are sprinkled here and there upon him, yet he doesn’t know it.
CJB
Foreigners have eaten up his strength, but he doesn’t know it; yes, gray hairs appear on him here and there, but he doesn’t know it.
CEV
They don't seem to realize how weak and feeble they are; their hair has turned gray, while foreigners rule.
DARBY
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth [it] not; yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth [it] not.
DRA
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knew it not: yea, grey hairs also are spread about upon him, and he is ignorant of it.
ERV
Strangers destroy Ephraim’s strength, but Ephraim does not know it. Gray hairs are also sprinkled on Ephraim, but Ephraim does not know it.
EASY
Foreign people have taken away Israel's strength. But the Israelites do not realize what is happening! They have become like an old man with grey hair. But they do not realize how weak they are.
EHV
Strangers have devoured his strength, but he does not realize it. There are gray hairs on his head, but he does not realize it.
ESV
Strangers devour his strength, and he knows it not; gray hairs are sprinkled upon him, and he knows it not.
ESVUK
Strangers devour his strength, and he knows it not; grey hairs are sprinkled upon him, and he knows it not.
EXB
·Foreign nations [Strangers; Foreigners] have ·eaten up [devoured; sapped] his strength, but he doesn’t know it. ·Israel is weak and feeble, like an old man [L Grey hair is scattered on him], but he doesn’t know it.
GNV
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here, and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.
GW
Foreigners are using up your strength, but you don’t realize it. You have become a gray-haired, old man, but you don’t realize it.
GNT
and do not realize that this reliance on foreigners has robbed them of their strength. Their days are numbered, but they don't even know it.
HCSB
Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with gray, but he does not notice.
ICB
Foreign nations are using up Israel’s strength. And Israel doesn’t even know it. Israel is weak and feeble, like an old man. And they don’t even know it.
ISV
Foreigners have consumed his strength, and he hasn’t noticed. Furthermore, his head is sprinkled with gray hair, but he doesn’t realize it.
JUB
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he does not know it; yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he does not understand.
KJV
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.
AKJV
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.
LSB
Strangers devour his power, Yet he does not know it; Gray hairs also are sprinkled on him, Yet he does not know it.
LEB
Foreigners devour his strength, and he does not know it; mold is also sprinkled upon him, and he does not know it.
TLB
“Worshiping foreign gods has sapped their strength, but they don’t know it. Ephraim’s hair is turning gray, and he doesn’t even realize how weak and old he is.
MSG
“Ephraim mingles with the pagans, dissipating himself. Ephraim is half-baked. Strangers suck him dry but he doesn’t even notice. His hair has turned gray— he doesn’t notice. Bloated by arrogance, big as a house, Israel’s a public disgrace. Israel lumbers along oblivious to God, despite all the signs, ignoring God.
MEV
Foreigners devour his strength, but he does not know it. Gray hairs are here and there upon him, but he does not know it.
NOG
Foreigners are using up your strength, but you don’t realize it. You have become a gray-haired, old man, but you don’t realize it.
NABRE
Strangers have consumed his strength, but he does not know it; Gray hairs are strewn on his head, but he takes no notice of it.
NASB
Strangers devour his strength, Yet he does not know it; Gray hairs also are sprinkled on him, Yet he does not know it.
NASB1995
Strangers devour his strength, Yet he does not know it; Gray hairs also are sprinkled on him, Yet he does not know it.
NCB
Foreigners have sapped his strength, but he is unaware of it. His hair is beginning to turn gray, but he does not realize it.
NCV
Foreign nations have eaten up his strength, but he doesn’t know it. Israel is weak and feeble, like an old man, but he doesn’t know it.
NET
Foreigners are consuming what his strenuous labor produced, but he does not recognize it. His head is filled with gray hair, but he does not realize it.
NIRV
People from other lands make them weaker and weaker. But they don’t realize it. Their hair is becoming gray. But they don’t even notice it.
NIV
Foreigners sap his strength, but he does not realize it. His hair is sprinkled with gray, but he does not notice.
NIVUK
Foreigners sap his strength, but he does not realise it. His hair is sprinkled with grey, but he does not notice.
NKJV
Aliens have devoured his strength, But he does not know it; Yes, gray hairs are here and there on him, Yet he does not know it.
NLV
Strangers destroy his strength, yet he does not know it. White hairs come upon him, yet he does not know it.
NLT
Worshiping foreign gods has sapped their strength, but they don’t even know it. Their hair is gray, but they don’t realize they’re old and weak.
NRSVA
Foreigners devour his strength, but he does not know it; grey hairs are sprinkled upon him, but he does not know it.
NRSVACE
Foreigners devour his strength, but he does not know it; grey hairs are sprinkled upon him, but he does not know it.
NRSVCE
Foreigners devour his strength, but he does not know it; gray hairs are sprinkled upon him, but he does not know it.
NRSVUE
Foreigners devour his strength, but he does not know it; gray hairs are sprinkled upon him, but he does not know it.
OJB
Zarim have devoured his ko’ach, and he knoweth it not; yea, gray hairs are sprinkled upon him, yet he hath no da’as.
RGT
“Strangers have devoured his strength and he does not know it. Yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he does not know.
RSV
Aliens devour his strength, and he knows it not; gray hairs are sprinkled upon him, and he knows it not.
RSVCE
Aliens devour his strength, and he knows it not; gray hairs are sprinkled upon him, and he knows it not.
TLV
Strangers devoured his strength— yet he does not know it. Gray hairs have spread on him— and he does not know it.
VOICE
Foreigners are devouring his strength, taking territory and tribute, but he doesn’t realize how weak he’s grown. Gray hair is sprouting on his head, but he doesn’t see what others observe.
WEB
Strangers 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.
WYC
Aliens ate the strength of him, and he knew not; but also hoar hairs were shed out in him, and he knew not. (Strangers, or foreigners, ate up their strength, but they knew it not; and their gray hair turned white, but they knew it not.)
YLT
Devoured have strangers his power, And he hath not known, Also old age hath sprinkled [itself] on him, And he hath not known.
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