Berean Standard Bible
“What shall I do with you, O Ephraim ? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.”
In this section God is grieving over Ephraim and Judah, whose repentance had been shallow and quickly forgotten. Hosea prophesied to the northern kingdom when its religion was busy but its loyalty to God was thin.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
What shall I do with you, O Ephraim ? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.
World English Bible (WEB)
“Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.
King James Version (KJV)
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
American Standard Version (ASV)
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goeth early away.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
O Ephraim, what am I to do to you? O Judah, what am I to do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew which goes early away.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
—
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
¿Qué haré á ti, Ephraim? ¿Qué haré á ti, oh Judá? La piedad vuestra es como la nube de la mañana, y como el rocío que de madrugada viene.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
—
Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
El Señor dice: «Efraín y Judá, ¿qué haré con ustedes? Pues su amor hacia mí es tan inconstante, se desvanece tan pronto, como lo hacen las nubes de la mañana y como desaparece como el rocío.
Be the first to discuss this verse in Yeshva.
Share your thoughts on this verse with the Yeshva community.
Discuss in Yeshva
