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Berean Standard Bible

“Ephraim mixes with the nations; Ephraim is an unturned cake.”

Hosea 7:8

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Hosea 7 describes Ephraim, another name for the northern kingdom, and its political and spiritual instability. The prophet uses vivid images from daily life to show what is going wrong.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Ephraim mixes with the nations; Ephraim is an unturned cake.

World English Bible (WEB)

Ephraim, he mixes himself among the nations. Ephraim is a pancake not turned over.

King James Version (KJV)

Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Ephraim, he mixeth himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Ephraim is mixed with the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Ephraim se envolvió con los pueblos; Ephraim fué torta no vuelta.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Mi pueblo se entremezcla con los paganos y adopta sus costumbres malas, ¡y así llegan a ser tan inútiles como una torta cocinada a medias!

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