Passage

Hosea 5.15

Book: Hosea · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"13. When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound. 14. For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will carry off, and there shall be none to deliver."

"15. I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me earnestly." (Hosea 5:13-15, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"13. “When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, Then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound. 14. For I will be to Ephraim like a lion, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear in pieces and go away. I will carry off, and there will be no one to deliver."

"15. I will go and return to my place, until they acknowledge their offense, and seek my face. In their affliction they will seek me earnestly.”" (Hosea 5:13-15, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"13. When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound. ^{king Jareb: or, the king of Jareb: or, the king that should plead} 14. For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him."

"15. I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early. ^{acknowledge: Heb. be guilty}" (Hosea 5:13-15, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"13. And see doth Ephraim his sickness, and Judah his wound, And Ephraim goeth unto Asshur, And sendeth unto a warlike king, And he is not able to give healing to you, Nor doth he remove from you a scar. 14. For I [am] as a lion to Ephraim, And as a young lion to the house of Judah, I, I tear and go, I bear away, and there is no deliverer."

"15. I go, I turn back unto My place, Till that they are desolate, and have sought My face. In their distress they do seek Me speedily!'" (Hosea 5:13-15, YLT)

Setting

Speaker: Hosea + LORD direct discourse
Audience: Northern Kingdom of Israel before fall to Assyria
Location: Northern Kingdom
Time period: ministry c. 753-715 BC

Theological reading

Key words

H7725 - shuv, shuv (Strong's H7725). Also appears in: Genesis 3, Genesis 15.16, Genesis 16.7-13.

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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