Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 3588 [e] כִּֽי־ kî- For Conj 1992 [e] הֵ֙מָּה֙ hêm-māh they Pro-3mp 5927 [e] עָל֣וּ ‘ā-lū have gone up V-Qal-Perf-3cp 804 [e] אַשּׁ֔וּר ’aš-šūr to Assyria N-proper-fs 6501 [e] פֶּ֖רֶא pe-re a wild donkey N-ms 909 [e] בּוֹדֵ֣ד bō-w-ḏêḏ isolated V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms [e] ל֑וֹ lōw by himself Prep-l | 3ms 669 [e] אֶפְרַ֖יִם ’ep̄-ra-yim Ephraim N-proper-ms 8566 [e] הִתְנ֥וּ hiṯ-nū they have hired V-Hifil-Perf-3cp 158 [e] אֲהָבִֽים ’ă-hā-ḇîm lovers N-mp

Berean Study Bible
For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey on its own. Ephraim has hired lovers.

Young's Literal Translation
For they—they have gone up [to] Asshur, A wild ass alone by himself [is] Ephraim, They have hired lovers!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey going off on its own. Ephraim has paid for love.

New American Standard Bible
For they have gone up to Assyria, [Like] a wild donkey all alone; Ephraim has hired lovers.

King James Bible
For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers. Hosea 8:9 • Hosea 8:9 NIV • Hosea 8:9 NLT • Hosea 8:9 ESV • Hosea 8:9 NASB • Hosea 8:9 KJV • Hosea 8:9 Biblia Paralela • Hosea 8:9 Chinese Bible • Hosea 8:9 French Bible • Hosea 8:9 German Bible

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