Hosea 8:10
Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.In other versions
Yea, though they hire among the nations, now will I gather them; and they begin to be diminished by reason of the burden of the king of princes.
ASV
But though they give money to the nations for help, still I will send them in all directions; and in a short time they will be without a king and rulers.
BBE
Although they hire among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall begin to be straitened under the burden of the king of princes.
DBY
But although they sold themselves among the nations, I will now gather them; and they begin to waste away because of the oppression of the king of mighty ones.
WEB
Also though they hire among nations, Now I gather them, and they are pained a little, From the burden of a king of princes.
YLT
Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.
ENG
Yes, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.
WBT
Though they hire allies among the nations, I will now round them up, and they will begin to diminish under the oppression of the king of princes.
BSB
In context
8Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.
9For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
10Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.
11Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.
12I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.