Verse 9
Hosea 7:9
Bible in Basic English
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Men from other lands have made waste his strength, and he is not conscious of it; grey hairs have come on him here and there, and he has no knowledge of it.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אָכְל֤וּ זָרִים֙ כֹּח֔/וֹ וְ/ה֖וּא לֹ֣א יָדָ֑ע גַּם שֵׂיבָה֙ זָ֣רְקָה בּ֔/וֹ וְ/ה֖וּא לֹ֥א יָדָֽע
English Translation
Strangers ate his strength, and he did not know; also, gray hair was scattered on him, and he did not know.
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