Hosea 9:1 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor. More versionsAmplified Bible - Classic Edition REJOICE NOT, O Israel, with exultation as do the peoples, for you have played the harlot, forsaking your God. You have loved [a harlot's] hire upon every threshing floor [ascribing the harvest to the Baals instead of to God]. American Standard Version (1901) Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, like the peoples; for thou hast played the harlot, departing from thy God; thou hast loved hire upon every grain-floor. Common English Bible Don’t rejoice, Israel! Don’t celebrate as other nations do; for as whores you have gone away from your God. You have loved a prostitute’s pay on all threshing floors of grain. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not choose to rejoice, Israel; do not celebrate as the crowds do. For you have been committing fornication against your God; you have loved a prize upon every threshing floor of wheat. |