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Hosea 6:10

I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

KJV

In domo Israël vidi horrendum : ibi fornicationes Ephraim, contaminatus est Israël.

Vulgate

ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ Ἰσραήλ· εἶδον φρικώδη ἐκεῖ, πορνείαν τοῦ Ἐφράιμ· ἐμιάνθη Ἰσραὴλ καὶ Ἰουδά.

LXX

In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: there whoredom is found in Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

ASV

בְּ/בֵית֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל רָאִ֖יתִי שעריריה שַׁעֲרֽוּרִיָּ֑ה שָׁ֚ם זְנ֣וּת לְ/אֶפְרַ֔יִם נִטְמָ֖א יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Ephraim

In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶפְרַ֔יִם
'prym
proper_noun · 179×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
ה
h
adverb · 827×
טָמֵ֥א
tm'
verb · 162×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
ךְ
k
noun · 9×
שעריריה
sh'ryryh
noun · 5×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Ezek 23:5 — And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,
  • Ezek 23:7 — Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.
  • Hos 5:3 — I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.
  • Jer 5:30 — A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;
  • Jer 5:30 — A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;
  • Jer 18:13 — Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.
  • Jer 23:14 — I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they ar