Hosea 10:11

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Ephraim was a trained heifer that loved to thresh, but I will put a yoke on her fair neck. I will drive Ephraim; Judah must plow, and Jacob must break up the ground.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And Ephraim is like a trained heifer that loves to thresh grain; but I put a yoke on her fair neck: I will make Ephraim ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Ephraim{H669} is a heifer{H5697} that is taught,{H3925} that loveth{H157} to tread out{H1758} [the grain]; but I have passed over{H5674} upon her fair{H2898} neck:{H6677} I will set a rider{H7392} on Ephraim;{H669} Judah{H3063} shall plow,{H2790} Jacob{H3290} shall break his clods.{H7702}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Ephraim{H669} is as an heifer{H5697} that is taught{H3925}{(H8794)}, and loveth{H157}{(H8802)} to tread out{H1758}{(H8800)} the corn; but I passed over{H5674}{(H8804)} upon her fair{H2898} neck{H6677}: I will make Ephraim{H669} to ride{H7392}{(H8686)}; Judah{H3063} shall plow{H2790}{(H8799)}, and Jacob{H3290} shall break his clods{H7702}{(H8762)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Ephraim was vnto me, as a cow that is vsed to go to plowe, therfore I loued him, and fell vpon his fayre neck. I droue Ephraim, Iuda plowed, & Iacob played the hu?bode man:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Ephraim is as an heifer vsed to delite in threshing: but I will passe by her faire necke: I will make Ephraim to ride: Iudah shall plowe, and Iaakob shall breake his cloddes.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Ephraim is as an heyffer vsed to delyte in treadyng out the corne: but I wyll passe by her faire necke, I wyll make Ephraim to ride: Iuda shall plowe, and Iacob shall breake his cloddes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And Ephraim [is as] an heifer [that is] taught, [and] loveth to tread out [the corn]; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, [and] Jacob shall break his clods.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh; So I will put a yoke on her beautiful neck. I will set a rider on Ephraim. Judah will plow. Jacob will break his clods.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Ephraim `is' a trained heifer -- loving to thresh, And I -- I have passed over on the goodness of its neck, I cause `one' to ride Ephraim, Plough doth Judah, harrow for him doth Jacob.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Ephraim is a heifer that is taught, that loveth to tread out `the grain'; but I have passed over upon her fair neck: I will set a rider on Ephraim; Judah shall plow, Jacob shall break his clods.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Ephraim is a heifer that is taught, that loveth to tread out [the grain] ; but I have passed over upon her fair neck: I will set a rider on Ephraim; Judah shall plow, Jacob shall break his clods.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Ephraim is a trained cow, taking pleasure in crushing the grain; but I have put a yoke on her fair neck; I will put a horseman on the back of Ephraim; Judah will be working the plough, Jacob will be turning up the earth.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh; so I will put a yoke on her beautiful neck. I will set a rider on Ephraim. Judah will plow. Jacob will break his clods.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Fertility Imagery: Plowing, Sowing, and Reaping Ephraim was a well-trained heifer who loved to thresh grain; I myself put a fine yoke on her neck. I will harness Ephraim. Let Judah plow! Let Jacob break up the unplowed ground for himself!

Referenced Verses

  • Hos 4:16 : 16 For Israel is as stubborn as a rebellious heifer. Now the LORD will pasture them like a lamb in an open field.
  • Deut 25:4 : 4 Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.
  • Jer 50:11 : 11 'Because you rejoice and celebrate, you who plunder my inheritance; because you frolic like a threshing heifer and neigh like stallions,'
  • Hos 2:5 : 5 Otherwise, I will strip her naked, expose her as on the day of her birth. I will make her like a wilderness, turn her into a dry land, and let her die of thirst.
  • Hos 3:1 : 1 Then the Lord said to me, "Go again and love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, just as the Lord loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes."
  • 2 Chr 28:5-8 : 5 Therefore, the LORD his God allowed him to fall into the hands of the king of Aram. They defeated him, took a great number of captives, and brought them to Damascus. He was also handed over to the king of Israel, who inflicted a heavy defeat on him. 6 Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 warriors in Judah in one day because they had abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors. 7 Zichri, a mighty warrior from Ephraim, killed Maaseiah, the king’s son, as well as Azrikam, the palace officer, and Elkanah, the second to the king. 8 The Israelites took captive 200,000 people from their relatives—women, sons, and daughters. They also took a great amount of plunder and brought it to Samaria.
  • Isa 28:24 : 24 Does the plowman plow all day to sow? Does he continually break up and harrow his ground?
  • Hos 9:1 : 1 Do not rejoice, Israel, like other nations, for you have been unfaithful to your God. You have loved the wages of a prostitute on every threshing floor of grain.
  • Hos 11:4 : 4 I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love; I was to them like one who lifts the yoke from their necks, and I bent down to feed them.
  • Rom 16:18 : 18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery, they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

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    13 Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when the plowman will overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes the one sowing seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, and all the hills will flow with it.

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    4 This is what the LORD my God says: ‘Shepherd the flock marked for slaughter.’

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    2 The threshing floor and the winepress will not provide for them, and the new wine will fail them.

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    7 So I shepherded the flock marked for slaughter, especially the oppressed of the flock. Then I took two staffs—one I called Favor and the other Union—and I shepherded the flock.

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    7 That your beloved ones may be delivered, save with your right hand and answer me.

  • Jer 4:3
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    3 For this is what the LORD says to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among thorns.

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    13 Behold, I am about to press you down as a cart full of sheaves presses down.

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    15 I will also provide grass in your fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied.

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