Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
“How rich I have become;
I made it all myself.
In all my earnings,
no one can find any crime in me
that I can be punished for!”
New American Standard Bible
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors they will find in me
King James Version
And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
International Standard Version
Ephraim claims, "I have become rich, I have made a fortune! Because of all my wealth, no one will find any iniquity or sin in me.'
A Conservative Version
And Ephraim said, Surely I have become rich. I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors they shall find no iniquity in me that is sin.
American Standard Version
And Ephraim said, Surely I am become rich, I have found me wealth: in all my labors they shall find in me no iniquity that were sin.
Amplified
Ephraim said, “I have indeed become rich [and powerful as a nation];
I have found wealth for myself.
In all my labors they will not find in me
Any wickedness that would be sin.”
Bible in Basic English
And Ephraim said, Now I have got wealth and much property; in all my works no sin may be seen in me.
Darby Translation
And Ephraim saith, Nevertheless I am become rich, I have found me out substance; in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
Julia Smith Translation
And Ephraim will say, Surely I became rich, I found to me wealth: all my labors shall not be found to me iniquity which was sin.
King James 2000
And Ephraim said, Yet I have become rich, I have found myself wealth: in all my labors they shall find no iniquity in me that is sin.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Ephraim said, "Surely, I am rich, I gained wealth for myself; in all my toil they have not found guilt in me that is [sin].
Modern King James verseion
And Ephraim said, Yet I have become rich, I have found much wealth for myself. In all my labors they shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Ephraim thinketh thus, "Tush, I am rich, I have good enough: In all my works shall not one fault be found, that I have offended."
NET Bible
Ephraim boasts, "I am very rich! I have become wealthy! In all that I have done to gain my wealth, no one can accuse me of any offense that is actually sinful."
New Heart English Bible
Ephraim said, "Surely I have become rich, I have found myself wealth. In all my wealth they won't find in me any iniquity that is sin."
The Emphasized Bible
So then Ephraim said, Surely I have gotten me riches, I have found wealth for myself, - in all my toils, they cannot find in me perversity which is sin.
Webster
And Ephraim said, Yet I have become rich, I have found for myself substance: in all my labors they shall find no iniquity in me that were sin.
World English Bible
Ephraim said, "Surely I have become rich, I have found myself wealth. In all my wealth they won't find in me any iniquity that is sin."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Ephraim saith: 'Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself, All my labours -- they find not against me iniquity that is sin.'
Themes
Presumption » Exhibited in » Self-righteousness
Riches » Often lead to » Pride
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Hosea 12:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Further Words Of Judgment
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with dishonest scales in his hands.
“How rich I have become;
I made it all myself.
In all my earnings,
no one can find any crime in me
that I can be punished for!”
ever since
I will make you live in tents again,
as in the festival days.
Phrases
Cross References
Revelation 3:17
Psalm 62:10
or false hope in robbery.
If wealth increases,
pay no attention to it.
Zechariah 11:5
Those who buy them slaughter them but are not punished.
Deuteronomy 8:17
You may say to yourself, ‘My power and my own ability have gained this wealth for me,’
Job 31:24-25
or called fine gold my trust,
Psalm 49:6
and boast of their abundant riches.
Psalm 52:7
who would not make God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches,
taking refuge in his destructive behavior.”
Proverbs 30:12
yet is not washed from its filth.
Proverbs 30:20
she eats and wipes her mouth
and says, “I’ve done nothing wrong.”
Isaiah 10:13-14
For he said:
and wisdom, for I am clever.
I abolished the borders of nations
and plundered their treasures;
like a mighty warrior, I subjugated the inhabitants.
Jeremiah 2:23
I have not followed the Baals”?
Look at your behavior in the valley;
acknowledge what you have done.
You are a swift young camel
twisting and turning on her way,
Jeremiah 2:35
His anger is sure to turn away from me.”
But I will certainly judge you
because you have said, “I have not sinned.”
Habakkuk 1:16
and burn incense to their fishing net,
for by these things their portion is rich
and their food plentiful.
Habakkuk 2:5-6
an arrogant man is never at rest.
He enlarges his appetite like Sheol,
and like Death he is never satisfied.
He gathers all the nations to himself;
he collects all the peoples for himself.
Malachi 2:17
You have wearied the Lord
Yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?”
When you say, “Everyone who does what is evil is good in the Lord’s sight, and He is pleased with them,”
Malachi 3:13
“Your words against Me are harsh,”
Yet you ask: “What have we spoken against You?”
Luke 10:29
But wanting to justify himself,
Luke 12:19
Luke 16:13
Luke 16:15
And He told them:
1 Timothy 6:5
and constant disagreement among people whose minds are depraved and deprived of the truth, who imagine that godliness
1 Timothy 6:17
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant