HOS 10:8 Parallel View

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ULT The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, will be destroyed.
 ⇔ Thorns and thistles will grow up on their altars.
 ⇔ Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!”
 ⇔ and to the hills, “Fall on us!”

UST The hilltop places known for their wickedness—altars where the people worshiped idols—will all be destroyed.
⇔ Thorns and thistles will grow and cover all the altars that were in Samaria.
⇔ The people will beg the mountains and say,
 ⇔ “Cover us!”
⇔ and to the hills, “Fall on us!”

BSB The high places of Aven [fn] will be destroyed—
⇔ it is the sin of Israel;
⇔ thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars.
 ⇔ Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!”
⇔ and to the hills, “Fall on us!”[fn]

10:8 Or of wickedness; Aven is a reference to Beth-aven (a derogatory term for Bethel); see verse 5.

10:8 Cited in Luke 23:30; see also Revelation 6:16.

OEB  ⇔ And the high places of Aven will be destroyed,
 ⇔ the shrines of Israel’s sin,
 ⇔ thorns and thistles will grow on their altars,
 ⇔ and they will say to the mountains, ‘Cover us,’
 ⇔ and to the hills, ‘Fall upon us.’

WEB The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, will be destroyed.
⇔ The thorn and the thistle will come up on their altars.
⇔ They will tell the mountains, “Cover us!” and the hills, “Fall on us!”

NET The high places of the “House of Wickedness” will be destroyed;
 ⇔ it is the place where Israel sins.
 ⇔ Thorns and thistles will grow up over its altars.
 ⇔ Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!”
 ⇔ and to the hills, “Fall on us!”

LSV And high places of Aven have been destroyed, the sin of Israel. Thorn and bramble go up on their altars,
And they have said to hills, Cover us,
And to heights, Fall on us.

FBV The high places of Aven,[fn] where Israel sinned, will be demolished, and thorns and thistles will grow over their altars. Then they will call to the mountains, “Bury us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”

10:8 Where the pagan shrines were located.

T4T The altars on the tops of hills where the people worshiped idols will be destroyed;
⇔ those have been the places where the people of Israel sinned greatly.
 ⇔ Thorns and weeds will grow and cover those altars.
⇔ Then the people will plead to the mountains and hills,
 ⇔ ‘Fall down and cover us
⇔ to protect us from God punishing us!’

LEB • the sin of Israel, will be destroyed. • Thorn and thistle will grow • on their altars. • They will say to the mountains, “Cover us,” • and to the hills, “Fall on us.”

BBE And the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, will come to destruction; thorns and waste plants will come up on their altars; they will say to the mountains, Be a cover over us; and to the hills, Come down on us.

MOF The idolatrous heights shall be destroyed
 ⇔ (the sin of Israel);
 ⇔ thorns and thistles grow upon their altars.
 ⇔ And men shall cry to the hills, “Cover us!”
 ⇔ and to the mountains, “Fall on us!”

JPS The high places also of Aven shall be destroyed, even the sin of Israel. The thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains: 'Cover us', and to the hills: 'Fall on us.'

ASV The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.

DRA And the high places of the idol, the sin of Israel shall be destroyed: the bur and the thistle shall grow up over their altars: and they shall say to the mountains: Cover us; and to the hills: Fall upon us.

YLT And destroyed have been high places of Aven, the sin of Israel. Thorn and bramble go up on their altars, And they have said to hills, Cover us, And to heights, Fall upon us.

DBY And the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up upon their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us! and to the hills, Fall on us!

RV The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.

WBS The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.

KJB The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.

BB The hye places of Auen where Israel doth sinne shalbe destroyed, thistles and thornes shal growe vpon their aulters: then shall they say to the mountaynes, Couer vs, & to the hylles, Fall vpon vs.
(The high places of Auen where Israel doth sin shall be destroyed, thistles and thornes shall growe upon their altars: then shall they say to the mountains, Couer us, and to the hylles, Fall upon us.)

GNV The hie places also of Auen shall be destroied, euen the sinne of Israel: the thorne and the thistle shall growe vpon their altars, and they shall say to the mountaines, Couer vs, and to the hils, Fall vpon vs.
(The high places also of Auen shall be destroyed, even the sin of Israel: the thorne and the thistle shall growe upon their altars, and they shall say to the mountains, Couer us, and to the hils, Fall upon us. )

CB The hye places of Auen where Israel do synne, shal be cast downe: thistles and thornes shal growe vpon their aulters. Then shal they saye to ye mountaynes: couer vs, and to the hilles: fall vpon vs.
(The high places of Auen where Israel do sin, shall be cast down: thistles and thornes shall growe upon their altars. Then shall they say to ye/you_all mountains: couer us, and to the hilles: fall upon us.)

WYC A cloote and a brere schal stie on the auters of hem. And thei schulen seie to mounteyns, Hile ye vs, and to litle hillis, Falle ye doun on vs.
(A cloote and a brere shall stie on the altars of them. And they should say to mounteyns, Hile ye/you_all us, and to little hillis, Falle ye/you_all down on us.)

LUT Die Höhen zu Aven sind vertilget, damit sich Israel versündigte; Disteln und Dornen wachsen auf ihren Altären. Und sie werden sagen: Ihr Berge, bedecket uns, und ihr Hügel, fallet über uns!
(The Höhen to Aven are vertilget, damit itself/yourself/themselves Israel versündigte; Disteln and Dornen wachsen on your Altären. And they/she/them become say: Ihr Berge, bedecket uns, and her Hügel, fallet above uns!)

CLV Et disperdentur excelsa idoli, peccatum Israël; lappa et tribulus ascendet super aras eorum: et dicent montibus: Operite nos, et collibus: Cadite super nos.
(And disperdentur excelsa idoli, peccatum Israël; lappa and tribulus ascendet super aras eorum: and dicent montibus: Operite nos, and collibus: Cadite super nos. )

BRN And the altars of On, the sins of Israel, shall be taken away: thorns and thistles shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.

BrLXX Καὶ ἐξαρθήσονται βωμοὶ Ὦν ἁμαρτήματα τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ, ἄκανθαι καὶ τρίβολοι ἀναβήσονται ἐπὶ τὰ θυσιαστήρια αὐτῶν· καὶ ἐροῦσι τοῖς ὄρεσι, καλύψατε ἡμᾶς, καὶ τοῖς βουνοῖς, πέσατε ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς.
(Kai exarthaʸsontai bōmoi Ōn hamartaʸmata tou Israaʸl, akanthai kai triboloi anabaʸsontai epi ta thusiastaʸria autōn; kai erousi tois oresi, kalupsate haʸmas, kai tois bounois, pesate efʼ haʸmas. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) The high places of wickedness will be destroyed

(Some words not found in UHB: and,destroyed high_places aven sin Yisrael thorn and=thorn/thistle it_will_ascend on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in altars,their and,say to_the,mountains cover,us and,to_the,hills fall on,us )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “The Assyrians will destroy Israel’s high places, where the people acted very wickedly”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / apostrophe

(Occurrence 0) The people will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”

People do not normally speak to things that cannot think or hear them. Translators may choose to have a different format for this passage if their languages do not allow such speech. Alternate translation: “The people will say, ‘We wish the mountains would cover us!’ and ‘We wish the hills would fall on us!’”

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