Parallel HOS 8:9

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BSB For they have gone up to Assyria
 ⇔ like a wild donkey on its own.
 ⇔ Ephraim [fn] has hired lovers.

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OEB For by themselves they have gone up to Assyria
 ⇔ like a wild donkey which wanders by itself.
 ⇔ Ephraim pays for love

WEBBE For they have gone up to Assyria,
 ⇔ like a wild donkey wandering alone.
 ⇔ Ephraim has hired lovers for himself.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET They have gone up to Assyria,
 ⇔ like a wild donkey that wanders off.
 ⇔ Ephraim has hired prostitutes as lovers.

LSV For they have gone up [to] Asshur,
A wild donkey alone by himself [is] Ephraim,
They have hired lovers!

FBV They have gone up to Assyria like a donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has hired lovers.

T4T Like [MET] donkeys that are looking for mates,
 ⇔ they have requested help from Assyria;
 ⇔ they paid money to the leaders of Assyria
 ⇔ in order to persuade those leaders to protect them.

LEB  • to Assyria, a wild donkey alone to itself; •  Ephraim has sold itself for lovers.

BBE For they have gone up to Assyria like an ass going by himself; Ephraim has given money to get lovers.

Moff They have gone off to Assyria wilfully,
 ⇔ like a wild ass by himself;
 ⇔ they have offered love-gifts to Egypt.

JPS For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself; Ephraim hath hired lovers.

ASV For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.

DRA For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath given gifts to his lovers.

YLT For they — they have gone up [to] Asshur, A wild ass alone by himself [is] Ephraim, They have hired lovers!

Drby For they are gone up [to] Assyria [as] a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.

RV For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.

Wbstr For they have gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.

KJB-1769 For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.[fn]
   (For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath/has hired lovers. )

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KJB-1611 [fn]For they are gone vp to Assyria, a wilde Asse alone by himselfe; Ephraim hath hired louers.
   (For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild Ass alone by himself; Ephraim hath/has hired louers.)

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Bshps For they haue gone vp to Assyria and are as a wilde asse solitarie by him selfe: Ephraim hath hired louers.
   (For they have gone up to Assyria and are as a wild ass solitary by himself: Ephraim hath/has hired louers.)

Gnva For they are gone vp to Asshur: they are as a wilde asse alone by himselfe: Ephraim hath hired louers.
   (For they are gone up to Asshur: they are as a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath/has hired louers. )

Cvdl Sens they went vp to the Assirians, they are become like a wylde asse in the deserte. Ephraim geueth rewardes to get louers,
   (Sens they went up to the Assirians, they are become like a wild ass in the desert. Ephraim giveth/gives rewardes to get louers,)

Wyc for thei stieden to Assur. Effraym is a wielde asse, solitarie to hym silf. Thei yauen yiftis to louyeris;
   (for they stieden to Assur. Ephraim is a wielde ass, solitary to himself. They gave yiftis to louyeris;)

Luth darum daß sie hinauf zum Assur laufen wie ein Wild in der Irre. Ephraim schenkt den Buhlern und gibt den Heiden Tribut.
   (darum that they/she/them up for_the Assur laufen like a Wild in the/of_the Irre. Ephraim schenkt the Buhlern and gibt the heathens Tribut.)

ClVg Quia ipsi ascenderunt ad Assur, onager solitarius sibi; Ephraim munera dederunt amatoribus.
   (Quia ipsi ascenderunt to Assur, onager solitarius sibi; Ephraim munera dederunt amatoribus. )

BrTr For they have gone up to the Assyrians: Ephraim has been strengthened against himself; they loved gifts.

BrLXX ὅτι αὐτοὶ ἀνέβησαν εἰς Ἀσσυρίους· ἀνέθαλε καθʼ ἑαυτὸν Ἐφραίμ· δῶρα ἠγάπησαν,
   (hoti autoi anebaʸsan eis Assurious; anethale kathʼ heauton Efraim; dōra aʸgapaʸsan, )