| | King James | American std | Diodati |
| 1 | Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law. | [Set] the trumpet to thy mouth. As an eagle [he cometh] against the house of Jehovah, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law. | Da' fiato alla tromba! Il nemico piomberà sulla casa dell'Eterno come un'aquila, perché hanno violato il mio patto e hanno trasgredito la mia legge. |
| 2 | Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee. | They shall cry unto me, My God, we Israel know thee. | Israele griderà a me: "Mio DIO, noi ti conosciamo!". |
| 3 | Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him. | Israel hath cast off that which is good: the enemy shall pursue him. | Israele ha rigettato il bene, il nemico lo inseguirà. |
| 4 | They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off. | They have set up kings, but not by me; they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off. | Hanno fatto dei re, ma non secondo il mio volere; hanno designato capi, ma a mia insaputa; con il loro argento e il loro oro si sono fatti idoli, perché fossero distrutti. |
| 5 | Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency? | He hath cast off thy calf, O Samaria; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency? | Egli ha rigettato il tuo vitello, o Samaria. La mia ira è accesa contro di loro. Fino a quando saranno incapaci di purità? |
| 6 | For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces. | For from Israel is even this; the workman made it, and it is no God; yea, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces. | Anche questo vitello viene da Israele; un artigiano l'ha fatto e non è un dio perciò il vitello di Samaria sarà ridotto in frantumi. |
| 7 | For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk; the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up. | For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: he hath no standing grain; the blade shall yield no meal; if so be it yield, strangers shall swallow it up. | Poiché seminano vento, raccoglieranno tempesta. Lo stelo di grano non metterà germogli e non produrrà farina; e se mai ne producesse, gli stranieri la divorerebbero. |
| 8 | Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure. | Israel is swallowed up: now are they among the nations as a vessel wherein none delighteth. | Israele è divorato, essi sono diventati fra le nazioni come un vaso spregevole. |
| 9 | For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers. | For they are gone up to Assyria, [like] a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers. | Poiché sono saliti in Assiria, come un asino selvaggio che si apparta solitario. Efraim si è procurato amanti con regali. |
| 10 | Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes. | Yea, though they hire among the nations, now will I gather them; and they begin to be diminished by reason of the burden of the king of princes. | Benché si siano procurati amanti fra le nazioni, ora io li radunerò e inizieranno a diminuire sotto il peso del re dei principi. |
| 11 | Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin. | Because Ephraim hath multiplied altars for sinning, altars have been unto him for sinning. | Poiché Efraim ha moltiplicato gli altari per peccare, essi sono divenuti per lui altari di peccato. |
| 12 | I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing. | I wrote for him the ten thousand things of my law; but they are counted as a strange thing. | Ho scritto per lui le grandi cose della mia legge, ma sono state considerate una cosa strana. |
| 13 | They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt. | As for the sacrifices of mine offerings, they sacrifice flesh and eat it; but Jehovah accepteth them not: now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins; they shall return to Egypt. | Quanto ai sacrifici che mi offrono, essi sacrificano carne e la mangiano ma l'Eterno non li gradisce. Ora egli si ricorderà della loro iniquità e punirà i loro peccati: essi ritorneranno in Egitto. |
| 14 | For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof. | For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and builded palaces; and Judah hath multiplied fortified cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the castles thereof. | Israele ha dimenticato colui che l'ha fatto e ha costruito palazzi; Giuda ha moltiplicato le città fortificate; ma io manderò il fuoco sulle sue città, che divorerà le sue cittadelle. |
