Hosea 3 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Hosea 4

¹Hear Yahweh’s word, you children of Israel, for Yahweh has a charge against the inhabitants of the land: “Indeed there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798) the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068, ye children^H1121 of Israel^H3478: for the LORD^H3068 hath a controversy^H7379 with the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of the land^H776, because there is no truth^H571, nor mercy^H2617, nor knowledge^H1847 of God^H430 in the land^H776.

² There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed.

KJVBy swearing^H422^(H8800), and lying^H3584^(H8763), and killing^H7523^(H8800), and stealing^H1589^(H8800), and committing adultery^H5003^(H8800), they break out^H6555^(H8804), and blood^H1818 toucheth^H5060^(H8804) blood^H1818.

³ Therefore the land will mourn, and everyone who dwells in it will waste away, with all living things in her, even the animals of the field and the birds of the sky; yes, the fish of the sea also die.

KJVTherefore shall the land^H776 mourn^H56^(H8799), and every one that dwelleth^H3427^(H8802) therein shall languish^H535^(H8797), with the beasts^H2416 of the field^H7704, and with the fowls^H5775 of heaven^H8064; yea, the fishes^H1709 of the sea^H3220 also shall be taken away^H622^(H8735).

⁴ “Yet let no man bring a charge, neither let any man accuse; for your people are like those who bring charges against a priest.

KJVYet let no man^H376 strive^H7378^(H8799), nor reprove^H3198^(H8686) another^H376: for thy people^H5971 are as they that strive^H7378^(H8688) with the priest^H3548.

⁵ You will stumble in the day, and the prophet will also stumble with you in the night; and I will destroy your mother.

KJVTherefore shalt thou fall^H3782^(H8804) in the day^H3117, and the prophet^H5030 also shall fall^H3782^(H8804) with thee in the night^H3915, and I will destroy^H1820^(H8804) thy mother^H517.

⁶ My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God’s law, I will also forget your children.

KJVMy people^H5971 are destroyed^H1820^(H8738) for lack of knowledge^H1847: because thou hast rejected^H3988^(H8804) knowledge^H1847, I will also reject^H3988^(H8799) thee, that thou shalt be no priest^H3547^(H8763) to me: seeing thou hast forgotten^H7911^(H8799) the law^H8451 of thy God^H430, I will also forget^H7911^(H8799) thy children^H1121.

⁷ As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me. I will change their glory into shame.

KJVAs they were increased^H7230, so they sinned^H2398^(H8804) against me: therefore will I change^H4171^(H8686) their glory^H3519 into shame^H7036.

⁸ They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity.

KJVThey eat up^H398^(H8799) the sin^H2403 of my people^H5971, and they set^H5375^(H8799) their heart^H5315 on their iniquity^H5771.

⁹ It will be like people, like priest; and I will punish them for their ways, and will repay them for their deeds.

KJVAnd there shall be, like people^H5971, like priest^H3548: and I will punish^H6485^(H8804) them for their ways^H1870, and reward^H7725^(H8686) them their doings^H4611.

¹⁰ They will eat, and not have enough. They will play the prostitute, and will not increase; because they have abandoned listening to Yahweh.

KJVFor they shall eat^H398^(H8804), and not have enough^H7646^(H8799): they shall commit whoredom^H2181^(H8689), and shall not increase^H6555^(H8799): because they have left off^H5800^(H8804) to take heed^H8104^(H8800) to the LORD^H3068.

¹¹ Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away understanding.

KJVWhoredom^H2184 and wine^H3196 and new wine^H8492 take away^H3947^(H8799) the heart^H3820.

¹² My people consult with their wooden idol, and answer to a stick of wood. Indeed the spirit of prostitution has led them astray, and they have been unfaithful to their God.

KJVMy people^H5971 ask^H7592^(H8799) counsel at their stocks^H6086, and their staff^H4731 declareth^H5046^(H8686) unto them: for the spirit^H7307 of whoredoms^H2183 hath caused them to err^H8582^(H8689), and they have gone a whoring^H2181^(H8799) from under their God^H430.

¹³ They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains, and burn incense on the hills, under oaks, poplars, and terebinths, because its shade is good. Therefore your daughters play the prostitute, and your brides commit adultery.

KJVThey sacrifice^H2076^(H8762) upon the tops^H7218 of the mountains^H2022, and burn incense^H6999^(H8762) upon the hills^H1389, under oaks^H437 and poplars^H3839 and elms^H424, because the shadow^H6738 thereof is good^H2896: therefore your daughters^H1323 shall commit whoredom^H2181^(H8799), and your spouses^H3618 shall commit adultery^H5003^(H8762).

¹⁴ I will not punish your daughters when they play the prostitute, nor your brides when they commit adultery; because the men consort with prostitutes, and they sacrifice with the shrine prostitutes; so the people without understanding will come to ruin.

KJVI will not punish^H6485^(H8799) your daughters^H1323 when they commit whoredom^H2181^(H8799), nor your spouses^H3618 when they commit adultery^H5003^(H8762): for themselves are separated^H6504^(H8762) with whores^H2181^(H8802), and they sacrifice^H2076^(H8762) with harlots^H6948: therefore the people^H5971 that doth not understand^H995^(H8799) shall fall^H3832^(H8735).

¹⁵ “Though you, Israel, play the prostitute, yet don’t let Judah offend; and don’t come to Gilgal, neither go up to Beth Aven, nor swear, ‘As Yahweh lives.’

KJVThough thou, Israel^H3478, play the harlot^H2181^(H8802), yet let not Judah^H3063 offend^H816^(H8799); and come^H935^(H8799) not ye unto Gilgal^H1537, neither go ye up^H5927^(H8799) to Bethaven^H1007, nor swear^H7650^(H8735), The LORD^H3068 liveth^H2416.

¹⁶ For Israel has behaved extremely stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer. Then how will Yahweh feed them like a lamb in a meadow?

KJVFor Israel^H3478 slideth back^H5637^(H8804) as a backsliding^H5637^(H8802) heifer^H6510: now the LORD^H3068 will feed^H7462^(H8799) them as a lamb^H3532 in a large place^H4800.

¹⁷ Ephraim is joined to idols. Leave him alone!

KJVEphraim^H669 is joined^H2266^(H8803) to idols^H6091: let him alone^H3240^(H8685).

¹⁸ Their drink has become sour. They play the prostitute continually. Her rulers dearly love their shameful way.

KJVTheir drink^H5435 is sour^H5493^(H8804): they have committed whoredom^H2181^(H8689) continually^H2181^(H8687): her rulers^H4043 with shame^H7036 do love^H157^(H8804), Give^H3051^(H8798) ye.

¹⁹ The wind has wrapped her up in its wings; and they shall be disappointed because of their sacrifices.

KJVThe wind^H7307 hath bound her up^H6887^(H8804) in her wings^H3671, and they shall be ashamed^H954^(H8799) because of their sacrifices^H2077.

WEB·Hosea 3

¹Yahweh said to me, “Go again, love a woman loved by another, and an adulteress, even as Yahweh loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods, and love cakes of raisins.”

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) the LORD^H3068 unto me, Go^H3212^(H8798) yet, love^H157^(H8798) a woman^H802 beloved^H157^(H8803) of her friend^H7453, yet an adulteress^H5003^(H8764), according to the love^H160 of the LORD^H3068 toward the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, who look^H6437^(H8802) to other^H312 gods^H430, and love^H157^(H8802) flagons^H809 of wine^H6025.

² So I bought her for myself for fifteen pieces of silver and a homer and a half of barley.

KJVSo I bought^H3739^(H8799) her to me for fifteen^H6240^H2568 pieces of silver^H3701, and for an homer^H2563 of barley^H8184, and an half homer^H3963 of barley^H8184:

³ I said to her, “You shall stay with me many days. You shall not play the prostitute, and you shall not be with any other man. I will also be so toward you.”

KJVAnd I said^H559^(H8799) unto her, Thou shalt abide^H3427^(H8799) for me many^H7227 days^H3117; thou shalt not play the harlot^H2181^(H8799), and thou shalt not be^H1961^(H8799) for another man^H376: so will I also be for thee.

⁴ For the children of Israel shall live many days without king, without prince, without sacrifice, without sacred stone, and without ephod or idols.

KJVFor the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 shall abide^H3427^(H8799) many^H7227 days^H3117 without a king^H4428, and without a prince^H8269, and without a sacrifice^H2077, and without an image^H4676, and without an ephod^H646, and without teraphim^H8655:

⁵ Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek Yahweh their God, and David their king, and shall come with trembling to Yahweh and to his blessings in the last days.

KJVAfterward^H310 shall the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 return^H7725^(H8799), and seek^H1245^(H8765) the LORD^H3068 their God^H430, and David^H1732 their king^H4428; and shall fear^H6342^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 and his goodness^H2898 in the latter^H319 days^H3117.

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