Hosea 5 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Hosea 6

¹“Come! Let’s return to Yahweh; for he has torn us to pieces, and he will heal us; he has injured us, and he will bind up our wounds.

KJVCome^H3212^(H8798), and let us return^H7725^(H8799) unto the LORD^H3068: for he hath torn^H2963^(H8804), and he will heal^H7495^(H8799) us; he hath smitten^H5221^(H8686), and he will bind us up^H2280^(H8799).

² After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us up, and we will live before him.

KJVAfter two days^H3117 will he revive^H2421^(H8762) us: in the third^H7992 day^H3117 he will raise us up^H6965^(H8686), and we shall live^H2421^(H8799) in his sight^H6440.

³ Let’s acknowledge Yahweh. Let’s press on to know Yahweh. As surely as the sun rises, Yahweh will appear. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the earth.”

KJVThen shall we know^H3045^(H8799), if we follow^H7291^(H8799) on to know^H3045^(H8800) the LORD^H3068: his going forth^H4161 is prepared^H3559^(H8737) as the morning^H7837; and he shall come^H935^(H8799) unto us as the rain^H1653, as the latter^H4456 and former rain^H3384^(H8802) unto the earth^H776.

⁴ “Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.

KJVO Ephraim^H669, what shall I do^H6213^(H8799) unto thee? O Judah^H3063, what shall I do^H6213^(H8799) unto thee? for your goodness^H2617 is as a morning^H1242 cloud^H6051, and as the early^H7925^(H8688) dew^H2919 it goeth away^H1980^(H8802).

⁵ Therefore I have cut them to pieces with the prophets; I killed them with the words of my mouth. Your judgments are like a flash of lightning.

KJVTherefore have I hewed^H2672^(H8804) them by the prophets^H5030; I have slain^H2026^(H8804) them by the words^H561 of my mouth^H6310: and thy judgments^H4941 are as the light^H216 that goeth forth^H3318^(H8799).

⁶ For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

KJVFor I desired^H2654^(H8804) mercy^H2617, and not sacrifice^H2077; and the knowledge^H1847 of God^H430 more than burnt offerings^H5930.

⁷ But they, like Adam, have broken the covenant. They were unfaithful to me there.

KJVBut they like men^H120 have transgressed^H5674^(H8804) the covenant^H1285: there have they dealt treacherously^H898^(H8804) against me.

⁸ Gilead is a city of those who work iniquity; it is stained with blood.

KJVGilead^H1568 is a city^H7151 of them that work^H6466^(H8802) iniquity^H205, and is polluted^H6121 with blood^H1818.

⁹ As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder on the path toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.

KJVAnd as troops^H1416 of robbers wait^H2442^(H8763) for a man^H376, so the company^H2267 of priests^H3548 murder^H7523^(H8762) in the way^H1870 by consent^H7926^(H8677)^H7927: for they commit^H6213^(H8804) lewdness^H2154.

¹⁰ In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing. There is prostitution in Ephraim. Israel is defiled.

KJVI have seen^H7200^(H8804) an horrible thing^H8186 in the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478: there is the whoredom^H2184 of Ephraim^H669, Israel^H3478 is defiled^H2930^(H8738).

¹¹ “Also, Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, when I restore the fortunes of my people.

KJVAlso, O Judah^H3063, he hath set^H7896^(H8804) an harvest^H7105 for thee, when I returned^H7725^(H8800) the captivity^H7622 of my people^H5971.

WEB·Hosea 5

¹“Listen to this, you priests! Listen, house of Israel, and give ear, house of the king! For the judgment is against you; for you have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread on Tabor.

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798) ye this, O priests^H3548; and hearken^H7181^(H8685), ye house^H1004 of Israel^H3478; and give ye ear^H238^(H8685), O house^H1004 of the king^H4428; for judgment^H4941 is toward you, because ye have been a snare^H6341 on Mizpah^H4709, and a net^H7568 spread^H6566^(H8803) upon Tabor^H8396.

² The rebels are deep in slaughter, but I discipline all of them.

KJVAnd the revolters^H7846 are profound^H6009^(H8689) to make slaughter^H7819^(H8800), though I have been a rebuker^H4148 of them all.

³ I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me; for now, Ephraim, you have played the prostitute. Israel is defiled.

KJVI know^H3045^(H8804) Ephraim^H669, and Israel^H3478 is not hid^H3582^(H8738) from me: for now, O Ephraim^H669, thou committest whoredom^H2181^(H8689), and Israel^H3478 is defiled^H2930^(H8738).

⁴ Their deeds won’t allow them to turn to their God, for the spirit of prostitution is within them, and they don’t know Yahweh.

KJVThey will not frame^H5414^(H8799) their doings^H4611 to turn^H7725^(H8800) unto their God^H430: for the spirit^H7307 of whoredoms^H2183 is in the midst^H7130 of them, and they have not known^H3045^(H8804) the LORD^H3068.

⁵ The pride of Israel testifies to his face. Therefore Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their iniquity. Judah also will stumble with them.

KJVAnd the pride^H1347 of Israel^H3478 doth testify^H6030^(H8804) to his face^H6440: therefore shall Israel^H3478 and Ephraim^H669 fall^H3782^(H8735) in their iniquity^H5771; Judah^H3063 also shall fall^H3782^(H8804) with them.

⁶ They will go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Yahweh, but they won’t find him. He has withdrawn himself from them.

KJVThey shall go^H3212^(H8799) with their flocks^H6629 and with their herds^H1241 to seek^H1245^(H8763) the LORD^H3068; but they shall not find^H4672^(H8799) him; he hath withdrawn^H2502^(H8804) himself from them.

⁷ They are unfaithful to Yahweh; for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the new moon will devour them with their fields.

KJVThey have dealt treacherously^H898^(H8804) against the LORD^H3068: for they have begotten^H3205^(H8804) strange^H2114^(H8801) children^H1121: now shall a month^H2320 devour^H398^(H8799) them with their portions^H2506.

⁸ “Blow the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah! Sound a battle cry at Beth Aven, behind you, Benjamin!

KJVBlow^H8628^(H8798) ye the cornet^H7782 in Gibeah^H1390, and the trumpet^H2689 in Ramah^H7414: cry aloud^H7321^(H8685) at Bethaven^H1007, after^H310 thee, O Benjamin^H1144.

⁹ Ephraim will become a desolation in the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Israel, I have made known that which will surely be.

KJVEphraim^H669 shall be desolate^H8047 in the day^H3117 of rebuke^H8433: among the tribes^H7626 of Israel^H3478 have I made known^H3045^(H8689) that which shall surely be^H539^(H8737).

¹⁰ The princes of Judah are like those who remove a landmark. I will pour out my wrath on them like water.

KJVThe princes^H8269 of Judah^H3063 were like them that remove^H5253^(H8688) the bound^H1366: therefore I will pour out^H8210^(H8799) my wrath^H5678 upon them like water^H4325.

¹¹ Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment, because he is intent in his pursuit of idols.

KJVEphraim^H669 is oppressed^H6231^(H8803) and broken^H7533^(H8803) in judgment^H4941, because he willingly^H2974^(H8689) walked^H1980^(H8804) after^H310 the commandment^H6673.

¹² Therefore I am to Ephraim like a moth, and to the house of Judah like rottenness.

KJVTherefore will I be unto Ephraim^H669 as a moth^H6211, and to the house^H1004 of Judah^H3063 as rottenness^H7538.

¹³ “When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to King Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound.

KJVWhen Ephraim^H669 saw^H7200^(H8799) his sickness^H2483, and Judah^H3063 saw his wound^H4205, then went^H3212^(H8799) Ephraim^H669 to the Assyrian^H804, and sent^H7971^(H8799) to king^H4428 Jareb^H3377^(H8677)^H7378^(H8799): yet could^H3201^(H8799) he not heal^H7495^(H8800) you, nor cure^H1455^(H8799) you of your wound^H4205.

¹⁴ For I will be to Ephraim like a lion, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear in pieces and go away. I will carry off, and there will be no one to deliver.

KJVFor I will be unto Ephraim^H669 as a lion^H7826, and as a young lion^H3715 to the house^H1004 of Judah^H3063: I, even I, will tear^H2963^(H8799) and go away^H3212^(H8799); I will take away^H5375^(H8799), and none shall rescue^H5337^(H8688) him.

¹⁵ I will go and return to my place, until they acknowledge their offense, and seek my face. In their affliction they will seek me earnestly.”

KJVI will go^H3212^(H8799) and return^H7725^(H8799) to my place^H4725, till they acknowledge their offence^H816^(H8799), and seek^H1245^(H8765) my face^H6440: in their affliction^H6862 they will seek me early^H7836^(H8762).

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