Hosea 6 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Hosea 7

¹When I would heal Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim is uncovered, also the wickedness of Samaria; for they commit falsehood, and the thief enters in, and the gang of robbers ravages outside.

KJVWhen I would have healed^H7495^(H8800) Israel^H3478, then the iniquity^H5771 of Ephraim^H669 was discovered^H1540^(H8738), and the wickedness^H7451 of Samaria^H8111: for they commit^H6466^(H8804) falsehood^H8267; and the thief^H1590 cometh in^H935^(H8799), and the troop^H1416 of robbers spoileth^H6584^(H8804) without^H2351.

² They don’t consider in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness. Now their own deeds have engulfed them. They are before my face.

KJVAnd they consider^H559^(H8799) not in their hearts^H3824 that I remember^H2142^(H8804) all their wickedness^H7451: now their own doings^H4611 have beset them about^H5437^(H8804); they are before my face^H6440.

³ They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

KJVThey make the king^H4428 glad^H8055^(H8762) with their wickedness^H7451, and the princes^H8269 with their lies^H3585.

⁴ They are all adulterers. They are burning like an oven that the baker stops stirring, from the kneading of the dough, until it is leavened.

KJVThey are all adulterers^H5003^(H8764), as an oven^H8574 heated^H1197^(H8802) by the baker^H644^(H8802), who ceaseth^H7673^(H8799) from raising^H5782^(H8800) after he hath kneaded^H3888^(H8800) the dough^H1217, until it be leavened^H2556^(H8800).

⁵ On the day of our king, the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine. He joined his hand with mockers.

KJVIn the day^H3117 of our king^H4428 the princes^H8269 have made him sick^H2470^(H8689) with bottles^H2534 of wine^H3196; he stretched out^H4900^(H8804) his hand^H3027 with scorners^H3945^(H8802).

⁶ For they have prepared their heart like an oven, while they lie in wait. Their anger smolders all night. In the morning it burns as a flaming fire.

KJVFor they have made ready^H7126^(H8765) their heart^H3820 like an oven^H8574, whiles they lie in wait^H693^(H8800): their baker^H644^(H8802) sleepeth^H3463 all the night^H3915; in the morning^H1242 it burneth^H1197^(H8802) as a flaming^H3852 fire^H784.

⁷ They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges. All their kings have fallen. There is no one among them who calls to me.

KJVThey are all hot^H2552^(H8735) as an oven^H8574, and have devoured^H398^(H8804) their judges^H8199^(H8802); all their kings^H4428 are fallen^H5307^(H8804): there is none among them that calleth^H7121^(H8802) unto me.

⁸ Ephraim mixes himself among the nations. Ephraim is a pancake not turned over.

KJVEphraim^H669, he hath mixed^H1101^(H8704) himself among the people^H5971; Ephraim^H669 is a cake^H5692 not turned^H2015^(H8803).

⁹ Strangers have devoured his strength, and he doesn’t realize it. Indeed, gray hairs are here and there on him, and he doesn’t realize it.

KJVStrangers^H2114^(H8801) have devoured^H398^(H8804) his strength^H3581, and he knoweth^H3045^(H8804) it not: yea, gray hairs^H7872 are here and there^H2236^(H8804) upon him, yet he knoweth^H3045^(H8804) not.

¹⁰ The pride of Israel testifies to his face; yet they haven’t returned to Yahweh their God, nor sought him, for all this.

KJVAnd the pride^H1347 of Israel^H3478 testifieth^H6030^(H8804) to his face^H6440: and they do not return^H7725^(H8804) to the LORD^H3068 their God^H430, nor seek^H1245^(H8765) him for all this.

¹¹ “Ephraim is like an easily deceived dove, without understanding. They call to Egypt. They go to Assyria.

KJVEphraim^H669 also is like a silly^H6601^(H8802) dove^H3123 without heart^H3820: they call^H7121^(H8804) to Egypt^H4714, they go^H1980^(H8804) to Assyria^H804.

¹² When they go, I will spread my net on them. I will bring them down like the birds of the sky. I will chastise them, as their congregation has heard.

KJVWhen they shall go^H3212^(H8799), I will spread^H6566^(H8799) my net^H7568 upon them; I will bring them down^H3381^(H8686) as the fowls^H5775 of the heaven^H8064; I will chastise^H3256^(H8686) them, as their congregation^H5712 hath heard^H8088.

¹³ Woe to them! For they have wandered from me. Destruction to them! For they have trespassed against me. Though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

KJVWoe^H188 unto them! for they have fled^H5074^(H8804) from me: destruction^H7701 unto them! because they have transgressed^H6586^(H8804) against me: though I have redeemed^H6299^(H8799) them, yet they have spoken^H1696^(H8765) lies^H3577 against me.

¹⁴ They haven’t cried to me with their heart, but they howl on their beds. They assemble themselves for grain and new wine. They turn away from me.

KJVAnd they have not cried^H2199^(H8804) unto me with their heart^H3820, when they howled^H3213^(H8686) upon their beds^H4904: they assemble^H1481^(H8709) themselves for corn^H1715 and wine^H8492, and they rebel^H5493^(H8799) against me.

¹⁵ Though I have taught and strengthened their arms, yet they plot evil against me.

KJVThough I have bound^H3256^(H8765) and strengthened^H2388^(H8765) their arms^H2220, yet do they imagine^H2803^(H8762) mischief^H7451 against me.

¹⁶ They return, but not to the Most High. They are like a faulty bow. Their princes will fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.

KJVThey return^H7725^(H8799), but not to the most High^H5920: they are like a deceitful^H7423 bow^H7198: their princes^H8269 shall fall^H5307^(H8799) by the sword^H2719 for the rage^H2195 of their tongue^H3956: this^H2097 shall be their derision^H3933 in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714.

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.

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