Hosea 8 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Hosea 9

¹Don’t rejoice, Israel, to jubilation like the nations; for you were unfaithful to your God. You love the wages of a prostitute at every grain threshing floor.

KJVRejoice^H8055^(H8799) not, O Israel^H3478, for joy^H1524, as other people^H5971: for thou hast gone a whoring^H2181^(H8804) from thy God^H430, thou hast loved^H157^(H8804) a reward^H868 upon every cornfloor^H1637^H1715.

² The threshing floor and the wine press won’t feed them, and the new wine will fail her.

KJVThe floor^H1637 and the winepress^H3342 shall not feed^H7462^(H8799) them, and the new wine^H8492 shall fail^H3584^(H8762) in her.

³ They won’t dwell in Yahweh’s land; but Ephraim will return to Egypt, and they will eat unclean food in Assyria.

KJVThey shall not dwell^H3427^(H8799) in the LORD'S^H3068 land^H776; but Ephraim^H669 shall return^H7725^(H8804) to Egypt^H4714, and they shall eat^H398^(H8799) unclean^H2931 things in Assyria^H804.

⁴ They won’t pour out wine offerings to Yahweh, neither will they be pleasing to him. Their sacrifices will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat of it will be polluted; for their bread will be for their appetite. It will not come into Yahweh’s house.

KJVThey shall not offer^H5258^(H8799) wine^H3196 offerings to the LORD^H3068, neither shall they be pleasing^H6149^(H8799) unto him: their sacrifices^H2077 shall be unto them as the bread^H3899 of mourners^H205; all that eat^H398^(H8802) thereof shall be polluted^H2930^(H8691): for their bread^H3899 for their soul^H5315 shall not come^H935^(H8799) into the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068.

⁵ What will you do in the day of solemn assembly, and in the day of the feast of Yahweh?

KJVWhat will ye do^H6213^(H8799) in the solemn^H4150 day^H3117, and in the day^H3117 of the feast^H2282 of the LORD^H3068?

⁶ For, behold, when they flee destruction, Egypt will gather them up. Memphis will bury them. Nettles will possess their pleasant things of silver. Thorns will be in their tents.

KJVFor, lo, they are gone^H1980^(H8804) because of destruction^H7701: Egypt^H4714 shall gather them up^H6908^(H8762), Memphis^H4644 shall bury^H6912^(H8762) them: the pleasant^H4261 places for their silver^H3701, nettles^H7057 shall possess^H3423^(H8799) them: thorns^H2336 shall be in their tabernacles^H168.

⁷ The days of visitation have come. The days of reckoning have come. Israel will consider the prophet to be a fool, and the man who is inspired to be insane, because of the abundance of your sins, and because your hostility is great.

KJVThe days^H3117 of visitation^H6486 are come^H935^(H8804), the days^H3117 of recompence^H7966 are come^H935^(H8804); Israel^H3478 shall know^H3045^(H8799) it: the prophet^H5030 is a fool^H191, the spiritual^H7307 man^H376 is mad^H7696^(H8794), for the multitude^H7230 of thine iniquity^H5771, and the great^H7227 hatred^H4895.

⁸ A prophet watches over Ephraim with my God. A fowler’s snare is on all of his paths, and hostility in the house of his God.

KJVThe watchman^H6822^(H8802) of Ephraim^H669 was with my God^H430: but the prophet^H5030 is a snare^H6341 of a fowler^H3352 in all his ways^H1870, and hatred^H4895 in the house^H1004 of his God^H430.

⁹ They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity. He will punish them for their sins.

KJVThey have deeply^H6009^(H8689) corrupted^H7843^(H8765) themselves, as in the days^H3117 of Gibeah^H1390: therefore he will remember^H2142^(H8799) their iniquity^H5771, he will visit^H6485^(H8799) their sins^H2403.

¹⁰ I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree at its first season; but they came to Baal Peor, and consecrated themselves to the shameful thing, and became abominable like that which they loved.

KJVI found^H4672^(H8804) Israel^H3478 like grapes^H6025 in the wilderness^H4057; I saw^H7200^(H8804) your fathers^H1 as the firstripe^H1063 in the fig tree^H8384 at her first time^H7225: but they went^H935^(H8804) to Baalpeor^H1187, and separated^H5144^(H8735) themselves unto that shame^H1322; and their abominations^H8251 were according as they loved^H157^(H8800).

¹¹ As for Ephraim, their glory will fly away like a bird. There will be no birth, no one with child, and no conception.

KJVAs for Ephraim^H669, their glory^H3519 shall fly away^H5774^(H8709) like a bird^H5775, from the birth^H3205^(H8800), and from the womb^H990, and from the conception^H2032.

¹² Though they bring up their children, yet I will bereave them, so that not a man shall be left. Indeed, woe also to them when I depart from them!

KJVThough they bring up^H1431^(H8762) their children^H1121, yet will I bereave^H7921^(H8765) them, that there shall not be a man^H120 left: yea, woe^H188 also to them when I depart^H5493^(H8800) from them!

¹³ I have seen Ephraim, like Tyre, planted in a pleasant place; but Ephraim will bring out his children to the murderer.

KJVEphraim^H669, as I saw^H7200^(H8804) Tyrus^H6865, is planted^H8362^(H8803) in a pleasant place^H5116: but Ephraim^H669 shall bring forth^H3318^(H8687) his children^H1121 to the murderer^H2026^(H8802).

¹⁴ Give them—Yahweh what will you give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

KJVGive^H5414^(H8798) them, O LORD^H3068: what wilt thou give^H5414^(H8799)? give^H5414^(H8798) them a miscarrying^H7921^(H8688) womb^H7358 and dry^H6784^(H8802) breasts^H7699.

¹⁵ “All their wickedness is in Gilgal; for there I hated them. Because of the wickedness of their deeds, I will drive them out of my house! I will love them no more. All their princes are rebels.

KJVAll their wickedness^H7451 is in Gilgal^H1537: for there I hated^H8130^(H8804) them: for the wickedness^H7455 of their doings^H4611 I will drive them out^H1644^(H8762) of mine house^H1004, I will love^H160 them no more^H3254^(H8686): all their princes^H8269 are revolters^H5637^(H8802).

¹⁶ Ephraim is struck. Their root has dried up. They will bear no fruit. Even though they give birth, yet I will kill the beloved ones of their womb.”

KJVEphraim^H669 is smitten^H5221^(H8717), their root^H8328 is dried up^H3001^(H8804), they shall bear^H6213^(H8799) no fruit^H6529: yea, though they bring forth^H3205^(H8799), yet will I slay^H4191^(H8689) even the beloved^H4261 fruit of their womb^H990.

¹⁷ My God will cast them away, because they didn’t listen to him; and they will be wanderers among the nations.

KJVMy God^H430 will cast them away^H3988^(H8799), because they did not hearken^H8085^(H8804) unto him: and they shall be wanderers^H5074^(H8802) among the nations^H1471.

WEB·Hosea 8

¹“Put the trumpet to your lips! Something like an eagle is over Yahweh’s house, because they have broken my covenant and rebelled against my law.

KJVSet the trumpet^H7782 to thy mouth^H2441. He shall come as an eagle^H5404 against the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068, because they have transgressed^H5674^(H8804) my covenant^H1285, and trespassed^H6586^(H8804) against my law^H8451.

² They cry to me, ‘My God, we, Israel, acknowledge you!’

KJVIsrael^H3478 shall cry^H2199^(H8799) unto me, My God^H430, we know^H3045^(H8804) thee.

³ Israel has cast off that which is good. The enemy will pursue him.

KJVIsrael^H3478 hath cast off^H2186^(H8804) the thing that is good^H2896: the enemy^H341^(H8802) shall pursue^H7291^(H8799) him.

⁴ They have set up kings, but not by me. They have made princes, and I didn’t approve. Of their silver and their gold they have made themselves idols, that they may be cut off.

KJVThey have set up kings^H4427^(H8689), but not by me: they have made princes^H7786^(H8689), and I knew^H3045^(H8804) it not: of their silver^H3701 and their gold^H2091 have they made^H6213^(H8804) them idols^H6091, that they may be cut off^H3772^(H8735).

⁵ Let Samaria throw out his calf idol! My anger burns against them! How long will it be until they are capable of purity?

KJVThy calf^H5695, O Samaria^H8111, hath cast^H2186^(H8804) thee off; mine anger^H639 is kindled^H2734^(H8804) against them: how long will it be ere^H3808 they attain^H3201^(H8799) to innocency^H5356?

⁶ For this is even from Israel! The workman made it, and it is no God; indeed, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.

KJVFor from Israel^H3478 was it also: the workman^H2796 made^H6213^(H8804) it; therefore it is not God^H430: but the calf^H5695 of Samaria^H8111 shall be broken in pieces^H7616.

⁷ For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.

KJVFor they have sown^H2232^(H8799) the wind^H7307, and they shall reap^H7114^(H8799) the whirlwind^H5492: it hath no stalk^H7054: the bud^H6780 shall yield^H6213^(H8799) no meal^H7058: if^H194 so be it yield^H6213^(H8799), the strangers^H2114^(H8801) shall swallow it up^H1104^(H8799).

⁸ Israel is swallowed up. Now they are among the nations like a worthless thing.

KJVIsrael^H3478 is swallowed up^H1104^(H8738): now shall they be among the Gentiles^H1471 as a vessel^H3627 wherein is no pleasure^H2656.

⁹ For they have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has hired lovers for himself.

KJVFor they are gone up^H5927^(H8804) to Assyria^H804, a wild ass^H6501 alone^H909^(H8802) by himself: Ephraim^H669 hath hired^H8566^(H8689) lovers^H158.

¹⁰ But although they sold themselves among the nations, I will now gather them; and they begin to waste away because of the oppression of the king of mighty ones.

KJVYea, though they have hired^H8566^(H8799) among the nations^H1471, now will I gather^H6908^(H8762) them, and they shall sorrow^H2490^(H8686) a little^H4592 for the burden^H4853 of the king^H4428 of princes^H8269.

¹¹ Because Ephraim has multiplied altars for sinning, they became for him altars for sinning.

KJVBecause Ephraim^H669 hath made many^H7235^(H8689) altars^H4196 to sin^H2398^(H8800), altars^H4196 shall be unto him to sin^H2398^(H8800).

¹² I wrote for him the many things of my law, but they were regarded as a strange thing.

KJVI have written^H3789^(H8799) to him the great things^H7230^(H8675)^H7239 of my law^H8451, but they were counted^H2803^(H8738) as a strange thing^H2114^(H8801).

¹³ As for the sacrifices of my offerings, they sacrifice meat and eat it, but Yahweh doesn’t accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity, and punish their sins. They will return to Egypt.

KJVThey sacrifice^H2076^(H8799) flesh^H1320 for the sacrifices^H2077 of mine offerings^H1890, and eat^H398^(H8799) it; but the LORD^H3068 accepteth^H7521^(H8804) them not; now will he remember^H2142^(H8799) their iniquity^H5771, and visit^H6485^(H8799) their sins^H2403: they shall return^H7725^(H8799) to Egypt^H4714.

¹⁴ For Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; and Judah has multiplied fortified cities; but I will send a fire on his cities, and it will devour its fortresses.”

KJVFor Israel^H3478 hath forgotten^H7911^(H8799) his Maker^H6213^(H8802), and buildeth^H1129^(H8799) temples^H1964; and Judah^H3063 hath multiplied^H7235^(H8689) fenced^H1219^(H8803) cities^H5892: but I will send^H7971^(H8765) a fire^H784 upon his cities^H5892, and it shall devour^H398^(H8804) the palaces^H759 thereof.

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