Hosea 9 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Hosea 10

¹Israel is a luxuriant vine that produces his fruit. According to the abundance of his fruit he has multiplied his altars. As their land has prospered, they have adorned their sacred stones.

KJVIsrael^H3478 is an empty^H1238^(H8802) vine^H1612, he bringeth forth^H7737^(H8762) fruit^H6529 unto himself: according to the multitude^H7230 of his fruit^H6529 he hath increased^H7235^(H8689) the altars^H4196; according to the goodness^H2896 of his land^H776 they have made goodly^H2895^(H8689) images^H4676.

² Their heart is divided. Now they will be found guilty. He will demolish their altars. He will destroy their sacred stones.

KJVTheir heart^H3820 is divided^H2505^(H8804); now shall they be found faulty^H816^(H8799): he shall break down^H6202^(H8799) their altars^H4196, he shall spoil^H7703^(H8779) their images^H4676.

³ Surely now they will say, “We have no king; for we don’t fear Yahweh; and the king, what can he do for us?”

KJVFor now they shall say^H559^(H8799), We have no king^H4428, because we feared^H3372^(H8804) not the LORD^H3068; what then should a king^H4428 do^H6213^(H8799) to us?

⁴ They make promises, swearing falsely in making covenants. Therefore judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.

KJVThey have spoken^H1696^(H8765) words^H1697, swearing^H422^(H8800) falsely^H7723 in making^H3772^(H8800) a covenant^H1285: thus judgment^H4941 springeth up^H6524^(H8804) as hemlock^H7219 in the furrows^H8525 of the field^H7704.

⁵ The inhabitants of Samaria will be in terror for the calves of Beth Aven, for its people will mourn over it, along with its priests who rejoiced over it, for its glory, because it has departed from it.

KJVThe inhabitants^H7934 of Samaria^H8111 shall fear^H1481^(H8799) because of the calves^H5697 of Bethaven^H1007: for the people^H5971 thereof shall mourn^H56^(H8804) over it, and the priests^H3649 thereof that rejoiced^H1523^(H8799) on it, for the glory^H3519 thereof, because it is departed^H1540^(H8804) from it.

⁶ It also will be carried to Assyria for a present to a great king. Ephraim will receive shame, and Israel will be ashamed of his own counsel.

KJVIt shall be also carried^H2986^(H8714) unto Assyria^H804 for a present^H4503 to king^H4428 Jareb^H3377: Ephraim^H669 shall receive^H3947^(H8799) shame^H1317, and Israel^H3478 shall be ashamed^H954^(H8799) of his own counsel^H6098.

⁷ Samaria and her king float away like a twig on the water.

KJVAs for Samaria^H8111, her king^H4428 is cut off^H1820^(H8738) as the foam^H7110 upon^H6440 the water^H4325.

⁸ The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, will be destroyed. The thorn and the thistle will come up on their altars. They will tell the mountains, “Cover us!” and the hills, “Fall on us!”

KJVThe high places^H1116 also of Aven^H206, the sin^H2403 of Israel^H3478, shall be destroyed^H8045^(H8738): the thorn^H6975 and the thistle^H1863 shall come up^H5927^(H8799) on their altars^H4196; and they shall say^H559^(H8804) to the mountains^H2022, Cover^H3680^(H8761) us; and to the hills^H1389, Fall^H5307^(H8798) on us.

⁹ “Israel, you have sinned from the days of Gibeah. There they remained. The battle against the children of iniquity doesn’t overtake them in Gibeah.

KJVO Israel^H3478, thou hast sinned^H2398^(H8804) from the days^H3117 of Gibeah^H1390: there they stood^H5975^(H8804): the battle^H4421 in Gibeah^H1390 against the children^H1121 of iniquity^H5932 did not overtake^H5381^(H8686) them.

¹⁰ When it is my desire, I will chastise them; and the nations will be gathered against them when they are bound to their two transgressions.

KJVIt is in my desire^H185 that I should chastise^H3256^(H8799) them; and the people^H5971 shall be gathered^H622^(H8795) against them, when they shall bind^H631^(H8800) themselves in their two^H8147 furrows^H5869.

¹¹ Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh, so I will put a yoke on her beautiful neck. I will set a rider on Ephraim. Judah will plow. Jacob will break his clods.

KJVAnd Ephraim^H669 is as an heifer^H5697 that is taught^H3925^(H8794), and loveth^H157^(H8802) to tread out^H1758^(H8800) the corn; but I passed over^H5674^(H8804) upon her fair^H2898 neck^H6677: I will make Ephraim^H669 to ride^H7392^(H8686); Judah^H3063 shall plow^H2790^(H8799), and Jacob^H3290 shall break his clods^H7702^(H8762).

¹² Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek Yahweh, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.

KJVSow^H2232^(H8798) to yourselves in righteousness^H6666, reap^H7114^(H8798) in^H6310 mercy^H2617; break up^H5214^(H8798) your fallow ground^H5215: for it is time^H6256 to seek^H1875^(H8800) the LORD^H3068, till he come^H935^(H8799) and rain^H3384^(H8686) righteousness^H6664 upon you.

¹³ You have plowed wickedness. You have reaped iniquity. You have eaten the fruit of lies, for you trusted in your way, in the multitude of your mighty men.

KJVYe have plowed^H2790^(H8804) wickedness^H7562, ye have reaped^H7114^(H8804) iniquity^H5766; ye have eaten^H398^(H8804) the fruit^H6529 of lies^H3585: because thou didst trust^H982^(H8804) in thy way^H1870, in the multitude^H7230 of thy mighty men^H1368.

¹⁴ Therefore a battle roar will arise among your people, and all your fortresses will be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth Arbel in the day of battle. The mother was dashed in pieces with her children.

KJVTherefore shall a tumult^H7588 arise^H6965^(H8804) among thy people^H5971, and all thy fortresses^H4013 shall be spoiled^H7703^(H8714), as Shalman^H8020 spoiled^H7701 Betharbel^H1009 in the day^H3117 of battle^H4421: the mother^H517 was dashed in pieces^H7376^(H8795) upon her children^H1121.

¹⁵ So Bethel will do to you because of your great wickedness. At daybreak the king of Israel will be destroyed.

KJVSo^H3602 shall Bethel^H1008 do^H6213^(H8804) unto you because^H6440 of your great^H7451 wickedness^H7451: in a morning^H7837 shall the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 utterly^H1820^(H8736) be cut off^H1820^(H8738).

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.

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