1 The word1697 of the LORD3068 that came1961 to Hosea,1954 the son1121 of Beeri,882 in the days3117 of Uzziah,5818 Jotham,3147 Ahaz,271 and Hezekiah,2396 kings4428 of Judah,3063 and in the days3117 of Jeroboam3379 the son1121 of Joash,3101 king4428 of Israel.3478
2 The beginning8462 of the word1697 of the LORD3068 by Hosea.1954 And the LORD3068 said559 to Hosea,1954 Go,3212 take3947 to you a wife802 of prostitutions2183 and children3206 of prostitutions:2183 for the land776 has committed2181 great prostitution,2181 departing from the LORD.3068
3 So he went3212 and took3947 Gomer1586 the daughter1323 of Diblaim;1691 which conceived,2029 and bore3205 him a son.1121
4 And the LORD3068 said559 to him, Call7121 his name8034 Jezreel;3157 for yet5750 a little4592 while, and I will avenge6485 the blood1818 of Jezreel3157 on the house1004 of Jehu,3058 and will cause to cease7673 the kingdom4468 of the house1004 of Israel.3478
5 And it shall come1961 to pass at that day,3117 that I will break7665 the bow7198 of Israel,3478 in the valley6010 of Jezreel.3157
6 And she conceived2029 again,5750 and bore3205 a daughter.1323 And God said559 to him, Call7121 her name8034 Loruhamah:3819 for I will no3808 more5750 have mercy7355 on the house1004 of Israel;3478 but I will utterly take5375 them away.
7 But I will have mercy7355 on the house1004 of Judah,3063 and will save3467 them by the LORD3068 their God,430 and will not save3467 them by bow,7198 nor by sword,2719 nor by battle,4421 by horses,5483 nor by horsemen.6571
8 Now when she had weaned1580 Loruhamah,3819 she conceived,2029 and bore3205 a son.1121
9 Then said559 God, Call7121 his name8034 Loammi:3818 for you are not my people,5971 and I will not be your God.
10 Yet the number4557 of the children1121 of Israel3478 shall be as the sand2344 of the sea,3220 which834 cannot3808 be measured4058 nor3808 numbered;5608 and it shall come1961 to pass, that in the place4725 where834 it was said559 to them, You are not my people,5971 there it shall be said559 to them, You are the sons1121 of the living2416 God.410
11 Then shall the children1121 of Judah3063 and the children1121 of Israel3478 be gathered6908 together,3162 and appoint7760 themselves1992 one259 head,7218 and they shall come5927 up out of the land:776 for great1419 shall be the day3117 of Jezreel.3157
1 Say559 you to your brothers,251 Ammi;5971 and to your sisters,269 Ruhamah.7355
2 Plead7378 with your mother,517 plead:7378 for she is not my wife,802 neither3808 am I her husband:376 let her therefore put5493 away5493 her prostitutions2183 out of her sight,6440 and her adulteries5005 from between996 her breasts;7699
3 Lest6435 I strip6584 her naked,6174 and set3322 her as in the day3117 that she was born,3205 and make7760 her as a wilderness,4057 and set7896 her like a dry6723 land,776 and slay4191 her with thirst.6772
4 And I will not have mercy7355 on her children;1121 for they be the children1121 of prostitutions.2183
5 For their mother517 has played the harlot:2181 she that conceived2029 them has done shamefully:3001 for she said,559 I will go3212 after310 my lovers,157 that give5414 me my bread3899 and my water,4325 my wool6785 and my flax,6593 my oil8081 and my drink.8250
6 Therefore,3651 behold,2005 I will hedge7753 up your way1870 with thorns,5518 and make1443 a wall,1447 that she shall not find4672 her paths.5410
7 And she shall follow7291 after her lovers,157 but she shall not overtake5381 them; and she shall seek1245 them, but shall not find4672 them: then shall she say,559 I will go3212 and return7725 to my first7223 husband;376 for then227 was it better2896 with me than now.6258
8 For she did not know3045 that I gave5414 her corn,1715 and wine,8492 and oil,3323 and multiplied7235 her silver3701 and gold,2091 which they prepared6213 for Baal.1168
9 Therefore3651 will I return,7725 and take3947 away my corn1715 in the time6256 thereof, and my wine8492 in the season4150 thereof, and will recover5337 my wool6785 and my flax6593 given to cover3680 her nakedness.6172
10 And now6258 will I discover1540 her lewdness5040 in the sight5869 of her lovers,157 and none3808 shall deliver5337 her out of my hand.3027
11 I will also cause all3605 her mirth4885 to cease,7673 her feast2282 days, her new2320 moons,2320 and her sabbaths,7676 and all3605 her solemn4150 feasts.4150
12 And I will destroy8074 her vines1612 and her fig8384 trees, whereof834 she has said,559 These1992 are my rewards866 that my lovers157 have given5414 me: and I will make7760 them a forest,3293 and the beasts2416 of the field7704 shall eat398 them.
13 And I will visit6485 on her the days3117 of Baalim,1168 wherein834 she burned6999 incense6999 to them, and she decked5710 herself with her earrings5141 and her jewels,2484 and she went3212 after310 her lovers,157 and forgot7911 me, said5002 the LORD.3068
14 Therefore,3651 behold,2009 I will allure6601 her, and bring1980 her into the wilderness,4057 and speak1696 comfortably5921 3820 to her.
15 And I will give5414 her her vineyards3754 from there,8033 and the valley6010 of Achor5911 for a door6607 of hope:8615 and she shall sing6030 there,8033 as in the days3117 of her youth,5271 and as in the day3117 when she came5927 up out of the land776 of Egypt.4714
16 And it shall be at that day,3117 said5002 the LORD,3068 that you shall call7121 me Ishi;376 and shall call7121 me no3808 more5750 Baali.1180
17 For I will take5493 away5493 the names8034 of Baalim1168 out of her mouth,6310 and they shall no3808 more5750 be remembered2142 by their name.8034
18 And in that day3117 will I make3772 a covenant1285 for them with the beasts2416 of the field 7704and with the fowls5775 of heaven,8064 and with the creeping7431 things of the ground:127 and I will break7665 the bow7198 and the sword2719 and the battle4421 out of the earth,776 and will make them to lie7901 down7901 safely.983
19 And I will betroth781 you to me for ever;5769 yes, I will betroth781 you to me in righteousness,6664 and in judgment,4941 and in loving kindness,2617 and in mercies.7356
20 I will even betroth781 you to me in faithfulness:530 and you shall know3045 the LORD.3068
21 And it shall come1961 to pass in that day,3117 I will hear,6030 said5002 the LORD,3068 I will hear6030 the heavens,8064 and they shall hear6030 the earth;776
22 And the earth776 shall hear6030 the corn,1715 and the wine,8492 and the oil;3323 and they shall hear6030 Jezreel.3157
23 And I will sow2232 her to me in the earth;776 and I will have mercy7355 on her that had not obtained5375 mercy;7355 and I will say559 to them which were not my people,5971 You are my people;5971 and they shall say,559 You are my God.430
1 Then said559 the LORD3068 to me, Go3212 yet,5750 love157 a woman802 beloved157 of her friend,7453 yet an adulteress,5003 according to the love160 of the LORD3068 toward854 the children1121 of Israel,3478 who1992 look6437 to other312 gods,430 and love157 flagons809 of wine.6025
2 So I bought3739 her to me for fifteen2568 6240 pieces of silver,3701 and for an homer2563 of barley,8184 and an half homer3963 of barley:8184
3 And I said559 to her, You shall abide3427 for me many7227 days;3117 you shall not play the harlot,2181 and you shall not be for another man:376 so1571 will I also1571 be for you.
4 For the children1121 of Israel3478 shall abide3427 many7227 days3117 without369 a king,4428 and without369 a prince,8269 and without369 a sacrifice,2077 and without369 an image,6755 and without369 an ephod,646 and without teraphim:8655
5 Afterward310 shall the children1121 of Israel3478 return,7725 and seek1245 the LORD3068 their God,430 and David1732 their king;4428 and shall fear6342 the LORD3068 and his goodness2898 in the latter319 days.3117
1 Hear8085 the word1697 of the LORD,3068 you children1121 of Israel:3478 for the LORD3068 has a controversy7379 with the inhabitants3427 of the land,776 because3588 there is no369 truth,571 nor369 mercy,2617 nor369 knowledge1847 of God430 in the land.776
2 By swearing,422 and lying,3584 and killing,7523 and stealing,1589 and committing5003 adultery,5003 they break6555 out, and blood1818 touches5060 blood.1818
3 Therefore5921 3651 shall the land776 mourn,56 and every3605 one that dwells3427 therein shall languish,535 with the beasts2416 of the field,7704 and with the fowls5775 of heaven;8064 yes,1571 the fishes1709 of the sea3220 also1571 shall be taken622 away.
4 Yet389 let no408 man376 strive,7378 nor408 reprove3198 another:376 for your people5971 are as they that strive7378 with the priest.3548
5 Therefore shall you fall3782 in the day,3117 and the prophet5030 also1571 shall fall3782 with you in the night,3915 and I will destroy1820 your mother.517
6 My people5971 are destroyed1820 for lack1097 of knowledge:1847 because3588 you have rejected3988 knowledge,1847 I will also reject3988 you, that you shall be no priest3547 to me: seeing you have forgotten7911 the law8451 of your God,430 I will also1571 forget7911 your children.1121
7 As they were increased,7230 so3651 they sinned2398 against me: therefore will I change4171 their glory3519 into shame.7036
8 They eat398 up the sin2403 of my people,5971 and they set5375 their heart5315 on413 their iniquity.5771
9 And there shall be, like people,5971 like priest:3548 and I will punish6485 them for their ways,1870 and reward7725 them their doings.4611
10 For they shall eat,398 and not have enough:7646 they shall commit2181 prostitution,2181 and shall not increase:6555 because3588 they have left5800 off to take heed8104 to the LORD.3068
11 Prostitution2184 and wine3196 and new8492 wine8492 take3947 away the heart.3820
12 My people5971 ask7592 counsel at their stocks,6086 and their staff4731 declares5046 to them: for the spirit7307 of prostitutions2183 has caused them to err,8582 and they have gone a whoring2181 from under8478 their God.430
13 They sacrifice2076 on the tops7218 of the mountains,2022 and burn6999 incense6999 on the hills,1389 under8478 oaks437 and poplars3839 and elms,424 because3588 the shadow6738 thereof is good:2896 therefore5921 3651 your daughters1323 shall commit2181 prostitution,2181 and your spouses3618 shall commit5003 adultery.5003
14 I will not punish6485 your daughters1323 when3588 they commit2181 prostitution,2181 nor your spouses3618 when3588 they commit5003 adultery:5003 for themselves1992 are separated6504 with whores,2181 and they sacrifice2076 with harlots:6948 therefore the people5971 that does not understand995 shall fall.3832
15 Though518 you, Israel,3478 play the harlot,2181 yet let not Judah3063 offend;816 and come935 not you to Gilgal,1537 neither408 go5927 you up to Bethaven,1007 nor408 swear,7650 The LORD3068 lives.2416
16 For Israel3478 slides5637 back5637 as a backsliding5637 heifer:6510 now6258 the LORD3068 will feed7462 them as a lamb3532 in a large4800 place.
17 Ephraim669 is joined2266 to idols:6091 let him alone.
18 Their drink5435 is sour:5493 they have committed2181 prostitution2181 continually: her rulers4043 with shame7036 do love,157 Give3051 you.
19 The wind7307 has bound6887 her up in her wings,3671 and they shall be ashamed954 because of their sacrifices.2077
1 Hear8085 you this,2063 O priests;3548 and listen,7181 you house1004 of Israel;3478 and give you ear,238 O house1004 of the king;4428 for judgment4941 is toward you, because3588 you have been1961 a snare6341 on Mizpah,4709 and a net7568 spread6566 on Tabor.8396
2 And the rebels7846 are profound6009 to make slaughter,7819 though I have been a rebuker4148 of them all.3605
3 I know3045 Ephraim,669 and Israel3478 is not hid3582 from me: for now, O Ephraim,669 you commit2181 prostitution,2181 and Israel3478 is defiled.2930
4 They will not frame5414 their doings4611 to turn7725 to their God:430 for the spirit7307 of prostitutions2183 is in the middle7130 of them, and they have not known3045 the LORD.3068
5 And the pride1347 of Israel3478 does testify6030 to his face:6440 therefore shall Israel3478 and Ephraim669 fall3782 in their iniquity:5771 Judah3063 also1571 shall fall3782 with them.
6 They shall go3212 with their flocks6629 and with their herds1241 to seek1245 the LORD;3068 but they shall not find4672 him; he has withdrawn2502 himself from them.
7 They have dealt treacherously898 against the LORD:3068 for they have begotten3205 strange2114 children:1121 now6258 shall a month2320 devour398 them with their portions.2506
8 Blow8628 you the cornet7782 in Gibeah,1390 and the trumpet2689 in Ramah:7414 cry7321 aloud7321 at Bethaven,1007 after310 you, O Benjamin.1144
9 Ephraim669 shall be desolate8047 in the day3117 of rebuke:8433 among the tribes7626 of Israel3478 have I made known3045 that which shall surely539 be.
10 The princes8269 of Judah3063 were like them that remove5253 the bound:1366 therefore I will pour8210 out my wrath5678 on them like water.4325
11 Ephraim669 is oppressed6231 and broken7533 in judgment,4941 because3588 he willingly2974 walked1980 after310 the commandment.6673
12 Therefore will I be to Ephraim669 as a moth,6211 and to the house1004 of Judah3063 as rottenness.7538
13 When Ephraim669 saw7200 his sickness,2483 and Judah3063 saw his wound,4205 then went3212 Ephraim669 to the Assyrian,804 and sent7971 to king4428 Jareb:3377 yet could3201 he not heal7495 you, nor3808 cure1455 you of your wound.4205
14 For I will be to Ephraim669 as a lion,7826 and as a young3715 lion3715 to the house1004 of Judah:3063 I, even I, will tear2963 and go3212 away; I will take5375 away, and none369 shall rescue5337 him.
15 I will go3212 and return7725 to my place,4725 till5704 they acknowledge their offense,816 and seek1245 my face:6440 in their affliction6862 they will seek7836 me early.7836
1 Come,3212 and let us return7725 to the LORD:3068 for he has torn,2963 and he will heal7495 us; he has smitten,5221 and he will bind2280 us up.
2 After two days3117 will he revive2421 us: in the third7992 day3117 he will raise6965 us up, and we shall live2421 in his sight.6440
3 Then shall we know,3045 if we follow7291 on to know3045 the LORD:3068 his going4161 forth4161 is prepared3559 as the morning;7837 and he shall come935 to us as the rain,1653 as the latter4456 and former3138 rain3384 to the earth.776
4 O Ephraim,669 what4100 shall I do6213 to you? O Judah,3063 what4100 shall I do6213 to you? for your goodness2617 is as a morning1242 cloud,6051 and as the early7925 dew2919 it goes1980 away.
5 Therefore5921 3651 have I hewed2672 them by the prophets;5030 I have slain2026 them by the words561 of my mouth:6310 and your judgments4941 are as the light216 that goes3318 forth.3318
6 For I desired2654 mercy,2617 and not sacrifice;2077 and the knowledge1847 of God430 more than burnt5930 offerings.
7 But they like men120 have transgressed5674 the covenant:1285 there8033 have they dealt treacherously898 against me.
8 Gilead1568 is a city7151 of them that work6466 iniquity,205 and is polluted6121 with blood.1818
9 And as troops1416 of robbers wait2442 for a man,376 so the company2267 of priests3548 murder7523 in the way1870 by consent:7926 for they commit6213 lewdness.2154
10 I have seen7200 an horrible8186 thing in the house1004 of Israel:3478 there8033 is the prostitution2184 of Ephraim,669 Israel3478 is defiled.2930
11 Also,1571 O Judah,3063 he has set7896 an harvest7105 for you, when I returned7725 the captivity7622 of my people.5971
1 When I would have healed7495 Israel,3478 then the iniquity5771 of Ephraim669 was discovered,1540 and the wickedness7451 of Samaria:8111 for they commit6466 falsehood;8267 and the thief1590 comes935 in, and the troop1416 of robbers spoils6584 without.2351
2 And they consider559 not in their hearts3824 that I remember2142 all3605 their wickedness:7451 now their own doings4611 have beset5437 them about;5437 they are before5048 my face.6440
3 They make the king4428 glad8056 with their wickedness,7451 and the princes8269 with their lies.3585
4 They are all3605 adulterers,5003 as an oven8574 heated1197 by the baker,644 who ceases7673 from raising5782 after he has kneaded3888 the dough,1217 until5704 it be leavened.2557
5 In the day3117 of our king4428 the princes8269 have made him sick2470 with bottles2573 of wine;3196 he stretched4900 out his hand3027 with scorners.3945
6 For they have made ready7126 their heart3820 like an oven,8574 whiles they lie in wait:693 their baker644 sleeps3463 all3605 the night;3915 in the morning1242 it burns1197 as a flaming3852 fire.784
7 They are all3605 hot2552 as an oven,8574 and have devoured398 their judges;8199 all3605 their kings4428 are fallen:5307 there is none369 among them that calls7121 to me.
8 Ephraim,669 he has mixed1101 himself1931 among the people;5971 Ephraim669 is a cake5692 not turned.2015
9 Strangers2114 have devoured398 his strength,3581 and he knows3045 it not: yes,1571 gray7872 hairs are here2236 and there on him, yet he knows3045 not.
10 And the pride1347 of Israel3478 testifies6030 to his face:6440 and they do not return7725 to the LORD3068 their God,430 nor3808 seek1245 him for all3605 this.2063
11 Ephraim669 also is like a silly6601 dove3123 without369 heart:3820 they call7121 to Egypt,4714 they go1980 to Assyria.804
12 When834 they shall go,3212 I will spread6566 my net7568 on them; I will bring3381 them down3381 as the fowls5775 of the heaven;8064 I will chastise3256 them, as their congregation5712 has heard.8085
13 Woe188 to them! for they have fled5074 from me: destruction7701 to them! because3588 they have transgressed6586 against me: though I have redeemed6299 them, yet they have spoken1696 lies3576 against5921 me.
14 And they have not cried2199 to me with their heart,3820 when3588 they howled3213 on their beds:4904 they assemble1481 themselves for corn1715 and wine,8492 and they rebel5493 against me.
15 Though I have bound3256 and strengthened2388 their arms,2220 yet do they imagine2803 mischief7451 against413 me.
16 They return,7725 but not to the most5920 High:5920 they are like a deceitful7423 bow:7198 their princes8269 shall fall5307 by the sword2719 for the rage2195 of their tongue:3956 this2097 shall be their derision3932 in the land776 of Egypt.4714
1 Set the trumpet7782 to your mouth.2441 He shall come as an eagle5404 against5921 the house1004 of the LORD,3068 because3282 they have transgressed5674 my covenant,1285 and trespassed against5921 my law.8451
2 Israel3478 shall cry2199 to me, My God,430 we know3045 you.
3 Israel3478 has cast2186 off the thing that is good:2896 the enemy341 shall pursue7291 him.
4 They have set up kings,4428 but not by me: they have made princes,8269 and I knew3045 it not: of their silver3701 and their gold2091 have they made6213 them idols,6091 that they may be cut3772 off.
5 Your calf,5695 O Samaria,8111 has cast2186 you off; my anger639 is kindled2734 against them: how349 long5704 will it be ere3808 they attain3201 to innocence?5356
6 For from Israel3478 was it also: the workman2796 made6213 it; therefore it is not God:430 but the calf5695 of Samaria8111 shall be broken7616 in pieces.
7 For they have sown2232 the wind,7307 and they shall reap7114 the whirlwind:5492 it has no369 stalk;7054 the bud6779 shall yield6213 no369 meal:7058 if194 so be it yield,6213 the strangers2114 shall swallow1104 it up.
8 Israel3478 is swallowed1104 up: now shall they be among the Gentiles1471 as a vessel3627 wherein is no369 pleasure.2656
9 For they are gone5927 up to Assyria,804 a wild6501 ass6501 alone909 by himself: Ephraim669 has hired8566 lovers.158
10 Yes,1571 though3588 they have hired8566 among the nations,1471 now6258 will I gather6908 them, and they shall sorrow2490 a little4592 for the burden4853 of the king4428 of princes.8269
11 Because3588 Ephraim669 has made6213 many7235 altars4196 to sin,2398 altars4196 shall be to him to sin.2398
12 I have written3789 to him the great7239 things of my law,8451 but they were counted2803 as a strange2114 thing.
13 They sacrifice2076 flesh1320 for the sacrifices2077 of my offerings,1890 and eat398 it; but the LORD3068 accepts7521 them not; now6258 will he remember2142 their iniquity,5771 and visit6485 their sins:2403 they shall return7725 to Egypt.4714
14 For Israel3478 has forgotten7911 his Maker,6213 and builds1129 temples;1964 and Judah3063 has multiplied7235 fenced1219 cities:5892 but I will send7971 a fire784 on his cities,5892 and it shall devour398 the palaces759 thereof.
1 Rejoice8055 not, O Israel,3478 for joy,1524 as other people:5971 for you have gone a whoring2181 from your God,430 you have loved157 a reward868 on every3605 corn floor.1637 1715
2 The floor1637 and the wine press3342 shall not feed7462 them, and the new8492 wine8492 shall fail3584 in her.
3 They shall not dwell3427 in the LORD's3068 land;776 but Ephraim669 shall return7725 to Egypt,4714 and they shall eat398 unclean2931 things in Assyria.804
4 They shall not offer5258 wine8492 offerings to the LORD,3068 neither3808 shall they be pleasing6149 to him: their sacrifices2077 shall be to them as the bread3899 of mourners;205 all3605 that eat398 thereof shall be polluted:2930 for their bread3899 for their soul5315 shall not come935 into the house1004 of the LORD.3068
5 What4100 will you do6213 in the solemn4150 day,3117 and in the day3117 of the feast2282 of the LORD?3068
6 For, see,2009 they are gone1980 because of destruction:7701 Egypt4714 shall gather6908 them up, Memphis4644 shall bury6912 them: the pleasant4261 places for their silver,3701 nettles7057 shall possess3423 them: thorns2336 shall be in their tabernacles.168
7 The days3117 of visitation6486 are come,935 the days3117 of recompense7966 are come;935 Israel3478 shall know3045 it: the prophet5030 is a fool,191 the spiritual7307 man376 is mad,7696 for the multitude7230 of your iniquity,5771 and the great7227 hatred.4895
8 The watchman6822 of Ephraim669 was with my God:430 but the prophet5030 is a snare6341 of a fowler3353 in all3605 his ways,1870 and hatred4895 in the house1004 of his God.430
9 They have deeply6009 corrupted7843 themselves, as in the days3117 of Gibeah:1390 therefore he will remember2142 their iniquity,5771 he will visit6485 their sins.2403
10 I found4672 Israel3478 like grapes6025 in the wilderness;4057 I saw7200 your fathers1 as the first ripe1063 in the fig8384 tree at her first7225 time:7225 but they went935 to Baalpeor,1187 and separated5144 themselves to that shame;1322 and their abominations8251 were according as they loved.157
11 As for Ephraim,669 their glory3519 shall fly5774 away like a bird,5775 from the birth,3205 and from the womb,990 and from the conception.2032
12 Though3588 518 they bring1431 up their children,1121 yet will I bereave7921 them, that there shall not be a man120 left: yes,3588 woe188 also1571 to them when I depart5493 from them!
13 Ephraim,669 as I saw7200 Tyrus,6865 is planted8362 in a pleasant5116 place: but Ephraim669 shall bring3318 forth3318 his children1121 to the murderer.2026
14 Give5414 them, O LORD:3068 what4100 will you give?5414 give5414 them a miscarrying7921 womb7358 and dry6784 breasts.7699
15 All3605 their wickedness7451 is in Gilgal:1537 for there8033 I hated8130 them: for the wickedness7455 of their doings4611 I will drive1644 them out of my house,1004 I will love160 them no3808 more:3254 all3605 their princes8269 are rebels.5637
16 Ephraim669 is smitten,5221 their root8328 is dried3001 up, they shall bear6213 no1077 fruit:6529 yes,1571 though3588 they bring3205 forth,3205 yet will I slay4191 even the beloved4261 fruit of their womb.990
17 My God430 will cast3988 them away, because3588 they did not listen8085 to him: and they shall be wanderers5074 among the nations.1471
1 Israel3478 is an empty1238 vine,1612 he brings7737 forth7737 fruit6529 to himself: according to the multitude7230 of his fruit6529 he has increased7235 the altars;4196 according to the goodness2896 of his land776 they have made goodly2896 images.4676
2 Their heart3820 is divided;2505 now6258 shall they be found faulty:816 he shall break6202 down their altars,4196 he shall spoil7703 their images.4676
3 For now6258 they shall say,559 We have no369 king,4428 because3588 we feared3372 not the LORD;3068 what4100 then should a king4428 do6213 to us?
4 They have spoken1696 words,1697 swearing422 falsely7723 in making3772 a covenant:1285 thus judgment4941 springs6524 up as hemlock7219 in the furrows8525 of the field.7704
5 The inhabitants7934 of Samaria8111 shall fear1481 because of the calves5697 of Bethaven:1007 for the people5971 thereof shall mourn56 over5921 it, and the priests3649 thereof that rejoiced1523 on5921 it, for the glory3519 thereof, because3588 it is departed1540 from it.
6 It shall be also1571 carried2986 to Assyria804 for a present4503 to king4428 Jareb:3377 Ephraim669 shall receive3947 shame,1317 and Israel3478 shall be ashamed954 of his own counsel.6098
7 As for Samaria,8111 her king4428 is cut1820 off as the foam7110 on the water.4325
8 The high1116 places also of Aven,206 the sin2403 of Israel,3478 shall be destroyed:8045 the thorn6975 and the thistle1863 shall come5927 up on5921 their altars;4196 and they shall say559 to the mountains,2022 Cover3680 us; and to the hills,1389 Fall5307 on5921 us.
9 O Israel,3478 you have sinned2398 from the days3117 of Gibeah:1390 there8033 they stood:5975 the battle4421 in Gibeah1390 against5921 the children1121 of iniquity5932 did not overtake5381 them.
10 It is in my desire183 that I should chastise3256 them; and the people5971 shall be gathered622 against5921 them, when they shall bind631 themselves in their two8147 furrows.5869
11 And Ephraim669 is as an heifer5697 that is taught,3925 and loves157 to tread1758 out the corn; but I passed5674 over5674 on her fair2898 neck:6676 I will make Ephraim669 to ride;7392 Judah3063 shall plow,2790 and Jacob3290 shall break7702 his clods.7702
12 Sow2232 to yourselves in righteousness,6666 reap7114 in mercy;2617 break5214 up your fallow5215 ground: for it is time6256 to seek1875 the LORD,3068 till5704 he come935 and rain3384 righteousness6664 on you.
13 You have plowed2790 wickedness,7562 you have reaped7114 iniquity;5766 you have eaten398 the fruit6529 of lies:3585 because3588 you did trust982 in your way,1870 in the multitude7230 of your mighty1368 men.
14 Therefore shall a tumult7588 arise6965 among your people,5971 and all3605 your fortresses4013 shall be spoiled,7703 as Shalman8020 spoiled7701 Betharbel1009 in the day3117 of battle:4421 the mother517 was dashed7376 in pieces on her children.1121
15 So3602 shall Bethel1008 do6213 to you because6440 of your great7451 wickedness:7451 in a morning7837 shall the king4428 of Israel3478 utterly be cut1820 off.
1 When3588 Israel3478 was a child,5288 then I loved157 him, and called7121 my son1121 out of Egypt.4714
2 As they called7121 them, so3602 they went1980 from them: they sacrificed2076 to Baalim,1168 and burned6999 incense6999 to graven6456 images.
3 I taught8637 Ephraim669 also to go,8637 taking3947 them by their arms;2220 but they knew3045 not that I healed7495 them.
4 I drew4900 them with cords2256 of a man,120 with bands5688 of love:160 and I was to them as they that take7311 off5921 the yoke5923 on5921 their jaws,3895 and I laid5186 meat398 to them.
5 He shall not return7725 into413 the land776 of Egypt,4714 and the Assyrian804 shall be his king,4428 because3588 they refused3985 to return.7725
6 And the sword2719 shall abide2342 on his cities,5892 and shall consume3615 his branches,905 and devour398 them, because of their own counsels.4156
7 And my people5971 are bent8511 to backsliding4878 from me: though they called7121 them to the most5920 High,5920 none3808 at3162 all3162 would exalt7311 him.
8 How349 shall I give5414 you up, Ephraim?669 how shall I deliver4042 you, Israel?3478 how349 shall I make5414 you as Admah?126 how shall I set7761 you as Zeboim?6636 my heart3820 is turned2015 within me, my repentings5150 are kindled3648 together.3162
9 I will not execute6213 the fierceness2740 of my anger,639 I will not return7725 to destroy7843 Ephraim:669 for I am God,410 and not man;376 the Holy6918 One in the middle7130 of you: and I will not enter935 into the city.5892
10 They shall walk3212 after310 the LORD:3068 he shall roar7580 like a lion:738 when3588 he shall roar,7580 then the children1121 shall tremble2729 from the west.3220
11 They shall tremble2729 as a bird6833 out of Egypt,4714 and as a dove3123 out of the land776 of Assyria:804 and I will place3427 them in their houses,1004 said5002 the LORD.3068
12 Ephraim669 compasses5437 me about with lies,3585 and the house1004 of Israel3478 with deceit:4820 but Judah3063 yet5750 rules7300 with God,430 and is faithful539 with the saints.6918
1 Ephraim669 feeds7462 on wind,7307 and follows7291 after the east6921 wind: he daily3605 3117 increases7235 lies3576 and desolation;7701 and they do make3772 a covenant1285 with the Assyrians,804 and oil8081 is carried2986 into Egypt.4714
2 The LORD3068 has also a controversy7379 with Judah,3063 and will punish6485 Jacob3290 according to his ways;1870 according to his doings4611 will he recompense7725 him.
3 He took his brother251 by the heel6117 in the womb,990 and by his strength202 he had power8280 with God:430
4 Yes, he had power7786 over413 the angel,4397 and prevailed:3201 he wept,1058 and made supplication2603 to him: he found4672 him in Bethel,1008 and there8033 he spoke1696 with us;
5 Even the LORD3068 God430 of hosts;6635 the LORD3068 is his memorial.2143
6 Therefore turn7725 you to your God:430 keep8104 mercy2617 and judgment 4941and wait6960 on your God430 continually.8548
7 He is a merchant,3667 the balances3976 of deceit4820 are in his hand:3027 he loves157 to oppress.6231
8 And Ephraim669 said,559 Yet389 I am become6238 rich,6238 I have found4672 me out substance:202 in all3605 my labors3018 they shall find4672 none3808 iniquity5771 in me that were sin.2399
9 And I that am the LORD3068 your God430 from the land776 of Egypt4714 will yet5750 make you to dwell3427 in tabernacles,168 as in the days3117 of the solemn4150 feast.4150
10 I have also spoken1696 by the prophets,5030 and I have multiplied7235 visions,2377 and used similitudes,1819 by the ministry3027 of the prophets.5030
11 Is there iniquity205 in Gilead?1568 surely389 they are vanity:7723 they sacrifice2076 bullocks7794 in Gilgal;1537 yes,1571 their altars4196 are as heaps1530 in the furrows8525 of the fields.7704
12 And Jacob3290 fled1272 into the country7704 of Syria,758 and Israel3478 served5647 for a wife,802 and for a wife802 he kept8104 sheep.
13 And by a prophet5030 the LORD3068 brought5927 Israel3478 out of Egypt,4714 and by a prophet5030 was he preserved.8104
14 Ephraim669 provoked him to anger3707 most8563 bitterly:8563 therefore shall he leave5203 his blood1818 on him, and his reproach2781 shall his LORD113 return7725 to him.
1 When Ephraim669 spoke1696 trembling,7578 he exalted5375 himself1931 in Israel;3478 but when he offended816 in Baal,1168 he died.4191
2 And now6258 they sin2398 more and more, and have made6213 them molten4541 images of their silver,3701 and idols6091 according to their own understanding,8394 all3605 of it the work4639 of the craftsmen:2796 they say559 of them, Let the men120 that sacrifice2076 kiss5401 the calves.5697
3 Therefore3651 they shall be as the morning1242 cloud 6051and as the early7925 dew2919 that passes1980 away, as the chaff4671 that is driven5590 with the whirlwind5590 out of the floor,1637 and as the smoke6227 out of the chimney.699
4 Yet I am the LORD3068 your God430 from the land776 of Egypt,4714 and you shall know3045 no3808 god430 but me: for there is no369 savior3467 beside1115 me.
5 I did know3045 you in the wilderness,4057 in the land776 of great8514 drought.8514
6 According to their pasture,4830 so were they filled;7646 they were filled,7646 and their heart3820 was exalted;7311 therefore5921 3651 have they forgotten7911 me.
7 Therefore I will be to them as a lion:7826 as a leopard5246 by the way1870 will I observe7789 them:
8 I will meet6298 them as a bear1677 that is bereaved7909 of her whelps, and will rend7167 the lobe5458 of their heart,3820 and there8033 will I devour398 them like a lion:3833 the wild7704 beast2416 shall tear1234 them.
9 O Israel,3478 you have destroyed7843 yourself; but in me is your help.5828
10 I will165 be your king:4428 where645 is any other that may save3467 you in all3605 your cities?5892 and your judges8199 of whom834 you said,559 Give5414 me a king4428 and princes?8269
11 I gave5414 you a king4428 in my anger,639 and took3947 him away in my wrath.5678
12 The iniquity5771 of Ephraim669 is bound6887 up; his sin2403 is hid.6845
13 The sorrows2256 of a travailing3205 woman shall come935 on him: he is an unwise3808 2450 son;1121 for he should not stay5975 long in the place of the breaking4866 forth4866 of children.1121
14 I will ransom6299 them from the power3027 of the grave;7585 I will redeem1350 them from death:4194 O death,4194 I will165 be your plagues;1698 O grave,7585 I will165 be your destruction:6987 repentance5164 shall be hid5641 from my eyes.5869
15 Though3588 he be fruitful6500 among996 his brothers,251 an east6921 wind shall come,935 the wind7307 of the LORD3068 shall come5927 up from the wilderness,4057 and his spring4726 shall become dry,954 and his fountain4599 shall be dried2717 up: he shall spoil8154 the treasure214 of all3605 pleasant2532 vessels.3627
16 Samaria8111 shall become816 desolate;816 for she has rebelled4784 against her God:430 they shall fall5307 by the sword:2719 their infants5768 shall be dashed7376 in pieces, and their women with child2030 shall be ripped1234 up.
1 O Israel,3478 return7725 to the LORD3068 your God;430 for you have fallen3782 by your iniquity.5771
2 Take3947 with you words,1697 and turn7725 to the LORD:3068 say559 to him, Take5375 away all3605 iniquity,5771 and receive3947 us graciously:2896 so will we render7999 the calves6499 of our lips.8193
3 Asshur804 shall not save3467 us; we will not ride7392 on horses:5483 neither3808 will we say559 any more5750 to the work4639 of our hands,3027 You are our gods:430 for in you the fatherless3490 finds mercy.7355
4 I will heal7495 their backsliding,4878 I will love157 them freely:5071 for my anger639 is turned7725 away from him.
5 I will be as the dew2919 to Israel:3478 he shall grow6524 as the lily,7799 and cast5221 forth5221 his roots8328 as Lebanon.3844
6 His branches3127 shall spread,3212 and his beauty1935 shall be as the olive2132 tree, and his smell7381 as Lebanon.3844
7 They that dwell3427 under his shadow6738 shall return;7725 they shall revive2421 as the corn,1715 and grow6524 as the vine:1612 the scent2143 thereof shall be as the wine8492 of Lebanon.3844
8 Ephraim669 shall say, What4100 have I to do any more5750 with idols?6091 I have heard6030 him, and observed7789 him: I am like a green7488 fir1265 tree. From me is your fruit6529 found.4672
9 Who4310 is wise,2450 and he shall understand995 these428 things? prudent,995 and he shall know3045 them? for the ways1870 of the LORD3068 are right,3477 and the just6662 shall walk3212 in them: but the transgressors6586 shall fall3782 therein.