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[Hosea 1]
1:1C The word1697 of the LORD3068 that came unto Hosea,1954 the son1121 of Beeri,882 in the days3117 of Uzziah,5818 Jotham,3147 Ahaz,271 [and] Hezekiah,3169 kings4428 of Judah,3063 and in the days3117 of Jeroboam3379 the son1121 of Joash,3101 king4428 of Israel.
1:2C The beginning8462 of the word1696 of the LORD3068 by Hosea.1954 And the LORD3068 said559 to Hosea,1954 Go,3212 take3947 unto thee a wife802 of whoredoms2183 and children3206 of whoredoms:2183 for the land776 hath committed great2181 whoredom,2181 [departing] from310 the LORD.
1:3C So he went3212 and took3947 Gomer1586 the daughter1323 of Diblaim;1691 which conceived,2029 and bare3205 him a son.
1:4 And the LORD3068 said559 unto him, Call7121 his name8034 Jezreel;3157 for yet a little4592 [while], and I will avenge6485 the blood1818 of Jezreel3157 upon the house1004 of Jehu,3058 and will cause to cease7673 the kingdom4468 of the house1004 of Israel.
1:5 And it shall come to pass at that day,3117 that I will break7665 the bow7198 of Israel3478 in the valley6010 of Jezreel.
1:6C And she conceived again,2029 and bare3205 a daughter.1323 And [God] said559 unto him, Call7121 her name8034 Loruhamah:3819 for I will no more3254 have mercy7355 upon the house1004 of Israel;3478 but I will utterly5375 take them away.
1:7 But I will have mercy7355 upon 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.
1:8 Now when she had weaned1580 Loruhamah,3819 she conceived,2029 and bare3205 a son.
1:9C Then said559 [God], Call7121 his name8034 Loammi:3818 for ye [are] not my people,
1:10C Yet the number4557 of the children1121 of Israel3478 shall be as the sand2344 of the sea,3220 which cannot be measured4058 nor numbered;5608 and it shall come to pass, [that] in the place4725 where it was said559 unto them, Ye [are] not my people,5971 [there] it shall be said559 unto them, [Ye are] the sons1121 of the living2416 God.
1:11C Then shall the children1121 of Judah3063 and the children1121 of Israel3478 be gathered6908 together,3162 and appoint7760 themselves one259 head,7218 and they shall come up5927 out of the land:776 for great1419 [shall be] the day3117 of Jezreel.
[Hosea 2]
2:1 Say559 ye unto your brethren,251 Ammi;5971 and to your sisters,269 Ruhamah.
2:2C Plead7378 with your mother,517 plead:7378 for she [is] not my wife,802 neither [am] I her husband:376 let her therefore put away5493 her whoredoms2183 out of her sight,6440 and her adulteries5005 from between her breasts;
2:3 Lest 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.
2:4 And I will not have mercy7355 upon her children;1121 for they [be] the children1121 of whoredoms.
2:5 For their mother517 hath played the harlot:2181 she that conceived2029 them hath 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 mine oil8081 and my drink.
2:6 Therefore, behold, I will hedge7753 up thy way1870 with thorns,5518 and make1443 a wall,1447 that she shall not find4672 her paths.
2:7C 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 then [was it] better2896 with me than now.
2:8 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.
2:9 Therefore will I return,7725 and take away3947 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.
2:10 And now will I discover1540 her lewdness5040 in the sight5869 of her lovers,157 and none376 shall deliver5337 her out of mine hand.
2:11 I will also cause all her mirth4885 to cease,7673 her feast days,2282 her new moons,2320 and her sabbaths,7676 and all her solemn feasts.
2:12 And I will destroy8074 her vines1612 and her fig trees,8384 whereof she hath said,559 These [are] my rewards866 that my lovers157 have given5414 me: and I will make7760 them a forest,3293 and the beasts2416 of the field7704 shall eat
2:13 And I will visit6485 upon her the days3117 of Baalim,1168 wherein she burned incense6999 to them, and she decked5710 herself with her earrings5141 and her jewels,2484 and she went3212 after310 her lovers,157 and forgat7911 me, saith5002 the LORD.
2:14C Therefore, behold, I will allure6601 her, and bring3212 her into the wilderness,4057 and speak1696 comfortably
2:15C And I will give5414 her her vineyards3754 from thence, and the valley6010 of Achor5911 for a door6607 of hope:8615 and she shall sing6030 there, as in the days3117 of her youth,5271 and as in the day3117 when she came up5927 out of the land776 of Egypt.
2:16 And it shall be at that day,3117 saith5002 the LORD,3068 [that] thou shalt call7121 me Ishi;376 and shalt call7121 me no more Baali.
2:17 For I will take away5493 the names8034 of Baalim1168 out of her mouth,6310 and they shall no more be remembered2142 by their name.
2:18C And in that day3117 will I make3772 a covenant1285 for them with the beasts2416 of the field,7704 and with the fowls5775 of heaven,8064 and [with] the creeping things7431 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 lie down7901 safely.
2:19C And I will betroth781 thee unto me for ever;5769 yea, I will betroth781 thee unto me in righteousness,6664 and in judgment,4941 and in lovingkindness,2617 and in mercies.
2:20 I will even betroth781 thee unto me in faithfulness:530 and thou shalt know3045 the LORD.
2:21C And it shall come to pass in that day,3117 I will hear,6030 saith5002 the LORD,3068 I will hear6030 the heavens,8064 and they shall hear6030 the earth;
2:22C And the earth776 shall hear6030 the corn,1715 and the wine,8492 and the oil;3323 and they shall hear6030 Jezreel.
2:23C And I will sow2232 her unto me in the earth;776 and I will have mercy7355 upon her that had not obtained mercy;73553818 and I will say559 to [them which were] not my people,5971 Thou [art] my people;5971 and they shall say,559 [Thou art] my God.
[Hosea 3]
3:1C Then said559 the LORD3068 unto me, Go3212 yet, love157 a woman802 beloved157 of [her] friend,7453 yet an adulteress,5003 according to the love160 of the LORD3068 toward the children1121 of Israel,3478 who look6437 to other312 gods,430 and love157 flagons809 of wine.
3:2C So I bought3739 her to me for fifteen62402568 [pieces] of silver,3701 and [for] an homer2563 of barley,8184 and an half homer3963 of barley:
3:3 And I said559 unto her, Thou shalt abide3427 for me many7227 days;3117 thou shalt not play the harlot,2181 and thou shalt not be1961 for [another] man:
3:4C For the children1121 of Israel3478 shall abide3427 many7227 days3117 without a king,4428 and without a prince,8269 and without a sacrifice,2077 and without an image,4676 and without an ephod,646 and [without] teraphim:
3:5C 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.
[Hosea 4]
4:1C Hear8085 the word1697 of the LORD,3068 ye children1121 of Israel:3478 for the LORD3068 hath a controversy7379 with the inhabitants3427 of the land,776 because [there is] no truth,571 nor mercy,2617 nor knowledge1847 of God430 in the land.
4:2 By swearing,422 and lying,3584 and killing,7523 and stealing,1589 and committing adultery,5003 they break out,6555 and blood1818 toucheth5060 blood.
4:3 Therefore shall the land776 mourn,56 and every one that dwelleth3427 therein shall languish,535 with the beasts2416 of the field,7704 and with the fowls5775 of heaven;8064 yea, the fishes1709 of the sea3220 also shall be taken away.
4:4 Yet let no man376 strive,7378 nor reprove3198 another:376 for thy people5971 [are] as they that strive7378 with the priest.
4:5 Therefore shalt thou fall3782 in the day,3117 and the prophet5030 also shall fall3782 with thee in the night,3915 and I will destroy1820 thy mother.
4:6C My people5971 are destroyed1820 for lack of knowledge:1847 because thou hast rejected3988 knowledge,1847 I will also reject3988 thee, that thou shalt be no priest3547 to me: seeing thou hast forgotten7911 the law8451 of thy God,430 I will also forget7911 thy children.
4:7 As they were increased,7230 so they sinned2398 against me: [therefore] will I change4171 their glory3519 into shame.
4:8 They eat up398 the sin2403 of my people,5971 and they set5375 their heart5315 on their iniquity.
4:9 And there shall be, like people,5971 like priest:3548 and I will punish6485 them for their ways,1870 and reward7725 them their doings.
4:10 For they shall eat,398 and not have enough:7646 they shall commit whoredom,2181 and shall not increase:6555 because they have left off5800 to take heed8104 to the LORD.
4:11C Whoredom2184 and wine3196 and new wine8492 take away3947 the heart.
4:12 My people5971 ask7592 counsel at their stocks,6086 and their staff4731 declareth5046 unto them: for the spirit7307 of whoredoms2183 hath caused [them] to err,8582 and they have gone a whoring2181 from under their God.
4:13C They sacrifice2076 upon the tops7218 of the mountains,2022 and burn incense6999 upon the hills,1389 under oaks437 and poplars3839 and elms,424 because the shadow6738 thereof [is] good:2896 therefore your daughters1323 shall commit whoredom,2181 and your spouses3618 shall commit adultery.
4:14C I will not punish6485 your daughters1323 when they commit whoredom,2181 nor your spouses3618 when they commit adultery:5003 for themselves are separated6504 with whores,2181 and they sacrifice2076 with harlots:6948 therefore the people5971 [that] doth not understand995 shall fall.
4:15 Though thou, Israel,3478 play the harlot,2181 [yet] let not Judah3063 offend;816 and come935 not ye unto Gilgal,1537 neither go ye up5927 to Bethaven,1007 nor swear,7650 The LORD3068 liveth.
4:16 For Israel3478 slideth back5637 as a backsliding5637 heifer:6510 now the LORD3068 will feed7462 them as a lamb3532 in a large place.
4:17C Ephraim669 [is] joined2266 to idols:6091 let him alone.
4:18 Their drink5435 is sour:5493 they have committed whoredom2181 continually:2181 her rulers4043 [with] shame7036 do love,157 Give
4:19 The wind7307 hath bound her up6887 in her wings,3671 and they shall be ashamed954 because of their sacrifices.
[Hosea 5]
5:1 Hear8085 ye this, O priests;3548 and hearken,7181 ye house1004 of Israel;3478 and give ye ear,238 O house1004 of the king;4428 for judgment4941 [is] toward you, because ye have been a snare6341 on Mizpah,4709 and a net7568 spread6566 upon Tabor.
5:2 And the revolters7846 are profound6009 to make slaughter,7819 though I [have been] a rebuker
5:3C I know3045 Ephraim,669 and Israel3478 is not hid3582 from me: for now, O Ephraim,669 thou committest whoredom,2181 [and] Israel3478 is defiled.
5:4 They will not frame5414 their doings4611 to turn7725 unto their God:430 for the spirit7307 of whoredoms2183 [is] in the midst7130 of them, and they have not known3045 the LORD.
5:5 And the pride1347 of Israel3478 doth testify6030 to his face:6440 therefore shall Israel3478 and Ephraim669 fall3782 in their iniquity;5771 Judah3063 also shall fall
5:6 They shall go3212 with their flocks6629 and with their herds1241 to seek1245 the LORD;3068 but they shall not find4672 [him]; he hath withdrawn
5:7C They have dealt treacherously898 against the LORD:3068 for they have begotten3205 strange2114 children:1121 now shall a month2320 devour398 them with their portions.
5:8 Blow8628 ye the cornet7782 in Gibeah,1390 [and] the trumpet2689 in Ramah:7414 cry aloud7321 [at] Bethaven,1007 after310 thee, O Benjamin.
5:9 Ephraim669 shall be desolate8047 in the day3117 of rebuke:8433 among the tribes7626 of Israel3478 have I made known3045 that which shall surely be.
5:10 The princes8269 of Judah3063 were like them that remove5253 the bound:1366 [therefore] I will pour out8210 my wrath5678 upon them like water.
5:11C Ephraim669 [is] oppressed6231 [and] broken7533 in judgment,4941 because he willingly2974 walked1980 after310 the commandment.
5:12 Therefore [will] I [be] unto Ephraim669 as a moth,6211 and to the house1004 of Judah3063 as rottenness.
5:13 When Ephraim669 saw7200 his sickness,2483 and Judah3063 [saw] his wound,4205 then went3212 Ephraim669 to the Assyrian,804 and sent7971 to king4428 Jareb:33777378 yet could3201 he not heal7495 you, nor cure1455 you of your wound.
5:14 For I [will be] unto Ephraim669 as a lion,7826 and as a young lion3715 to the house1004 of Judah:3063 I, [even] I, will tear2963 and go away;3212 I will take away,5375 and none shall rescue
5:15 I will go3212 [and] return7725 to my place,4725 till they acknowledge their offence,816 and seek1245 my face:6440 in their affliction6862 they will seek me early.
[Hosea 6]
6:1C Come,3212 and let us return7725 unto the LORD:3068 for he hath torn,2963 and he will heal7495 us; he hath smitten,5221 and he will bind us up.
6:2C After two days3117 will he revive2421 us: in the third7992 day3117 he will raise us up,6965 and we shall live2421 in his sight.
6:3C Then shall we know,3045 [if] we follow7291 on to know3045 the LORD:3068 his going forth4161 is prepared3559 as the morning;7837 and he shall come935 unto us as the rain,1653 as the latter4456 [and] former rain3384 unto the earth.
6:4C O Ephraim,669 what shall I do6213 unto thee? O Judah,3063 what shall I do6213 unto thee? for your goodness2617 [is] as a morning1242 cloud,6051 and as the early7925 dew2919 it goeth away.
6:5 Therefore have I hewed2672 [them] by the prophets;5030 I have slain2026 them by the words561 of my mouth:6310 and thy judgments4941 [are as] the light216 [that] goeth forth.
6:6C For I desired2654 mercy,2617 and not sacrifice;2077 and the knowledge1847 of God430 more than burnt offerings.
6:7C But they like men120 have transgressed5674 the covenant:1285 there have they dealt treacherously
6:8 Gilead1568 [is] a city7151 of them that work6466 iniquity,205 [and is] polluted6121 with blood.
6:9 And as troops1416 of robbers wait2442 for a man,376 [so] the company2267 of priests3548 murder7523 in the way1870 by consent:79267927 for they commit6213 lewdness.
6:10 I have seen7200 an horrible thing8186 in the house1004 of Israel:3478 there [is] the whoredom2184 of Ephraim,669 Israel3478 is defiled.
6:11 Also, O Judah,3063 he hath set7896 an harvest7105 for thee, when I returned7725 the captivity7622 of my people.
[Hosea 7]
7:1C 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 cometh in,935 [and] the troop1416 of robbers spoileth6584 without.
7:2 And they consider559 not in their hearts3824 [that] I remember2142 all their wickedness:7451 now their own doings4611 have beset them about;5437 they are before my face.
7:3 They make the king4428 glad8055 with their wickedness,7451 and the princes8269 with their lies.
7:4 They [are] all adulterers,5003 as an oven8574 heated1197 by the baker,644 [who] ceaseth7673 from raising5782 after he hath kneaded3888 the dough,1217 until it be leavened.
7:5 In the day3117 of our king4428 the princes8269 have made [him] sick2470 with bottles2534 of wine;3196 he stretched out4900 his hand3027 with scorners.
7:6 For they have made ready7126 their heart3820 like an oven,8574 whiles they lie in wait:693 their baker644 sleepeth3463 all the night;3915 in the morning1242 it burneth1197 as a flaming3852 fire.
7:7 They are all hot2552 as an oven,8574 and have devoured398 their judges;8199 all their kings4428 are fallen:5307 [there is] none among them that calleth
7:8 Ephraim,669 he hath mixed1101 himself among the people;5971 Ephraim669 is a cake5692 not turned.
7:9 Strangers2114 have devoured398 his strength,3581 and he knoweth3045 [it] not: yea, gray hairs7872 are here and there2236 upon him, yet he knoweth
7:10 And the pride1347 of Israel3478 testifieth6030 to his face:6440 and they do not return7725 to the LORD3068 their God,430 nor seek
7:11C Ephraim669 also is like a silly6601 dove3123 without heart:3820 they call7121 to Egypt,4714 they go1980 to Assyria.
7:12 When they shall go,3212 I will spread6566 my net7568 upon them; I will bring them down3381 as the fowls5775 of the heaven;8064 I will chastise3256 them, as their congregation5712 hath heard.
7:13 Woe188 unto them! for they have fled5074 from me: destruction7701 unto them! because they have transgressed6586 against me: though I have redeemed6299 them, yet they have spoken1696 lies
7:14 And they have not cried2199 unto me with their heart,3820 when they howled3213 upon their beds:4904 they assemble1481 themselves for corn1715 and wine,8492 [and] they rebel
7:15 Though I have bound3256 [and] strengthened2388 their arms,2220 yet do they imagine2803 mischief
7:16 They return,7725 [but] not to the most 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 derision3933 in the land776 of Egypt.
[Hosea 8]
8:1 [Set] the trumpet7782 to thy mouth.2441 [He shall come] as an eagle5404 against the house1004 of the LORD,3068 because they have transgressed5674 my covenant,1285 and trespassed6586 against my law.
8:2 Israel3478 shall cry2199 unto me, My God,430 we know
8:3 Israel3478 hath cast off2186 [the thing that is] good:2896 the enemy341 shall pursue
8:4 They have set up kings,4427 but not by me: they have made princes,7786 and I knew3045 [it] not: of their silver3701 and their gold2091 have they made6213 them idols,6091 that they may be cut off.
8:5 Thy calf,5695 O Samaria,8111 hath cast2186 [thee] off; mine anger639 is kindled2734 against them: how long [will it be] ere3808 they attain3201 to innocency?
8:6 For from Israel3478 [was] it also: the workman2796 made6213 it; therefore it [is] not God:430 but the calf5695 of Samaria8111 shall be broken in pieces.
8:7C For they have sown2232 the wind,7307 and they shall reap7114 the whirlwind:5492 it hath no stalk:7054 the bud6780 shall yield6213 no meal:7058 if194 so be it yield,6213 the strangers2114 shall swallow it up.
8:8 Israel3478 is swallowed up:1104 now shall they be among the Gentiles1471 as a vessel3627 wherein [is] no pleasure.
8:9C For they are gone up5927 to Assyria,804 a wild ass6501 alone909 by himself: Ephraim669 hath hired8566 lovers.
8:10 Yea, though they have hired8566 among the nations,1471 now will I gather6908 them, and they shall sorrow2490 a little4592 for the burden4853 of the king4428 of princes.
8:11 Because Ephraim669 hath made many7235 altars4196 to sin,2398 altars4196 shall be unto him to sin.
8:12 I have written3789 to him the great things72307239 of my law,8451 [but] they were counted2803 as a strange thing.
8:13 They sacrifice2076 flesh1320 [for] the sacrifices2077 of mine offerings,1890 and eat398 [it; but] the LORD3068 accepteth7521 them not; now will he remember2142 their iniquity,5771 and visit6485 their sins:2403 they shall return7725 to Egypt.
8:14 For Israel3478 hath forgotten7911 his Maker,6213 and buildeth1129 temples;1964 and Judah3063 hath multiplied7235 fenced1219 cities:5892 but I will send7971 a fire784 upon his cities,5892 and it shall devour398 the palaces
[Hosea 9]
9:1 Rejoice8055 not, O Israel,3478 for joy,1524 as [other] people:5971 for thou hast gone a whoring2181 from thy God,430 thou hast loved157 a reward868 upon every cornfloor.1637
9:2 The floor1637 and the winepress3342 shall not feed7462 them, and the new wine8492 shall fail
9:3C 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.
9:4 They shall not offer5258 wine3196 [offerings] to the LORD,3068 neither shall they be pleasing6149 unto him: their sacrifices2077 [shall be] unto them as the bread3899 of mourners;205 all that eat398 thereof shall be polluted:2930 for their bread3899 for their soul5315 shall not come935 into the house1004 of the LORD.
9:5 What will ye do6213 in the solemn4150 day,3117 and in the day3117 of the feast2282 of the LORD?
9:6 For, lo, they are gone1980 because of destruction:7701 Egypt4714 shall gather them up,6908 Memphis4644 shall bury6912 them: the pleasant4261 [places] for their silver,3701 nettles7057 shall possess3423 them: thorns2336 [shall be] in their tabernacles.
9:7 The days3117 of visitation6486 are come,935 the days3117 of recompence7966 are come;935 Israel3478 shall know3045 [it]: the prophet5030 [is] a fool,191 the spiritual7307 man376 [is] mad,7696 for the multitude7230 of thine iniquity,5771 and the great7227 hatred.
9:8 The watchman6822 of Ephraim669 [was] with my God:430 [but] the prophet5030 [is] a snare6341 of a fowler3352 in all his ways,1870 [and] hatred4895 in the house1004 of his God.
9:9C They have deeply6009 corrupted7843 [themselves], as in the days3117 of Gibeah:1390 [therefore] he will remember2142 their iniquity,5771 he will visit6485 their sins.
9:10 I found4672 Israel3478 like grapes6025 in the wilderness;4057 I saw7200 your fathers1 as the firstripe1063 in the fig tree8384 at her first time:7225 [but] they went935 to Baalpeor,1187 and separated5144 themselves unto [that] shame;1322 and [their] abominations8251 were according as they loved.
9:11 [As for] Ephraim,669 their glory3519 shall fly away5774 like a bird,5775 from the birth,3205 and from the womb,990 and from the conception.
9:12 Though they bring up1431 their children,1121 yet will I bereave7921 them, [that there shall] not [be] a man120 [left]: yea, woe188 also to them when I depart
9:13 Ephraim,669 as I saw7200 Tyrus,6865 [is] planted8362 in a pleasant place:5116 but Ephraim669 shall bring forth3318 his children1121 to the murderer.
9:14 Give5414 them, O LORD:3068 what wilt thou give?5414 give5414 them a miscarrying7921 womb7358 and dry6784 breasts.
9:15 All their wickedness7451 [is] in Gilgal:1537 for there I hated8130 them: for the wickedness7455 of their doings4611 I will drive them out1644 of mine house,1004 I will love160 them no more:3254 all their princes8269 [are] revolters.
9:16 Ephraim669 is smitten,5221 their root8328 is dried up,3001 they shall bear6213 no fruit:6529 yea, though they bring forth,3205 yet will I slay4191 [even] the beloved4261 [fruit] of their womb.
9:17 My God430 will cast them away,3988 because they did not hearken8085 unto him: and they shall be wanderers5074 among the nations.
[Hosea 10]
10:1 Israel3478 [is] an empty1238 vine,1612 he bringeth forth7737 fruit6529 unto himself: according to the multitude7230 of his fruit6529 he hath increased7235 the altars;4196 according to the goodness2896 of his land776 they have made goodly2895 images.
10:2 Their heart3820 is divided;2505 now shall they be found faulty:816 he shall break down6202 their altars,4196 he shall spoil7703 their images.
10:3 For now they shall say,559 We have no king,4428 because we feared3372 not the LORD;3068 what then should a king4428 do
10:4 They have spoken1696 words,1697 swearing422 falsely7723 in making3772 a covenant:1285 thus judgment4941 springeth up6524 as hemlock7219 in the furrows8525 of the field.
10:5 The inhabitants7934 of Samaria8111 shall fear1481 because of the calves5697 of Bethaven:1007 for the people5971 thereof shall mourn56 over it, and the priests3649 thereof [that] rejoiced1523 on it, for the glory3519 thereof, because it is departed
10:6C It shall be also carried2986 unto Assyria804 [for] a present4503 to king4428 Jareb:3377 Ephraim669 shall receive3947 shame,1317 and Israel3478 shall be ashamed954 of his own counsel.
10:7 [As for] Samaria,8111 her king4428 is cut off1820 as the foam7110 upon6440 the water.
10:8C The high places1116 also of Aven,206 the sin2403 of Israel,3478 shall be destroyed:8045 the thorn6975 and the thistle1863 shall come up5927 on their altars;4196 and they shall say559 to the mountains,2022 Cover3680 us; and to the hills,1389 Fall
10:9 O Israel,3478 thou hast sinned2398 from the days3117 of Gibeah:1390 there they stood:5975 the battle4421 in Gibeah1390 against the children1121 of iniquity5932 did not overtake
10:10 [It is] in my desire185 that I should chastise3256 them; and the people5971 shall be gathered622 against them, when they shall bind631 themselves in their two8147 furrows.
10:11 And Ephraim669 [is as] an heifer5697 [that is] taught,3925 [and] loveth157 to tread out1758 [the corn]; but I passed over5674 upon her fair2898 neck:6677 I will make Ephraim669 to ride;7392 Judah3063 shall plow,2790 [and] Jacob3290 shall break his clods.
10:12 Sow2232 to yourselves in righteousness,6666 reap7114 in6310 mercy;2617 break up5214 your fallow ground:5215 for [it is] time6256 to seek1875 the LORD,3068 till he come935 and rain3384 righteousness
10:13 Ye have plowed2790 wickedness,7562 ye have reaped7114 iniquity;5766 ye have eaten398 the fruit6529 of lies:3585 because thou didst trust982 in thy way,1870 in the multitude7230 of thy mighty men.
10:14 Therefore shall a tumult7588 arise6965 among thy people,5971 and all thy fortresses4013 shall be spoiled,7703 as Shalman8020 spoiled7701 Betharbel1009 in the day3117 of battle:4421 the mother517 was dashed in pieces7376 upon [her] children.
10:15 So3602 shall Bethel1008 do6213 unto you because6440 of your great7451 wickedness:7451 in a morning7837 shall the king4428 of Israel3478 utterly1820 be cut off.
[Hosea 11]
11:1C When Israel3478 [was] a child,5288 then I loved157 him, and called7121 my son1121 out of Egypt.
11:2 [As] they called7121 them, so they went1980 from them:6440 they sacrificed2076 unto Baalim,1168 and burned incense6999 to graven images.
11:3C I taught8637 Ephraim669 also to go,8637 taking3947 them by their arms;2220 but they knew3045 not that I healed
11:4C I drew4900 them with cords2256 of a man,120 with bands5688 of love:160 and I was to them as they that take off7311 the yoke5923 on their jaws,3895 and I laid5186 meat
11:5 He shall not return7725 into the land776 of Egypt,4714 but the Assyrian804 shall be his king,4428 because they refused3985 to return.
11:6 And the sword2719 shall abide2342 on his cities,5892 and shall consume3615 his branches,905 and devour398 [them], because of their own counsels.
11:7 And my people5971 are bent8511 to backsliding4878 from me: though they called7121 them to the most High,5920 none at all3162 would exalt
11:8C How shall I give thee up,5414 Ephraim?669 [how] shall I deliver4042 thee, Israel?3478 how shall I make5414 thee as Admah?126 [how] shall I set7760 thee as Zeboim?6636 mine heart3820 is turned2015 within me, my repentings5150 are kindled3648 together.
11:9 I will not execute6213 the fierceness2740 of mine anger,639 I will not return7725 to destroy7843 Ephraim:669 for I [am] God,410 and not man;376 the Holy One6918 in the midst7130 of thee: and I will not enter935 into the city.
11:10C They shall walk3212 after310 the LORD:3068 he shall roar7580 like a lion:738 when he shall roar,7580 then the children1121 shall tremble2729 from the west.
11:11C 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 saith5002 the LORD.
11:12 Ephraim669 compasseth5437 me about with lies,3585 and the house1004 of Israel3478 with deceit:4820 but Judah3063 yet ruleth7300 with God,410 and is faithful539 with the saints.
[Hosea 12]
12:1C Ephraim669 feedeth7462 on wind,7307 and followeth7291 after the east wind:6921 he daily3117 increaseth7235 lies3577 and desolation;7701 and they do make3772 a covenant1285 with the Assyrians,804 and oil8081 is carried2986 into Egypt.
12:2C The LORD3068 hath also a controversy7379 with Judah,3063 and will punish6485 Jacob3290 according to his ways;1870 according to his doings4611 will he recompense
12:3 He took his brother251 by the heel6117 in the womb,990 and by his strength202 he had power8280 with God:
12:4C Yea, he had power7786 over the angel,4397 and prevailed:3201 he wept,1058 and made supplication2603 unto him: he found4672 him [in] Bethel,1008 and there he spake
12:5 Even the LORD3068 God430 of hosts;6635 the LORD3068 [is] his memorial.
12:6 Therefore turn7725 thou to thy God:430 keep8104 mercy2617 and judgment,4941 and wait6960 on thy God430 continually.
12:7 [He is] a merchant,3667 the balances3976 of deceit4820 [are] in his hand:3027 he loveth157 to oppress.
12:8 And Ephraim669 said,559 Yet I am become rich,6238 I have found me out4672 substance:202 [in] all my labours3018 they shall find4672 none iniquity5771 in me that [were] sin.
12:9 And I [that am] the LORD3068 thy God430 from the land776 of Egypt4714 will yet make thee to dwell3427 in tabernacles,168 as in the days3117 of the solemn feast.
12:10 I have also spoken1696 by the prophets,5030 and I have multiplied7235 visions,2377 and used similitudes,1819 by the ministry3027 of the prophets.
12:11 [Is there] iniquity205 [in] Gilead?1568 surely they are vanity:7723 they sacrifice2076 bullocks7794 in Gilgal;1537 yea, their altars4196 [are] as heaps1530 in the furrows8525 of the fields.
12:12 And Jacob3290 fled1272 into the country7704 of Syria,758 and Israel3478 served5647 for a wife,802 and for a wife802 he kept
12:13 And by a prophet5030 the LORD3068 brought5927 Israel3478 out of Egypt,4714 and by a prophet5030 was he preserved.
12:14 Ephraim669 provoked [him] to anger3707 most bitterly:8563 therefore shall he leave5203 his blood1818 upon him, and his reproach2781 shall his Lord113 return
[Hosea 13]
13:1C When Ephraim669 spake1696 trembling,7578 he exalted5375 himself in Israel;3478 but when he offended816 in Baal,1168 he died.
13:2C And now they sin2398 more and more,3254 and have made6213 them molten images4541 of their silver,3701 [and] idols6091 according to their own understanding,8394 all of it the work4639 of the craftsmen:2796 they say559 of them, Let the men120 that sacrifice2076 kiss5401 the calves.
13:3 Therefore they shall be as the morning1242 cloud,6051 and as the early7925 dew2919 that passeth away,1980 as the chaff4671 [that] is driven with the whirlwind5590 out of the floor,1637 and as the smoke6227 out of the chimney.
13:4C Yet I [am] the LORD3068 thy God430 from the land776 of Egypt,4714 and thou shalt know3045 no god430 but me:2108 for [there is] no saviour3467 beside me.
13:5 I did know3045 thee in the wilderness,4057 in the land776 of great drought.
13:6 According to their pasture,4830 so were they filled;7646 they were filled,7646 and their heart3820 was exalted;7311 therefore have they forgotten
13:7 Therefore I will be unto them as a lion:7826 as a leopard5246 by the way1870 will I observe
13:8 I will meet6298 them as a bear1677 [that is] bereaved7909 [of her whelps], and will rend7167 the caul5458 of their heart,3820 and there will I devour398 them like a lion:3833 the wild7704 beast2416 shall tear
13:9C O Israel,3478 thou hast destroyed7843 thyself; but in me [is] thine help.
13:10C I will165 be thy king:4428 where645 [is any other] that may save3467 thee in all thy cities?5892 and thy judges8199 of whom thou saidst,559 Give5414 me a king4428 and princes?
13:11C I gave5414 thee a king4428 in mine anger,639 and took3947 [him] away in my wrath.
13:12 The iniquity5771 of Ephraim669 [is] bound up;6887 his sin2403 [is] hid.
13:13 The sorrows2256 of a travailing woman3205 shall come935 upon him: he [is] an unwise2450 son;1121 for he should not stay5975 long6256 in [the place of] the breaking forth4866 of children.
13:14C I will ransom6299 them from the power3027 of the grave;7585 I will redeem1350 them from death:4194 O death,4194 I will165 be thy plagues;1698 O grave,7585 I will165 be thy destruction:6987 repentance5164 shall be hid5641 from mine eyes.
13:15 Though he be fruitful6500 among [his] brethren,251 an east wind6921 shall come,935 the wind7307 of the LORD3068 shall come up5927 from the wilderness,4057 and his spring4726 shall become dry,954 and his fountain4599 shall be dried up:2717 he shall spoil8154 the treasure214 of all pleasant2532 vessels.
13:16 Samaria8111 shall become desolate;816 for she hath rebelled4784 against her God:430 they shall fall5307 by the sword:2719 their infants5768 shall be dashed in pieces,7376 and their women with child2030 shall be ripped up.
[Hosea 14]
14:1C O Israel,3478 return7725 unto the LORD3068 thy God;430 for thou hast fallen3782 by thine iniquity.
14:2C Take3947 with you words,1697 and turn7725 to the LORD:3068 say559 unto him, Take away5375 all iniquity,5771 and receive3947 [us] graciously:2896 so will we render7999 the calves6499 of our lips.
14:3C Asshur804 shall not save3467 us; we will not ride7392 upon horses:5483 neither will we say559 any more to the work4639 of our hands,3027 [Ye are] our gods:430 for in thee the fatherless3490 findeth mercy.
14:4C I will heal7495 their backsliding,4878 I will love157 them freely:5071 for mine anger639 is turned away
14:5C I will be as the dew2919 unto Israel:3478 he shall grow6524 as the lily,7799 and cast forth5221 his roots8328 as Lebanon.
14:6C His branches3127 shall spread,3212 and his beauty1935 shall be as the olive tree,2132 and his smell7381 as Lebanon.
14:7C 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 wine3196 of Lebanon.
14:8C Ephraim669 [shall say], What have I to do any more with idols?6091 I have heard6030 [him], and observed7789 him: I [am] like a green7488 fir tree.1265 From me is thy fruit6529 found.
14:9C Who [is] wise,2450 and he shall understand995 these [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 fall