| 1:1 |
The word of Jehovahthe Lord that came untoto HoseaHose′a the son of BeeriBe e′ri in the days of UzziahUzzi′ah Jotham Ahaz and HezekiahHezeki′ah kings of Judah and in the days of JeroboamJerobo′am the son of JoashJo′ash king of Israel |
| 1:2 |
When Jehovahthe spakeLord atfirst thespoke firstthrough byHose′a Hoseathe JehovahLord said untoto HoseaHose′a Go take untoto theeyourself a wife of whoredomharlotry and have children of whoredom;harlotry for the land dothcommits commit great whoredomharlotry departingby fromforsaking Jehovahthe Lord |
| 1:3 |
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim;Dibla′im and she conceived and barebore him a son |
| 1:4 |
And Jehovahthe Lord said untoto him Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while and I will avengepunish the bloodhouse of JezreelJehu uponfor the houseblood of JehuJezreel and I will causeput an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel to cease |
| 1:5 |
And iton shall come to pass at that day that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel |
| 1:6 |
AndShe she conceived again and barebore a daughter And Jehovahthe Lord said untoto him Call her name LoNot ruhamah;pitied for I will no more have mercypity uponon the house of Israel thatto Iforgive shouldthem inat anyall wise pardon them |
| 1:7 |
But I will have mercypity uponon the house of Judah and I will savedeliver them by Jehovahthe Lord their God; andI will not savedeliver them by bow nor by sword nor by battlewar nor by horses nor by horsemen |
| 1:8 |
NowWhen when she had weaned LoNot ruhamahpitied she conceived and barebore a son |
| 1:9 |
And Jehovahthe Lord said Call his name LoNot ammi;my people for yeyou are not my people and I willam not be your God |
| 1:10 |
Yet the number of the childrenpeople of Israel shall be aslike the sand of the sea which cannotcan be neither measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass that in the place where it was said untoto them YeYou are not my people it shall be said untoto them YeSons are the sons of the living God |
| 1:11 |
And the childrenpeople of Judah and the childrenpeople of Israel shall be gathered together and they shall appoint for themselves one head; and they shall go up from the land; for great shall be the day of Jezreel |
| 2:1 |
Say yeto unto your brethrenbrother Ammi;My people and to your sisterssister RuhamahShe has obtained pity |
| 2:2 |
ContendPlead with your mother contend;plead— for she is not my wife neitherand I am Inot her husband;— andthat letshe her put away her whoredomsharlotry from her face and her adulteriesadultery from between her breasts; |
| 2:3 |
lest I strip her naked and setmake her as in the day that she was born and make her aslike a wilderness and set her like a dryparched land and slay her with thirst |
| 2:4 |
YeaUpon upon her children willalso I will have no mercy;pity forbecause they are children of whoredom; harlotry |
| 2:5 |
forFor their mother hathhas played the harlot; she that conceived them hathhas doneacted shamefully; forFor she said I will go after my lovers thatwho give me my bread and my water my wool and my flax minemy oil and my drink |
| 2:6 |
Therefore behold I will hedge up thyher way with thorns; and I will build a wall against her so that she shallcannot not find her paths |
| 2:7 |
AndShe she shall followpursue after her lovers but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them but shall not find them: thenThen she shall she say I will go and return to my first husband; for thenit was it better with me then than now |
| 2:8 |
ForAnd she did not know that it was I who gave her the grain and the new wine and the oil and multipliedwho untolavished upon her silver and gold which they used for Baal Ba′al |
| 2:9 |
Therefore I will I take back my grain in theits time thereof and my new wine in theits season; thereof and I will plucktake away my wool and my flax which shouldwere haveto coveredcover her nakedness |
| 2:10 |
AndNow nowI will I uncover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers and noneno one shall deliverrescue her out of my hand |
| 2:11 |
And I will alsoput causean end to all her mirth to cease her feasts her new moons and her sabbaths and all her solemnappointed assemblies feasts |
| 2:12 |
And I will lay waste her vines and her fig trees whereofof which she hath said These are my hire thatwhich my lovers have given me; and I will make them a forest and the beasts of the field shall eatdevour them |
| 2:13 |
And I will visitpunish upon her for the feast days of the BaalimBa′als untowhen which she burned incense whento shethem and decked herself with her earring rings and herjewelry jewels and went after her lovers and forgatforgot me saithsays Jehovahthe Lord |
| 2:14 |
Therefore behold I will allure her and bring her into the wilderness and speak comfortablytenderly untoto her |
| 2:15 |
And there I will give her her vineyards fromand thencemake and the valleyValley of Achor for a door of hope; andAnd there she shall make answer there as in the days of her youth and as inat the daytime when she came up out of the land of Egypt |
| 2:16 |
And itin shall be at that day saithsays Jehovahthe thatLord thouyou shaltwill call me IshiMy husband and shaltno longer will you call me noMy moreBa′al Baali |
| 2:17 |
For I will takeremove away the names of the BaalimBa′als outfrom of her mouth and they shall no more be mentioned by their name no more |
| 2:18 |
And inI thatwill daymake willfor Iyou make a covenant foron themthat day with the beasts of the field and with the birds of the heavensair and with the creeping things of the ground:; and I will breakabolish the bow and the sword and thewar battlefrom out of the land; and I will make themyou to lie down safelyin safety |
| 2:19 |
And I will betroth theeyou untoto me for ever; yea I will betroth theeyou untoto me in righteousness and in justice and in lovingkindnesssteadfast love and in merciesmercy |
| 2:20 |
I will even betroth theeyou untoto me in faithfulness; and thouyou shaltshall know Jehovahthe Lord |
| 2:21 |
And it shall come to pass in that day Isays willthe answerLord saith Jehovah I will answer the heavens and they shall answer the earth; |
| 2:22 |
and the earth shall answer the grain and the new wine and the oil; and they shall answer Jezreel ; |
| 2:23 |
And and I will sow herhim untofor memyself in the earth;land andAnd I will have mercypity uponon herNot thatpitied had not obtained mercy; and I will say to themNot that were not my people ThouYou artare my people; and theyhe shall say Thou art my God |
| 3:1 |
And Jehovahthe Lord said untoto me Go again love a woman who is beloved of hera friendparamour and is an adulteress; even as Jehovahthe lovethLord loves the childrenpeople of Israel though they turn untoto other gods and love cakes of raisins |
| 3:2 |
So I bought her to me for fifteen piecesshekels of silver and a homer of barley and a halflethech homer of barley; |
| 3:3 |
andAnd I said untoto her ThouYou shaltmust abidedwell as mine for me many days; thouyou shaltshall not play the harlot andor thoubelong shaltto notanother beman; any mans wife: so will I also be towardto theeyou |
| 3:4 |
For the children of Israel shall abidedwell many days without king andor without prince and without sacrifice andor without pillar and without ephod or teraphim: |
| 3:5 |
afterwardAfterward shall the children of Israel shall return and seek Jehovahthe Lord their God and David their king; and they shall come within fear untoto Jehovahthe Lord and to his goodness in the latter days |
| 4:1 |
Hear the word of Jehovahthe yeLord childrenO people of Israel; for Jehovahthe hathLord has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land becauseThere there is no truthfaithfulness noror goodnesskindness norand no knowledge of God in the land ; |
| 4:2 |
Therethere is nought but swearing andlying breaking faith and killing and stealing and committing adultery; they break outall bounds and bloodmurder touchethfollows blood murder |
| 4:3 |
Therefore shall the land mournmourns and everyall onewho thatdwell dwellethin thereinit shall languish withand also the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavensair; yeaand even the fishesfish of the sea alsoare shall be taken away |
| 4:4 |
Yet let no manone strivecontend neitherand let anynone manaccuse reprove; for thywith peopleyou areis asmy theycontention thatO strive with the priest |
| 4:5 |
AndYou thoushall shalt stumble inby the day and the prophet also shall stumble with theeyou inby the night; and I will destroy thyyour mother |
| 4:6 |
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge:; because thouyou hasthave rejected knowledge I will also reject theeyou thatfrom thoubeing shalta be no priest to me: seeingAnd thousince hastyou have forgotten the law of thyyour God I also will forget thyyour children |
| 4:7 |
AsThe more they wereincreased multipliedthe somore they sinned against me:; I will change their glory into shame |
| 4:8 |
They feed on the sin of my people; andthey setare theirgreedy heartfor on their iniquity |
| 4:9 |
And it shall be like people like priest; and I will punish them for their ways and will requite them for their doings deeds |
| 4:10 |
AndThey they shall eat andbut not havebe enoughsatisfied; they shall play the harlot andbut shall not increasemultiply; because they have leftforsaken offthe takingLord heed to Jehovahcherish harlotry |
| 4:11 |
WhoredomWine and wine and new wine take away the understanding |
| 4:12 |
My people askinquire counselof ata theirthing stockof wood and their staff declarethgives unto them; fororacles theFor a spirit of whoredomharlotry hathhas causedled them toastray err and they have playedleft thetheir harlotGod departingto fromplay underthe their God harlot |
| 4:13 |
They sacrifice uponon the tops of the mountains and burnmake incenseofferings upon the hills under oaksoak andpoplar poplars and terebinthsterebinth because thetheir shadowshade thereof is good: thereforeTherefore your daughters play the harlot and your brides commit adultery |
| 4:14 |
I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot nor your brides when they commit adultery; for the men themselves go apartaside with harlots and they sacrifice with thecult prostitutes; and thea people thatwithout dothunderstanding notshall understandcome shallto be overthrownruin |
| 4:15 |
Though thouyou Israel play the harlot yetO Israel let not Judah offend;become andguilty comeEnter not yeinto unto Gilgal neithernor go ye up to Beth avena′ven norand swear not As Jehovahthe livethLord lives |
| 4:16 |
ForLike Israela hathstubborn behavedheifer himselfIsrael stubbornlyis likestubborn; acan stubbornthe heifer:Lord now will Jehovah feed them aslike a lamb in a largebroad place pasture |
| 4:17 |
EphraimE′phraim is joined to idols; let him alone |
| 4:18 |
TheirA drinkband isof becomedrunkards sour; they playgive thethemselves harlotto continuallyharlotry; herthey rulers dearly love shame more than their glory |
| 4:19 |
TheA wind hathhas wrapped herthem up in its wings; and they shall be putashamed to shame because of their sacrificesaltars |
| 5:1 |
Hear this O ye priests andGive hearkenheed O house of Israel andHearken give ear O house of the king; forFor untothe youjudgment pertainethpertains theto judgmentyou; for yeyou have been a snare at Mizpah and a net spread upon Tabor |
| 5:2 |
And thethey revoltershave aremade gone deep inthe makingpit slaughterof Shittim; but I amwill achastise rebukerall of them all |
| 5:3 |
I know EphraimE′phraim and Israel is not hid from me; for now O EphraimE′phraim thouyou hasthave played the harlot Israel is defiled |
| 5:4 |
Their doingsdeeds willdo not sufferpermit them to turnreturn untoto their God; forFor the spirit of whoredomharlotry is within them and they know not Jehovahthe Lord |
| 5:5 |
AndThe the pride of Israel dothtestifies testify to his face:; thereforeE′phraim Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in theirhis iniquityguilt; Judah also shall stumble with them |
| 5:6 |
TheyWith shall go with their flocks and withherds theirthey herdsshall go to seek Jehovah;the Lord but they shallwill not find him:; he hathhas withdrawn himself from them |
| 5:7 |
They have dealt treacherouslyfaithlessly againstwith Jehovahthe Lord; for they have borne strangealien children: nowNow shall the new moon shall devour them with their fields |
| 5:8 |
Blow ye the cornethorn in GibeahGib′e andah the trumpet in Ramah: soundSound anthe alarm at Beth avena′ven; behindtremble thee O Benjamin |
| 5:9 |
EphraimE′phraim shall become a desolation in the day of rebuke:punishment; among the tribes of Israel have I madedeclare knownwhat thatis which shall surely be sure |
| 5:10 |
The princes of Judah arehave become like themthose thatwho remove the landmark:; upon them I will pour out my wrath upon them like water |
| 5:11 |
EphraimE′phraim is oppressed he is crushed in judgment; because he was contentdetermined to walkgo after mans command vanity |
| 5:12 |
Therefore am I untoam Ephraimlike as a moth to E′phraim and like dry rot to the house of Judah as rottenness |
| 5:13 |
When EphraimE′phraim saw his sickness and Judah saw his wound then E′phraim went Ephraim to Assyria and sent to the great king Jareb:But but he is not able to healcure you neitheror willheal he cure you of your wound |
| 5:14 |
For I will be untolike Ephraim as a lion to E′phraim and aslike a young lion to the house of Judah: I even I will tearrend and go away; I will carry off and therenone shall be none to deliver rescue |
| 5:15 |
I will goreturn andagain return to my place tilluntil they acknowledge their offenceguilt and seek my face: and in their afflictiondistress they will seek me earnestlysaying |
| 6:1 |
Come and let us return untoto Jehovahthe Lord; for he hathhas torn andthat he willmay heal us; he hathhas smittenstricken and he will bind us up |
| 6:2 |
After two days he will he revive us:; on the third day he will raise us up andthat we shallmay live before him |
| 6:3 |
AndLet let us know let us followpress on to know Jehovah:the Lord; his going forth is sure as the morningdawn; and he will come untoto us as the rainshowers as the latterspring rainrains that waterethwater the earth |
| 6:4 |
OWhat Ephraim what shall I do untowith theeyou O JudahE′phraim whatWhat shall I do untowith theeyou forO yourJudah goodnessYour love is aslike a morning cloud andlike as the dew that goethgoes early away |
| 6:5 |
Therefore I have Ihewn hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thymy judgmentsjudgment aregoes forth as the light that goeth forth |
| 6:6 |
For I desire goodnesssteadfast love and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God morerather than burnt offerings |
| 6:7 |
But theyat like Adam havethey transgressed the covenant:; there have they dealt treacherouslyfaithlessly againstwith me |
| 6:8 |
Gilead is a city of themevildoers thattracked work iniquity; it is stained with blood |
| 6:9 |
AndAs asrobbers troopslie ofin robbers wait for a man so the companypriests ofare priestsbanded together; they murder inon the way towardto Shechem; yea they havecommit committed lewdness villainy |
| 6:10 |
In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing:; thereE′phraims whoredomharlotry is foundthere in Ephraim Israel is defiled |
| 6:11 |
AlsoFor you also O Judah there is a harvest is appointed forWhen thee when I bringwould backrestore the captivityfortunes of my people |
| 7:1 |
Whenwhen I would heal Israel then is the iniquitycorruption of EphraimE′phraim uncoveredis revealed and the wickednesswicked deeds of SamariaSamar′ia; for they commitdeal falsehoodfalsely and the thief enterethbreaks in and the troopbandits ofraid robbers ravageth without |
| 7:2 |
AndBut they considerdo not inconsider their hearts that I remember all their wickedness:evil nowworks haveNow their owndeeds doingsencompass beset them about; they are before my face |
| 7:3 |
TheyBy their wickedness they make the king glad with their wickedness and the princes withby their lies treachery |
| 7:4 |
They are all adulterers; they are aslike ana oven heated byoven thewhose baker; heceases ceaseth to stir the fire from the kneading of the dough until it beis leavened |
| 7:5 |
On the day of our king the princes madebecame themselves sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with scoffers mockers |
| 7:6 |
For they have made ready their heart like an oven whiletheir theyhearts lieburn inwith wait:intrigue; theirall bakernight sleepeththeir allanger the nightsmolders; in the morning it burnethblazes aslike a flaming fire |
| 7:7 |
TheyAll of them are all hot as an oven and they devour their judges;rulers allAll their kings arehave fallen:; thereand is none amongof them thatcalls callethupon unto me |
| 7:8 |
EphraimE′phraim hemixes mixeth himself amongwith the peoples; EphraimE′phraim is a cake not turned |
| 7:9 |
StrangersAliens havedevour devoured his strength and he knowethknows it not:; yea gray hairs are heresprinkled and there upon him and he knowethknows it not |
| 7:10 |
AndThe the pride of Israel dothwitnesses testifyagainst tohim; his face: yet they havedo not returnedreturn untoto Jehovahthe Lord their God nor soughtseek him for all this |
| 7:11 |
AndE′phraim Ephraim is like a dove silly doveand without understanding:sense theycalling callto unto Egypt theygoing go to Assyria |
| 7:12 |
WhenAs they shall go I will spread over them my net upon them; I will bring them down aslike the birds of the heavensair; I will chastise them asfor their congregationwicked hath heard deeds |
| 7:13 |
Woe untoto them for they have wanderedstrayed from me; destructionDestruction untoto them for they have trespassedrebelled against me: though I would redeem them yetbut they havespeak spoken lies against me |
| 7:14 |
AndThey theydo have not criedcry untoto me withfrom theirthe heart but they howlwail upon their beds:; they assemble themselves for grain and new wine; they gash themselves they rebel against me |
| 7:15 |
ThoughAlthough I havetrained taught and strengthened their arms yet do they devise mischiefevil against me |
| 7:16 |
They returnturn but not to him that is on highBa′al; they are like a deceitfultreacherous bow; their princes shall fall by the sword forbecause of the rageinsolence of their tongue: thisThis shall be their derision in the land of Egypt |
| 8:1 |
Set the trumpet to thyyour mouthlips Asfor ana eaglevulture heis comethover against the house of Jehovahthe Lord because they have transgressedbroken my covenant and trespassedtransgressed against my law |
| 8:2 |
TheyTo shallme they cry unto me My God we Israel know thee |
| 8:3 |
Israel hathhas castspurned offthe that which is good:; the enemy shall pursue him |
| 8:4 |
They havemade set up kings but not bythrough me; theyThey haveset madeup princes andbut Iwithout knewmy itknowledge not:With of their silver and their gold have they made them idols thatfor theytheir mayown be cut off destruction |
| 8:5 |
HeI hathhave castspurned offyour thy calf O Samaria;Samar′ia mineMy anger isburns kindled against them: howHow long will it be eretill they attainare topure innocency |
| 8:6 |
Forin from Israel isA even this; the workman made it; and it is nonot God; yeaThe the calf of SamariaSamar′ia shall be broken into pieces |
| 8:7 |
For they sow the wind and they shall reap the whirlwind: heThe hath no standing grain; thehas bladeno heads it shall yield no meal; if soit bewere itto yield strangersaliens shallwould swallowdevour it up |
| 8:8 |
Israel is swallowed up:; nowalready they are they among the nations as a useless vessel wherein none delighteth |
| 8:9 |
For they arehave gone up to Assyria like a wild ass wandering alone; byE′phraim himself:has Ephraim hath hired lovers |
| 8:10 |
YeaThough though they hire allies among the nations nowI will Isoon gather them; andup And they beginshall tocease befor diminisheda bylittle reasonwhile offrom theanointing burden of the king ofand princes |
| 8:11 |
Because EphraimE′phraim hathhas multiplied altars for sinning altarsthey have beenbecome untoto him altars for sinning |
| 8:12 |
Were I wroteto write for him themy tenlaws thousandby thingsten ofthousands mythey law;would butbe theyregarded are counted as a strange thing |
| 8:13 |
AsThey forlove thesacrifice; sacrifices of mine offerings they sacrifice flesh and eat it; but Jehovahthe acceptethLord has no delight in them not:Now nowhe will he remember their iniquity and visitpunish their sins; they shall return to Egypt |
| 8:14 |
For Israel hathhas forgotten his Maker and buildedbuilt palaces; and Judah hathhas multiplied fortified cities:; but I will send a fire upon his cities and it shall devour thehis castles thereofstrongholds |
| 9:1 |
Rejoice not O Israel forExult joynot like the peoples; for thouyou hasthave played the harlot departingforsaking fromyour thy God; thouYou hasthave loved a harlots hire upon everyall grainthreshing floor floors |
| 9:2 |
TheThreshing threshing floor and thewinevat winepress shall not feed them and the new wine shall fail her them |
| 9:3 |
They shall not dwellremain in Jehovahsthe land of the Lord; but EphraimE′phraim shall return to Egypt and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria |
| 9:4 |
They shall not pour outlibations of wine offerings to Jehovahthe neitherLord; shalland they beshall pleasingnot untoplease him: with their sacrifices Their bread shall be untolike themmourners as the bread of mourners; all thatwho eat thereofof it shall be polluteddefiled; for their bread shall be for their appetitehunger only; it shall not come intoto the house of Jehovahthe Lord |
| 9:5 |
What will yeyou do inon the day of solemnappointed assemblyfestival and inon the day of the feast of Jehovahthe Lord |
| 9:6 |
For lobehold they are gonegoing awayto from destructionAssyria; yet Egypt shall gather them up Memphis shall bury them; Nettles shall possess their pleasantprecious things of silver nettles shall possess them; thorns shall be in their tents |
| 9:7 |
The days of visitationpunishment arehave come the days of recompense arehave come; Israel shall know it: theThe prophet is a fool the man thatof hath the spirit is mad forbecause theof abundanceyour ofgreat thine iniquity and because the enmity is great hatred |
| 9:8 |
EphraimThe wasprophet ais the watchman withof myE′phraim God:the aspeople forof themy prophetGod yet a fowlers snare is inon all his ways and enmityhatred in the house of his God |
| 9:9 |
They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of GibeahGib′e ah: he will remember their iniquity he will visitpunish their sins |
| 9:10 |
ILike found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I sawfound yourIsrael fathersLike as the first ripefruit inon the fig tree atin its first season: butI saw your fathers But they came to BaalBa′al peorpe′or and consecrated themselves untoto theBa′al shameful thing and became abominabledetestable like thatthe whichthing they loved |
| 9:11 |
AsE′phraims for Ephraim their glory shall fly away like a bird:— there shall be no birth andno nonepregnancy with child and no conception |
| 9:12 |
ThoughEven if they bring up their children yetI will I bereave them sotill thatnone notis a man shall be left: yeaWoe woe also to them when I depart from them |
| 9:13 |
EphraimE′phraims likesons as I have seen Tyreare isdestined plantedfor in a pleasantprey; place:E′phraim butmust Ephraimlead shallforth bring out his childrensons to the slayer slaughter |
| 9:14 |
Give them O JehovahLord— what wilt thou give giveGive them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts |
| 9:15 |
AllEvery theirevil wickednessof theirs is in Gilgal; for there I hatedbegan to hate them: becauseBecause of the wickedness of their doingsdeeds I will drive them out of my house; I will love them no more; all their princes are revolters rebels |
| 9:16 |
EphraimE′phraim is smittenstricken their root is dried up they shall bear no fruit: yeaEven though they bring forth yetI will I slay thetheir beloved fruit of their womb children |
| 9:17 |
My God will cast them awayoff because they didhave not hearkenhearkened untoto him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations |
| 10:1 |
Israel is a luxuriant vine that puttethyields forthits his fruit: accordingThe tomore the abundance of his fruit heincreased haththe multipliedmore his altars; accordinghe tobuilt; theas goodnesshis ofcountry theirimproved landhe theyimproved havehis made goodly pillars |
| 10:2 |
Their heart is dividedfalse; now shall they bemust foundbear guilty:their heguilt The Lord will smitebreak down their altars heand will destroy their pillars |
| 10:3 |
SurelyFor now shall they will say: We have no king; for we fear not Jehovah;the Lord and thea king what cancould he do for us |
| 10:4 |
They speakutter vainmere words; swearingwith falselyempty inoaths makingthey make covenants:; thereforeso judgment springethsprings up aslike hemlockpoisonous weeds in the furrows of the field |
| 10:5 |
The inhabitants of SamariaSamar′ia shalltremble be in terror for the calvescalf of Beth aven;a′ven forIts the people thereof shall mourn overfor it and theits idolatrous priests thereofshall thatwail rejoiced over it forover theits glory thereofwhich becausehas it is departed from it |
| 10:6 |
ItYea alsothe thing itself shall be carried untoto Assyria foras atribute present to the great king Jareb:E′phraim Ephraim shall receivebe put to shame and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel idol |
| 10:7 |
AsSamar′ias forking Samariashall herperish kinglike isa cutchip offon asthe foamface uponof the water waters |
| 10:8 |
The high places also of Aven the sin of Israel shall be destroyed: theThorn thorn and the thistle shall comegrow up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains Cover us; and to the hills Fall onupon us |
| 10:9 |
OFrom Israel thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah:Gib′e thereah theyyou stood;have thesinned battleO againstIsrael; thethere childrenthey ofhave iniquitycontinued dothShall not war overtake them in GibeahGib′e ah |
| 10:10 |
WhenI itwill iscome myagainst desirethe Iwayward willpeople to chastise them; and thenations peoples shall be gathered against them when they are boundchastised tofor their twodouble transgressions iniquity |
| 10:11 |
AndE′phraim Ephraimwas is a trained heifer that isloved taught that loveth to treadthresh outand the grain; but I havespared passed over upon her fair neck:; but I will setput aE′phraim riderto onthe Ephraim;yoke Judah shallmust plow Jacob shallmust breakharrow hisfor clodshimself |
| 10:12 |
Sow tofor yourselves in righteousness reap accordingthe tofruit kindnessof steadfast love; break up your fallow ground; for it is the time to seek Jehovahthe tillLord that he may come and rain righteousnesssalvation upon you |
| 10:13 |
YeYou have plowed wickednessiniquity yeyou have reaped iniquity;injustice yeyou have eaten the fruit of lies; forBecause thouyou didsthave trusttrusted in thyyour waychariots and in the multitude of thyyour mighty men warriors |
| 10:14 |
Thereforetherefore shallthe a tumult of war shall arise among thyyour people and all thyyour fortresses shall be destroyed as Shalman destroyed Beth arbelar′bel inon the day of battle:; themothers motherwere was dashed in pieces with hertheir children |
| 10:15 |
SoThus it shall Bethbe eldone doto unto you O house of Israel because of your great wickedness: atIn daybreakthe shallstorm the king of Israel shall be utterly cut off |
| 11:1 |
When Israel was a child then I loved him and called my son out of Egypt I called my son |
| 11:2 |
The more theI prophets called them the more they went from them:me; they sacrificedkept untosacrificing to the BaalimBa′als and burnedburning incense to graven images idols |
| 11:3 |
Yet it was I who taught EphraimE′phraim to walk; I took them onup in my arms; but they knewdid not know that I healed them |
| 11:4 |
I drewled them with cords of acompassion man with the bands of love; and I wasbecame to them as theyone thatwho lifteases up the yoke on their jaws; and I laidbent fooddown beforeto them and fed them |
| 11:5 |
They shall not return intoto the land of Egypt; butand theAssyria Assyrian shall be their king because they have refused to return to me |
| 11:6 |
AndThe the sword shall fallrage uponagainst their cities andconsume shallthe consumebars of their barsgates and devour them becausein of their own counsels fortresses |
| 11:7 |
AndMy my people are bent on backslidingturning away from me:; thoughso they callare themappointed to himthe thatyoke isand on high none atshall allremove will exalt himit |
| 11:8 |
How shallcan I give theeyou up EphraimO howE′phraim shallHow can I casthand theeyou offover O Israel howHow shallcan I make theeyou aslike Admah howHow shallcan I settreat theeyou aslike ZeboiimZeboi′im myMy heart isrecoils turned within me my compassionscompassion aregrows kindledwarm togetherand tender |
| 11:9 |
I will not execute themy fiercenessfierce of mine anger I will not returnagain to destroy Ephraim:E′phraim; for I am God and not man; the Holy One in theyour midst of thee; and I will not come into wrath destroy |
| 11:10 |
They shall walkgo after Jehovahthe whoLord he will roar like a lion; foryea he will roar and thehis childrensons shall come trembling from the west ; |
| 11:11 |
Theythey shall come trembling aslike abirds birdfrom out of Egypt and aslike adoves dovefrom out of the land of Assyria; and I will makereturn them to dwelltheir inhomes theirsays housesthe saith JehovahLord |
| 11:12 |
Ephraim compassethE′phraim has encompassed me about with falsehoodlies and the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah yetis rulethstill withknown by God and is faithful withto the Holy One |
| 12:1 |
EphraimE′phraim feedethherds onthe wind and followethpursues after the east wind: heall continuallyday multipliethlong; liesthey multiply falsehood and desolationviolence; and they make a covenantbargain with Assyria and oil is carried intoto Egypt |
| 12:2 |
JehovahThe hathLord alsohas aan controversyindictment withagainst Judah and will punish Jacob according to his ways; and requite him according to his doings will he recompense him deeds |
| 12:3 |
In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he hadstrove power with God: |
| 12:4 |
yeaHe hestrove hadwith power over the angel and prevailed; he wept and madesought supplicationhis untofavor him:He hemet foundGod him at BethBethel el and there heGod spakespoke with us him— |
| 12:5 |
eventhe JehovahLord the God of hosts; Jehovahthe Lord is his memorial name : |
| 12:6 |
ThereforeSo turnyou thouby tothe thyhelp of your God: keepreturn kindnesshold fast to love and justice and wait continually for thyyour God continually |
| 12:7 |
HeA istrader ain traffickerwhose thehands balances of deceit are infalse hisbalances hand: he lovethloves to oppress |
| 12:8 |
AndE′phraim Ephraimhas said SurelyAh but I am become rich I have foundgained me wealth: infor allmyself; mybut laborsall theyhis shallriches findcan innever meoffset nothe iniquityguilt thathe werehas sin incurred |
| 12:9 |
But I am Jehovahthe thyLord your God from the land of Egypt; I will yet again make theeyou to dwell in tents as in the days of the solemnappointed feast |
| 12:10 |
I havespoke alsoto spoken unto the prophets; andit was I havewho multiplied visions; and bythrough the ministry of the prophets havegave I used similitudes parables |
| 12:11 |
IsIf Gileadthere is iniquity in Gilead they areshall altogethersurely falsecome to nought; if in Gilgal they sacrifice bullocks;bulls yea their altars arealso asshall be like stone heaps inon the furrows of the field |
| 12:12 |
And Jacob fled intoto the fieldland of Aram andthere Israel serveddid service for a wife and for a wife he keptherded sheep |
| 12:13 |
AndBy by a prophet Jehovahthe Lord brought Israel up outfrom of Egypt and by a prophet he was he preserved |
| 12:14 |
EphraimE′phraim hathhas provokedgiven tobitter angerprovocation; mostso bitterly:his thereforeLord shallwill leave his bloodbloodguilt be left upon him and hiswill reproachturn shallback hisupon Lordhim returnhis unto himreproaches |
| 13:1 |
When EphraimE′phraim spakespoke theremen was tremblingtrembled; he was exalted himself in Israel; but when he offendedincurred inguilt Baalthrough heBa′al and died |
| 13:2 |
And now they sin more and more and havemake madefor themthemselves molten images ofidols theirskilfully silvermade evenof idols according to their ownsilver understanding all of them the work of the craftsmen: theySacrifice sayto ofthese themthey Letsay theMen men that sacrifice kiss the calves |
| 13:3 |
Therefore they shall be aslike the morning cloudmist andor aslike the dew that passethgoes early away aslike the chaff that isswirls drivenfrom with the whirlwind out of the threshing floor andor aslike the smoke outfrom ofa the chimneywindow |
| 13:4 |
Yet I am Jehovahthe thyLord your God from the land of Egypt; andyou thou shalt know no godGod but me and besides me there is no saviour |
| 13:5 |
It was I didwho knowknew theeyou in the wilderness in the land of great drought ; |
| 13:6 |
Accordingbut towhen theirthey pasturehad sofed wereto theythe filled;full they were filled and their heart was exalted:lifted up; therefore have they forgottenforgot me |
| 13:7 |
ThereforeSo am I untowill be to them aslike a lion; aslike a leopard I will Ilurk watchbeside by the way; |
| 13:8 |
I will meetfall upon them aslike a bear thatrobbed is bereaved of her whelpscubs andI will rendtear theopen caul of their heart;breast and there I will I devour them like a lioness;lion theas a wild beast shallwould tearrend them |
| 13:9 |
ItI iswill thydestroy destructionyou O Israel; thatwho thoucan art against me against thy help you |
| 13:10 |
Where now is thyyour king thatto hesave mayyou; savewhere theeare in all thyyour citiesprinces andto thydefend judgesyou— those of whom thouyou saidstsaid Give me a king and princes |
| 13:11 |
I have given theeyou akings king in minemy anger and I have taken himthem away in my wrath |
| 13:12 |
The iniquity of EphraimE′phraim is bound up; his sin is laidkept up in store |
| 13:13 |
The sorrowspangs of achildbirth travailing woman shall come uponfor him: but he is an unwise son; for itnow is time he shoulddoes not tarrypresent inhimself at the placemouth of the breaking forth of children womb |
| 13:14 |
Shall I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; Shall I will redeem them from death:Death O deathDeath where are thyyour plagues O Sheol where is thyyour destruction repentanceCompassion shallis be hid from minemy eyes |
| 13:15 |
Though he bemay fruitfulflourish amongas histhe brethrenreed anplant the east wind shallthe comewind of the breathLord ofshall Jehovahcome comingrising up from the wilderness; and his springfountain shall become dry andup his fountainspring shall be driedparched; up:it he shall makestrip spoilhis oftreasury the treasure of allevery goodlyprecious vessels thing |
| 13:16 |
Samaria Samar′ia shall bear her guilt; forbecause she hathhas rebelled against her God:; they shall fall by the sword; their infantslittle ones shall be dashed in pieces and their pregnant women with child shall be ripped upopen |
| 14:1 |
Return O Israel returnto untothe JehovahLord thyyour God; for thouyou hasthave fallenstumbled bybecause thineof your iniquity |
| 14:2 |
Take with you words and return untoto Jehovah:the Lord; say untoto him Take away all iniquity; and accept that which is good: soand we will we render as bullocks the offeringfruit of our lips |
| 14:3 |
Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses; neitherand we will we say anyno more Our God to the work of our hands YeIn are our gods; for in thee the fatherlessorphan findethfinds mercy |
| 14:4 |
I will heal their backslidingfaithlessness; I will love them freely; for minemy anger ishas turned away from him them |
| 14:5 |
I will be as the dew untoto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily andhe castshall forthstrike hisroot roots as Lebanonthe poplar; |
| 14:6 |
Hishis branchesshoots shall spread andout; his beauty shall be aslike the olive tree and his smellfragrance aslike Lebanon |
| 14:7 |
They thatshall return and dwell underbeneath hismy shadow shall return; they shall reviveflourish as thea graingarden; andthey shall blossom as the vine: thetheir scentfragrance thereof shall be aslike the wine of Lebanon |
| 14:8 |
EphraimO shallE′phraim saywhat What have I to do any more with idols It is I havewho answeredanswer and willlook regardafter him:you I am like aan greenevergreen fircypress tree; from me iscomes thyyour fruit found |
| 14:9 |
WhoWhoever is wise thatlet hehim may understand these things; prudentwhoever thatis hediscerning maylet him know them; for the ways of Jehovahthe Lord are right and the justupright shall walk in them; but transgressors shallstumble fallin thereinthem |