Hosea

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Verses	197	88	44.67%
Words	2396	251	10.48%

Verses

1:2	When the Lord began to speak through Hosea, the Lord said to him, Go, take to yourself an adulterous wife and children of unfaithfulness, because the land is guilty of the vilest adultery in departing from the Lord.	When the Lord began to speak through Hosea, the Lord said to him, Go, marry a promiscuous woman and have children with her, for like an adulterous wife this land is guilty of unfaithfulness to the Lord.
1:6	Gomer conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. Then the Lord said to Hosea, Call her Lo Ruhamah, for I will no longer show love to the house of Israel, that I should at all forgive them.	Gomer conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. Then the Lord said to Hosea, Call her Lo Ruhamah which means not loved, for I will no longer show love to Israel, that I should at all forgive them.
1:7	Yet I will show love to the house of Judah; and I will save them—not by bow, sword or battle, or by horses and horsemen, but by the Lord their God.	Yet I will show love to Judah; and I will save them—not by bow, sword or battle, or by horses and horsemen, but I, the Lord their God, will save them.
1:9	Then the Lord said, Call him Lo Ammi, for you are not my people, and I am not your God.	Then the Lord said, Call him Lo Ammi which means not my people, for you are not my people, and I am not your God.
1:10	Yet the Israelites will be like the sand on the seashore, which cannot be measured or counted. In the place where it was said to them, You are not my people, they will be called sons of the living God.	Yet the Israelites will be like the sand on the seashore, which cannot be measured or counted. In the place where it was said to them, You are not my people, they will be called children of the living God.
1:11	The people of Judah and the people of Israel will be reunited, and they will appoint one leader and will come up out of the land, for great will be the day of Jezreel.	The people of Judah and the people of Israel will come together; they will appoint one leader and will come up out of the land, for great will be the day of Jezreel.
2:5	Their mother has been unfaithful and has conceived them in disgrace. She said, I will go after my lovers, who give me my food and my water, my wool and my linen, my oil and my drink.	Their mother has been unfaithful and has conceived them in disgrace. She said, I will go after my lovers, who give me my food and my water, my wool and my linen, my olive oil and my drink.
2:8	She has not acknowledged that I was the one who gave her the grain, the new wine and oil, who lavished on her the silver and gold—which they used for Baal.	She has not acknowledged that I was the one who gave her the grain, the new wine and oil, who lavished on her the silver and gold— which they used for Baal.
2:9	Therefore I will take away my grain when it ripens, and my new wine when it is ready. I will take back my wool and my linen, intended to cover her nakedness.	Therefore I will take away my grain when it ripens, and my new wine when it is ready. I will take back my wool and my linen, intended to cover her naked body.
2:11	I will stop all her celebrations: her yearly festivals, her New Moons, her Sabbath days—all her appointed feasts.	I will stop all her celebrations: her yearly festivals, her New Moons, her Sabbath days—all her appointed festivals.
2:14	Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the desert and speak tenderly to her.	Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her.
2:15	There I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will sing as in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.	There I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will respond as in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.
2:18	In that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that move along the ground. Bow and sword and battle I will abolish from the land, so that all may lie down in safety.	In that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky and the creatures that move along the ground. Bow and sword and battle I will abolish from the land, so that all may lie down in safety.
2:21	In that day I will respond, declares the Lord—I will respond to the skies, and they will respond to the earth;	In that day I will respond, declares the Lord— I will respond to the skies, and they will respond to the earth;
2:22	and the earth will respond to the grain, the new wine and oil, and they will respond to Jezreel.	and the earth will respond to the grain, the new wine and the olive oil, and they will respond to Jezreel.
3:1	The Lord said to me, Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.	The Lord said to me, Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.
3:3	Then I told her, You are to live with me many days; you must not be a prostitute or be intimate with any man, and I will live with you.	Then I told her, You are to live with me many days; you must not be a prostitute or be intimate with any man, and I will behave the same way toward you.
3:4	For the Israelites will live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred stones, without ephod or idol.	For the Israelites will live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred stones, without ephod or household gods.
4:3	Because of this the land mourns, and all who live in it waste away; the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the fish of the sea are dying.	Because of this the land dries up, and all who live in it waste away; the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky and the fish in the sea are swept away.
4:4	But let no man bring a charge, let no man accuse another, for your people are like those who bring charges against a priest.	But let no one bring a charge, let no one accuse another, for your people are like those who bring charges against a priest.
4:7	The more the priests increased, the more they sinned against me; they exchanged their Glory for something disgraceful.	The more priests there were, the more they sinned against me; they exchanged their glorious God for something disgraceful.
4:10	They will eat but not have enough; they will engage in prostitution but not increase, because they have deserted the Lord to give themselves	They will eat but not have enough; they will engage in prostitution but not flourish, because they have deserted the Lord to give themselves
4:11	to prostitution, to old wine and new, which take away the understanding	to prostitution; old wine and new wine take away their understanding.
4:12	of my people. They consult a wooden idol and are answered by a stick of wood. A spirit of prostitution leads them astray; they are unfaithful to their God.	My people consult a wooden idol, and a diviners rod speaks to them. A spirit of prostitution leads them astray; they are unfaithful to their God.
4:14	I will not punish your daughters when they turn to prostitution, nor your daughters in law when they commit adultery, because the men themselves consort with harlots and sacrifice with shrine prostitutes—a people without understanding will come to ruin!	I will not punish your daughters when they turn to prostitution, nor your daughters in law when they commit adultery, because the men themselves consort with harlots and sacrifice with shrine prostitutes— a people without understanding will come to ruin!
4:15	Though you commit adultery, O Israel, let not Judah become guilty. Do not go to Gilgal; do not go up to Beth Aven. And do not swear, As surely as the Lord lives!	Though you, Israel, commit adultery, do not let Judah become guilty. Do not go to Gilgal; do not go up to Beth Aven. And do not swear, As surely as the Lord lives!
5:1	Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen, O royal house! This judgment is against you: You have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.	Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen, royal house! This judgment is against you: You have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.
5:2	The rebels are deep in slaughter. I will discipline all of them.	The rebels are knee deep in slaughter. I will discipline all of them.
5:7	They are unfaithful to the Lord; they give birth to illegitimate children. Now their New Moon festivals will devour them and their fields.	They are unfaithful to the Lord; they give birth to illegitimate children. When they celebrate their New Moon feasts, he will devour their fields.
5:8	Sound the trumpet in Gibeah, the horn in Ramah. Raise the battle cry in Beth Aven; lead on, O Benjamin.	Sound the trumpet in Gibeah, the horn in Ramah. Raise the battle cry in Beth Aven; lead on, Benjamin.
5:15	Then I will go back to my place until they admit their guilt. And they will seek my face; in their misery they will earnestly seek me.	Then I will return to my lair until they have borne their guilt and seek my face— in their misery they will earnestly seek me.
6:5	Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets, I killed you with the words of my mouth; my judgments flashed like lightning upon you.	Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets, I killed you with the words of my mouth— then my judgments go forth like the sun.
6:7	Like Adam, they have broken the covenant—they were unfaithful to me there.	As at Adam, they have broken the covenant; they were unfaithful to me there.
6:8	Gilead is a city of wicked men, stained with footprints of blood.	Gilead is a city of evildoers, stained with footprints of blood.
6:9	As marauders lie in ambush for a man, so do bands of priests; they murder on the road to Shechem, committing shameful crimes.	As marauders lie in ambush for a victim, so do bands of priests; they murder on the road to Shechem, carrying out their wicked schemes.
6:10	I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel. There Ephraim is given to prostitution and Israel is defiled.	I have seen a horrible thing in Israel: There Ephraim is given to prostitution, Israel is defiled.
7:8	Ephraim mixes with the nations; Ephraim is a flat cake not turned over.	Ephraim mixes with the nations; Ephraim is a flat loaf not turned over.
7:11	Ephraim is like a dove, easily deceived and senseless—now calling to Egypt, now turning to Assyria.	Ephraim is like a dove, easily deceived and senseless— now calling to Egypt, now turning to Assyria.
7:12	When they go, I will throw my net over them; I will pull them down like birds of the air. When I hear them flocking together, I will catch them.	When they go, I will throw my net over them; I will pull them down like the birds in the sky. When I hear them flocking together, I will catch them.
7:13	Woe to them, because they have strayed from me! Destruction to them, because they have rebelled against me! I long to redeem them but they speak lies against me.	Woe to them, because they have strayed from me! Destruction to them, because they have rebelled against me! I long to redeem them but they speak about me falsely.
7:14	They do not cry out to me from their hearts but wail upon their beds. They gather together for grain and new wine but turn away from me.	They do not cry out to me from their hearts but wail on their beds. They slash themselves, appealing to their gods for grain and new wine, but they turn away from me.
7:15	I trained them and strengthened them, but they plot evil against me.	I trained them and strengthened their arms, but they plot evil against me.
8:2	Israel cries out to me, O our God, we acknowledge you!	Israel cries out to me, Our God, we acknowledge you!
8:5	Throw out your calf idol, O Samaria! My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of purity?	Samaria, throw out your calf idol! My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of purity?
8:6	They are from Israel! This calf—a craftsman has made it; it is not God. It will be broken in pieces, that calf of Samaria.	They are from Israel! This calf—a metalworker has made it; it is not God. It will be broken in pieces, that calf of Samaria.
8:8	Israel is swallowed up; now she is among the nations like a worthless thing.	Israel is swallowed up; now she is among the nations like something no one wants.
8:12	I wrote for them the many things of my law, but they regarded them as something alien.	I wrote for them the many things of my law, but they regarded them as something foreign.
8:13	They offer sacrifices given to me and they eat the meat, but the Lord is not pleased with them. Now he will remember their wickedness and punish their sins: They will return to Egypt.	Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to me, and though they eat the meat, the Lord is not pleased with them. Now he will remember their wickedness and punish their sins: They will return to Egypt.
8:14	Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has fortified many towns. But I will send fire upon their cities that will consume their fortresses.	Israel has forgotten their Maker and built palaces; Judah has fortified many towns. But I will send fire on their cities that will consume their fortresses.
9:1	Do not rejoice, O Israel; do not be jubilant like the other nations. For you have been unfaithful to your God; you love the wages of a prostitute at every threshing floor.	Do not rejoice, Israel; do not be jubilant like the other nations. For you have been unfaithful to your God; you love the wages of a prostitute at every threshing floor.
9:5	What will you do on the day of your appointed feasts, on the festival days of the Lord?	What will you do on the day of your appointed festivals, on the feast days of the Lord?
9:7	The days of punishment are coming, the days of reckoning are at hand. Let Israel know this. Because your sins are so many and your hostility so great, the prophet is considered a fool, the inspired man a maniac.	The days of punishment are coming, the days of reckoning are at hand. Let Israel know this. Because your sins are so many and your hostility so great, the prophet is considered a fool, the inspired person a maniac.
9:10	When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the desert; when I saw your fathers, it was like seeing the early fruit on the fig tree. But when they came to Baal Peor, they consecrated themselves to that shameful idol and became as vile as the thing they loved.	When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the desert; when I saw your ancestors, it was like seeing the early fruit on the fig tree. But when they came to Baal Peor, they consecrated themselves to that shameful idol and became as vile as the thing they loved.
9:11	Ephraims glory will fly away like a bird—no birth, no pregnancy, no conception.	Ephraims glory will fly away like a bird— no birth, no pregnancy, no conception.
9:14	Give them, O Lord—what will you give them? Give them wombs that miscarry and breasts that are dry.	Give them, Lord— what will you give them? Give them wombs that miscarry and breasts that are dry.
10:6	It will be carried to Assyria as tribute for the great king. Ephraim will be disgraced; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.	It will be carried to Assyria as tribute for the great king. Ephraim will be disgraced; Israel will be ashamed of its foreign alliances.
10:7	Samaria and its king will float away like a twig on the surface of the waters.	Samarias king will be destroyed, swept away like a twig on the surface of the waters.
10:8	The high places of wickedness will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel. Thorns and thistles will grow up and cover their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, Cover us! and to the hills, Fall on us!	The high places of wickedness will be destroyed— it is the sin of Israel. Thorns and thistles will grow up and cover their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, Cover us! and to the hills, Fall on us!
10:9	Since the days of Gibeah, you have sinned, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not war overtake the evildoers in Gibeah?	Since the days of Gibeah, you have sinned, Israel, and there you have remained. Will not war again overtake the evildoers in Gibeah?
10:12	Sow for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers righteousness on you.	Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers his righteousness on you.
10:14	the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be devastated—as Shalman devastated Beth Arbel on the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to the ground with their children.	the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be devastated— as Shalman devastated Beth Arbel on the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to the ground with their children.
10:15	Thus will it happen to you, O Bethel, because your wickedness is great. When that day dawns, the king of Israel will be completely destroyed.	So will it happen to you, Bethel, because your wickedness is great. When that day dawns, the king of Israel will be completely destroyed.
11:2	But the more I called Israel, the further they went from me. They sacrificed to the Baals and they burned incense to images.	But the more they were called, the more they went away from me. They sacrificed to the Baals and they burned incense to images.
11:4	I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love; I lifted the yoke from their neck and bent down to feed them.	I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love. To them I was like one who lifts a little child to the cheek, and I bent down to feed them.
11:6	Swords will flash in their cities, will destroy the bars of their gates and put an end to their plans.	A sword will flash in their cities; it will devour their false prophets and put an end to their plans.
11:7	My people are determined to turn from me. Even if they call to the Most High, he will by no means exalt them.	My people are determined to turn from me. Even though they call me God Most High, I will by no means exalt them.
11:8	How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? My heart is changed within me; all my compassion is aroused.	How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboyim? My heart is changed within me; all my compassion is aroused.
11:9	I will not carry out my fierce anger, nor will I turn and devastate Ephraim. For I am God, and not man—the Holy One among you. I will not come in wrath.	I will not carry out my fierce anger, nor will I devastate Ephraim again. For I am God, and not a man— the Holy One among you. I will not come against their cities.
11:11	They will come trembling like birds from Egypt, like doves from Assyria. I will settle them in their homes, declares the Lord.	They will come from Egypt, trembling like sparrows, from Assyria, fluttering like doves. I will settle them in their homes, declares the Lord.
11:12	Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit. And Judah is unruly against God, even against the faithful Holy One.	Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, Israel with deceit. And Judah is unruly against God, even against the faithful Holy One.
12:5	the Lord God Almighty, the Lord is his name of renown!	the Lord God Almighty, the Lord is his name!
12:7	The merchant uses dishonest scales; he loves to defraud.	The merchant uses dishonest scales and loves to defraud.
12:9	I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt; I will make you live in tents again, as in the days of your appointed feasts.	I have been the Lord your God ever since you came out of Egypt; I will make you live in tents again, as in the days of your appointed festivals.
12:14	But Ephraim has bitterly provoked him to anger; his Lord will leave upon him the guilt of his bloodshed and will repay him for his contempt.	But Ephraim has aroused his bitter anger; his Lord will leave on him the guilt of his bloodshed and will repay him for his contempt.
13:1	When Ephraim spoke, men trembled; he was exalted in Israel. But he became guilty of Baal worship and died.	When Ephraim spoke, people trembled; he was exalted in Israel. But he became guilty of Baal worship and died.
13:2	Now they sin more and more; they make idols for themselves from their silver, cleverly fashioned images, all of them the work of craftsmen. It is said of these people, They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calf idols.	Now they sin more and more; they make idols for themselves from their silver, cleverly fashioned images, all of them the work of craftsmen. It is said of these people, They offer human sacrifices! They kiss calf idols!
13:4	But I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt. You shall acknowledge no God but me, no Savior except me.	But I have been the Lord your God ever since you came out of Egypt. You shall acknowledge no God but me, no Savior except me.
13:5	I cared for you in the desert, in the land of burning heat.	I cared for you in the wilderness, in the land of burning heat.
13:7	So I will come upon them like a lion, like a leopard I will lurk by the path.	So I will be like a lion to them, like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
13:8	Like a bear robbed of her cubs, I will attack them and rip them open. Like a lion I will devour them; a wild animal will tear them apart.	Like a bear robbed of her cubs, I will attack them and rip them open; like a lion I will devour them— a wild animal will tear them apart.
13:9	You are destroyed, O Israel, because you are against me, against your helper.	You are destroyed, Israel, because you are against me, against your helper.
13:13	Pains as of a woman in childbirth come to him, but he is a child without wisdom; when the time arrives, he does not come to the opening of the womb.	Pains as of a woman in childbirth come to him, but he is a child without wisdom; when the time arrives, he doesnt have the sense to come out of the womb.
13:14	I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. Where, O death, are your plagues? Where, O grave, is your destruction? I will have no compassion,	I will deliver this people from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. Where, O death, are your plagues? Where, O grave, is your destruction? I will have no compassion,
14:1	Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God. Your sins have been your downfall!	Return, Israel, to the Lord your God. Your sins have been your downfall!
14:3	Assyria cannot save us; we will not mount war horses. We will never again say Our gods to what our own hands have made, for in you the fatherless find compassion.	Assyria cannot save us; we will not mount warhorses. We will never again say Our gods to what our own hands have made, for in you the fatherless find compassion.
14:7	Men will dwell again in his shade. He will flourish like the grain. He will blossom like a vine, and his fame will be like the wine from Lebanon.	People will dwell again in his shade; they will flourish like the grain, they will blossom like the vine— Israels fame will be like the wine of Lebanon.
14:8	O Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? I will answer him and care for him. I am like a green pine tree; your fruitfulness comes from me.	Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? I will answer him and care for him. I am like a flourishing juniper; your fruitfulness comes from me.
14:9	Who is wise? He will realize these things. Who is discerning? He will understand them. The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.	Who is wise? Let them realize these things. Who is discerning? Let them understand. The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.