| 1:1 |
The word of the Lord that came to Hose′aHosea the son of BeBeeri e′ri in the days of Uzzi′ahKings Uzziah Jotham Ahaz and Hezeki′ahHezekiah kings of Judah and in the days of Jerobo′amKing theJeroboam son of Jo′ashJoash king of Israel |
| 1:2 |
When the Lord first spoke through Hose′aHosea the Lord said to Hose′aHosea Go take tofor yourself a wife of harlotrywhoredom and have children of harlotrywhoredom for the land commits great harlotrywhoredom by forsaking the Lord |
| 1:3 |
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Dibla′imDiblaim and she conceived and bore him a son |
| 1:4 |
And the Lord said to him CallName hishim name Jezreel; for yetin a little while and I will punish the house of Jehu for the blood of Jezreel and I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel |
| 1:5 |
AndOn on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel |
| 1:6 |
She conceived again and bore a daughter AndThen the Lord said to him CallName her nameLo Notruhamah pitied for I will no morelonger have pity on the house of Israel toor forgive them at all |
| 1:7 |
But I will have pity on the house of Judah and I will deliversave them by the Lord their God; I will not deliversave them by bow noror by sword noror by war noror by horses noror by horsemen |
| 1:8 |
When she had weaned NotLo pitiedruhamah she conceived and bore a son |
| 1:9 |
AndThen the Lord said CallName hishim nameLo Notammi my people for you are not my people and I am not your God |
| 1:10 |
Yet the number of the people of Israel shall be like the sand of the sea which can be neither measured nor numbered; and in the place where it was said to them You are not my people it shall be said to them SonsChildren of the living God |
| 1:11 |
AndThe the people of Judah and the people of Israel shall be gathered together and they shall appoint for themselves one head; and they shall gotake uppossession fromof the land for great shall be the day of Jezreel |
| 2:1 |
Say to your brother MyAmmi people and to your sister She has obtained pityRuhamah |
| 2:2 |
Plead with your mother plead— for she is not my wife and I am not her husband— that she put away her harlotrywhoring from her face and her adultery from between her breasts; |
| 2:3 |
lestor I will strip her naked and makeexpose her as in the day she was born and make her like a wilderness and setturn her likeinto a parched land and slaykill her with thirst |
| 2:4 |
Upon her children also I will have no pity because they are children of harlotrywhoredom |
| 2:5 |
For their mother has played the harlotwhore; she thatwho conceived them has acted shamefully For she said I will go after my lovers; whothey give me my bread and my water my wool and my flax my oil and my drink |
| 2:8 |
AndShe she did not know that it was I who gave her the grain the wine and the oil and who lavished upon her silver and gold whichthat they used for Ba′alBaal |
| 2:10 |
Now I will uncover her lewdnessshame in the sight of her lovers and no one shall rescue her out of my hand |
| 2:11 |
And I will put an end to all her mirth her feastsfestivals her new moons her sabbaths and all her appointed feastsfestivals |
| 2:12 |
And I will lay waste her vines and her fig trees of which she said These are my hirepay which my lovers have given me I will make them a forest and the beastswild ofanimals the field shall devour them |
| 2:13 |
And I will punish her for the feastfestival days of the Ba′alsBaals when she burnedoffered incense to them and decked herself with her ring and jewelry and went after her lovers and forgot me says the Lord |
| 2:14 |
Therefore behold I will now allure her and bring her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her |
| 2:15 |
AndFrom there I will give her her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor a door of hope AndThere there she shall answerrespond as in the days of her youth as at the time when she came out of the land of Egypt |
| 2:16 |
AndOn in that day says the Lord you will call me My husband and no longer will you call me My Ba′alBaal |
| 2:17 |
For I will remove the names of the Ba′alsBaals from her mouth and they shall be mentioned by name no more |
| 2:18 |
And I will make for you a covenant on that day with the beastswild ofanimals the field the birds of the air and the creeping things of the ground; and I will abolish the bow the sword and war from the land; and I will make you lie down in safety |
| 2:19 |
And I will betrothtake you tofor memy forwife everforever; I will betrothtake you tofor memy wife in righteousness and in justice in steadfast love and in mercy |
| 2:20 |
I will betrothtake you tofor memy wife in faithfulness; and you shall know the Lord |
| 2:21 |
AndOn in that day I will answer says the Lord I will answer the heavens and they shall answer the earth; |
| 2:23 |
and I will sow him for myself in the land And I will have pity on NotLo pitiedruhamah and I will say to NotLo myammi people You are my people; and he shall say ThouYou artare my God |
| 3:1 |
AndThe the Lord said to me again Go again love a woman who ishas beloved of a paramourlover and is an adulteress; evenjust as the Lord loves the people of Israel though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes of raisins |
| 3:2 |
So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer of barley and a lethechmeasure of barleywine |
| 3:3 |
And I said to her You must dwellremain as mine for many days; you shall not play the harlotwhore oryou belongshall tonot anotherhave man;intercourse sowith willa Iman alsonor beI towith you |
| 3:4 |
For the childrenIsraelites of Israel shall dwellremain many days without king or prince without sacrifice or pillar without ephod or teraphim |
| 3:5 |
Afterward the childrenIsraelites of Israel shall return and seek the Lord their God and David their king; and they shall come in fearawe to the Lord and to his goodness in the latter days |
| 4:1 |
Hear the word of the Lord O people of Israel; for the Lord has aan controversyindictment withagainst the inhabitants of the land There is no faithfulness or kindnessloyalty and no knowledge of God in the land; |
| 4:2 |
thereSwearing islying swearingand lyingmurder killingand stealing and committing adultery; they break allout; boundsbloodshed and murder follows murderbloodshed |
| 4:3 |
Therefore the land mourns and all who dwelllive in it languish; andtogether alsowith the beastswild ofanimals the field and the birds of the air; and even the fish of the sea are taken awayperishing |
| 4:5 |
You shall stumble by day; the prophet also shall stumble with you by night; and I will destroy your mother |
| 4:7 |
The more they increased the more they sinned against me; Ithey willchanged change their glory into shame |
| 4:9 |
And it shall be like people like priest; I will punish them for their ways and requiterepay them for their deeds |
| 4:10 |
They shall eat but not be satisfied; they shall play the harlotwhore but not multiply; because they have forsaken the Lord to cherishdevote harlotrythemselves to |
| 4:11 |
whoredom Wine and new wine take away the understanding |
| 4:12 |
My people inquireconsult of a thingpiece of wood and their staffdivining rod gives them oracles For a spirit of harlotrywhoredom has led them astray and they have leftplayed theirthe Godwhore toforsaking playtheir the harlotGod |
| 4:13 |
They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains and make offerings upon the hills under oak poplar and terebinth because their shade is good Therefore your daughters play the harlotwhore and your bridesdaughters in law commit adultery |
| 4:14 |
I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlotwhore nor your bridesdaughters in law when they commit adultery; for the men themselves go aside with harlotswhores and sacrifice with culttemple prostitutes; andthus a people without understanding shallcomes come to ruin |
| 4:15 |
Though you play the harlotwhore O Israel letdo not let Judah become guilty EnterDo not enter into Gilgal noror go up to Beth a′venaven and sweardo not swear As the Lord lives |
| 4:17 |
E′phraimEphraim is joined to idols— let him alone |
| 4:18 |
AWhen bandtheir ofdrinking drunkardsis ended they giveindulge themselvesin tosexual harlotryorgies; they love shamelewdness more than their glory |
| 5:1 |
Hear this O priests Give heed O house of Israel HearkenListen O house of the king For the judgment pertains to you; for you have been a snare at Mizpah and a net spread upon Tabor |
| 5:2 |
Andand theya havepit madedug deep thein pit of Shittim; but I will chastisepunish all of them |
| 5:3 |
I know E′phraimEphraim and Israel is not hidhidden from me; for now O E′phraimEphraim you have played the harlotwhore; Israel is defiled |
| 5:4 |
Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God For the spirit of harlotrywhoredom is within them and they knowdo not know the Lord |
| 5:5 |
TheIsraels pride of Israel testifies toagainst his facehim; E′phraimEphraim shallstumbles stumble in his guilt; Judah also shallstumbles stumble with them |
| 5:7 |
They have dealt faithlessly with the Lord; for they have borne alienillegitimate children Now the new moon shall devour them along with their fields |
| 5:8 |
Blow the horn in Gib′eGibeah ah the trumpet in Ramah Sound the alarm at Beth a′venaven; tremblelook Obehind you Benjamin |
| 5:9 |
E′phraimEphraim shall become a desolation in the day of punishment; among the tribes of Israel I declare what is sure |
| 5:10 |
The princes of Judah have become like those who remove the landmark; uponon them I will pour out my wrath like water |
| 5:11 |
E′phraimEphraim is oppressed crushed in judgment because he was determined to go after vanity |
| 5:12 |
Therefore I am like amaggots moth to E′phraimEphraim and like dryrottenness rot to the house of Judah |
| 5:13 |
When E′phraimEphraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound then E′phraimEphraim went to Assyria and sent to the great king But he is not able to cure you or heal your wound |
| 5:14 |
For I will be like a lion to E′phraimEphraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah I evenmyself I will rendtear and go away; I will carry off and noneno one shall rescue |
| 5:15 |
I will return again to my place until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face andIn in their distress they seekwill mebeg sayingmy favor: |
| 6:1 |
Come let us return to the Lord; for it is he who has torn thatand he maywill heal us; he has strickenstruck down and he will bind us up |
| 6:3 |
Let us know let us press on to know the Lord; his goingappearing forth is as sure as the dawn; he will come to us aslike the showers aslike the spring rains that water the earth |
| 6:4 |
What shall I do with you O E′phraimEphraim What shall I do with you O Judah Your love is like a morning cloud like the dew that goes away early away |
| 6:5 |
Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets I have slainkilled them by the words of my mouth and my judgment goes forth as the light |
| 6:9 |
As robbers lie in wait for asomeone man so the priests are banded together; they murder on the wayroad to Shechem yea they commit villainya monstrous crime |
| 6:10 |
In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; E′phraimsEphraims harlotrywhoredom is there Israel is defiled |
| 7:1 |
when I would heal Israel the corruption of E′phraimEphraim is revealed and the wicked deeds of Samar′iaSamaria; for they deal falsely the thief breaks in and the bandits raid withoutoutside |
| 7:2 |
But they do not consider that I remember all their evilwickedness works Now their deeds encompasssurround them they are before my face |
| 7:3 |
By their wickedness they make the king glad and the princesofficials by their treachery |
| 7:4 |
They are all adulterers; they are like a heated oven whose baker ceasesdoes not need to stir the fire from the kneading of the dough until it is leavened |
| 7:5 |
On the day of our king the princesofficials became sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with mockers |
| 7:6 |
For they are kindled like an oven their heartsheart burnburns withwithin intriguethem; all night their anger smolders; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire |
| 7:7 |
All of them are hot as an oven and they devour their rulers All their kings have fallen; and none of them calls upon me |
| 7:8 |
E′phraimEphraim mixes himself with the peoples; E′phraimEphraim is a cake not turned |
| 7:9 |
AliensForeigners devour his strength andbut he knowsdoes not know it not; gray hairs are sprinkled upon him andbut he knowsdoes not know it not |
| 7:10 |
TheIsraels pride oftestifies Israel witnesses against him; yet they do not return to the Lord their God noror seek him for all this |
| 7:11 |
E′phraimEphraim ishas become like a dove silly and without sense; callingthey tocall upon Egypt goingthey go to Assyria |
| 7:12 |
As they go I will spreadcast my net over them my net; I will bring them down like birds of the air; I will chastisediscipline them foraccording to the report made to their wicked deedsassembly |
| 7:14 |
They do not cry to me from the heart but they wail upon their beds; they gash themselves for grain and wine; they gash themselves they rebel against me |
| 7:15 |
AlthoughIt was I who trained and strengthened their arms yet they deviseplot evil against me |
| 7:16 |
They turn to Ba′althat which does not profit; they arehave become like a treacherousdefective bow; their princesofficials shall fall by the sword because of the insolencerage of their tongue ThisSo shallmuch befor their derisionbabbling in the land of Egypt |
| 8:1 |
Set the trumpet to your lips forOne like a vulture is over the house of the Lord because they have broken my covenant and transgressed my law |
| 8:2 |
ToIsrael mecries theyto cryme My God we —Israel —know theeyou |
| 8:4 |
They made kings but not through me; Theythey set up princes but without my knowledge With their silver and gold they made idols for their own destruction |
| 8:5 |
IYour havecalf spurnedis yourrejected calf O Samar′iaSamaria My anger burns against them How long will itthey be tillincapable theyof are pure innocence |
| 8:6 |
inFor it is from Israel Aan workmanartisan made it; it is not God The calf of Samar′iaSamaria shall be broken to pieces |
| 8:7 |
For they sow the wind and they shall reap the whirlwind The standing grain has no heads it shall yield no meal; if it were to yield aliensforeigners would devour it |
| 8:8 |
Israel is swallowed up; alreadynow they are among the nations as a useless vessel |
| 8:9 |
For they have gone up to Assyria a wild ass wandering alone; E′phraimEphraim has hiredbargained for lovers |
| 8:10 |
Though they hirebargain allieswith among the nations I will soonnow gather them up AndThey they shall ceasesoon forwrithe aunder littlethe whileburden fromof anointingkings king and princes |
| 8:11 |
BecauseWhen E′phraimEphraim has multiplied altars forto sinningexpiate sin they havebecame become to him altars for sinning |
| 8:12 |
WereThough I to write for him mythe lawsmultitude byof tenmy thousandsinstructions they wouldare be regarded as a strange thing |
| 8:13 |
TheyThough lovethey sacrifice;offer theychoice sacrificesacrifices fleshthough andthey eat it;flesh but the Lord hasdoes nonot delightaccept in them Now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins; they shall return to Egypt |
| 8:14 |
For Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; and Judah has multiplied fortified cities; but I will send a fire upon his cities and it shall devour his strongholds |
| 9:1 |
RejoiceDo not rejoice O Israel ExultDo not likeexult theas peoplesother nations do; for you have played the harlotwhore forsakingdeparting from your God You have loved a harlotsprostitutes hirepay uponon all threshing floors |
| 9:2 |
Threshing floor and winevatwine vat shall not feed them and the new wine shall fail them |
| 9:3 |
They shall not remain in the land of the Lord; but E′phraimEphraim shall return to Egypt and in Assyria they shall eat unclean food in Assyria |
| 9:4 |
They shall not pour libationsdrink offerings of wine to the Lord; and theytheir sacrifices shall not please him withSuch their sacrifices Their bread shall be like mourners bread; all who eat of it shall be defiled; for their bread shall be for their hunger only; it shall not come to the house of the Lord |
| 9:5 |
What will you do on the day of appointed festival and on the day of the feastfestival of the Lord |
| 9:6 |
For beholdeven if they areescape goingdestruction to Assyria; Egypt shall gather them Memphis shall bury them Nettles shall possess their precious things of silver; thorns shall be in their tents |
| 9:7 |
The days of punishment have come the days of recompense have come; Israel shallcries know it The prophet is a fool the man of the spirit is mad becauseBecause of your great iniquity andyour hostility is great hatred |
| 9:8 |
The prophet is thea watchmansentinel offor E′phraimmy theGod peopleover ofEphraim my God yet a fowlers snare is on all his ways and hatredhostility in the house of his God |
| 9:9 |
They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gib′eGibeah; ah: he will remember their iniquity he will punish their sins |
| 9:10 |
Like grapes in the wilderness I found Israel Like the first fruit on the fig tree in its first season I saw your fathersancestors But they came to Ba′alBaal pe′orpeor and consecrated themselves to Ba′ala thing of shame and became detestable like the thing they loved |
| 9:11 |
E′phraimsEphraims glory shall fly away like a bird— no birth no pregnancy no conception |
| 9:12 |
Even if they bring up children I will bereave them tilluntil noneno one is left Woe to them indeed when I depart from them |
| 9:13 |
E′phraimsOnce sonsI saw Ephraim as Ia haveyoung seenpalm areplanted destinedin for a prey;lovely E′phraimmeadow but now Ephraim must lead forthout his sonschildren tofor slaughter |
| 9:14 |
Give them O Lord— what wiltwill thouyou give Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts |
| 9:15 |
Every evil of theirs isbegan inat Gilgal; there I begancame to hate them Because of the wickedness of their deeds I will drive them out of my house I will love them no more; all their princesofficials are rebels |
| 9:16 |
E′phraimEphraim is stricken their root is dried up they shall bear no fruit Even though they bringgive forthbirth I will slaykill the cherished offspring of their beloved childrenwomb |
| 9:17 |
MyBecause Godthey willhave castnot themlistened offto becausehim theymy haveGod notwill hearkenedreject to himthem; they shall bebecome wanderers among the nations |
| 10:3 |
For now they will say: We have no king for we feardo not fear the Lord and a king —what could he do for us |
| 10:4 |
They utter mere words; with empty oaths they make covenants; so judgmentlitigation springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field |
| 10:5 |
The inhabitants of Samar′iaSamaria tremble for the calf of Beth a′venaven Its people shall mourn for it and its idolatrous priests shall wail over it over its glory whichthat has departed from it |
| 10:6 |
YeaThe the thing itself shall be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king E′phraimEphraim shall be put to shame and Israel shall be ashamed of his idol |
| 10:7 |
Samar′iasSamarias king shall perish like a chip on the face of the waters |
| 10:8 |
The high places of Aven the sin of Israel shall be destroyed Thorn and thistle shall grow up on their altars; andThey they shall say to the mountains Cover us and to the hills Fall uponon us |
| 10:9 |
FromSince the days of Gib′eGibeah ah you have sinned O Israel; there they have continued Shall not war overtake them in Gib′e ahGibeah |
| 10:10 |
I will come against the wayward people to chastisepunish them; and nations shall be gathered against them when they are chastisedpunished for their double iniquity |
| 10:11 |
E′phraimEphraim was a trained heifer that loved to thresh and I spared her fair neck; but I will putmake E′phraimEphraim tobreak the yokeground; Judah must plow; Jacob must harrow for himself |
| 10:12 |
Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap the fruit of steadfast love; break up your fallow ground; for it is the time to seek the Lord that he may come and rain salvationrighteousness upon you |
| 10:13 |
You have plowed iniquitywickedness you have reaped injustice you have eaten the fruit of lies Because you have trusted in your chariotspower and in the multitude of your warriors |
| 10:14 |
therefore the tumult of war shall ariserise amongagainst your people and all your fortresses shall be destroyed as Shalman destroyed Beth ar′belarbel on the day of battle; when mothers were dashed in pieces with their children |
| 10:15 |
Thus it shall be done to you O houseBethel of Israel because of your great wickedness InAt thedawn storm the king of Israel shall be utterly cut off |
| 11:2 |
The more I called them the more they went from me; they kept sacrificing to the Ba′alsBaals and burningoffering incense to idols |
| 11:3 |
Yet it was I who taught E′phraimEphraim to walk I took them up in my arms; but they did not know that I healed them |
| 11:4 |
I led them with cords of compassionhuman kindness with the bands of love and I becamewas to them aslike onethose who easeslift theinfants yoketo on their jawscheeks and I bent down to them and fed them |
| 11:6 |
The sword shallrages ragein against their cities consumeit theconsumes barstheir oforacle theirpriests gates and devourdevours thembecause inof their fortressesschemes |
| 11:7 |
My people are bent on turning away from me; soTo the Most High they arecall appointedbut tohe thedoes yokenot andraise nonethem shallup removeat itall |
| 11:8 |
How can I give you up OEphraim E′phraim How can I hand you over O Israel How can I make you like Admah How can I treat you like Zeboi′imZeboiim My heart recoils within me; my compassion grows warm and tender |
| 11:9 |
I will not execute my fierce anger; I will not again destroy E′phraimEphraim; for I am God and notno manmortal the Holy One in your midst and I will not come toin destroywrath |
| 11:10 |
They shall go after the Lord hewho willroars roar like a lion; yeawhen he willroars roar and his sonschildren shall come trembling from the west; |
| 11:11 |
theyThey shall come trembling like birds from Egypt and like doves from the land of Assyria; and I will return them to their homes says the Lord |
| 11:12 |
E′phraimEphraim has encompassedsurrounded me with lies and the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah is still knownwalks bywith God and is faithful to the Holy One |
| 12:1 |
E′phraimEphraim herds the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; they multiply falsehood and violence; they make a bargaintreaty with Assyria and oil is carried to Egypt |
| 12:2 |
The Lord has an indictment against Judah and will punish Jacob according to his ways and requiterepay him according to his deeds |
| 12:3 |
In the womb he tooktried to supplant his brother by the heel and in his manhood he strove with God |
| 12:4 |
He strove with the angel and prevailed he wept and sought his favor; Hehe met Godhim at Bethel and there Godhe spoke with him— |
| 12:5 |
theThe Lord the God of hosts the Lord is his name: |
| 12:6 |
SoBut youas byfor theyou helpreturn ofto your God return hold fast to love and justice and wait continually for your God |
| 12:8 |
E′phraimEphraim has said Ah but I am rich I have gained wealth for myself; butin all hisof richesmy cangain neverno offsetoffense thehas guiltbeen hefound hasin incurredme that would be sin |
| 12:9 |
I am the Lord your God from the land of Egypt; I will again make you dwelllive in tents again as in the days of the appointed feastfestival |
| 12:10 |
I spoke to the prophets; it was I who multiplied visions and through the prophets gaveI parableswill bring destruction |
| 12:11 |
IfIn Gilead there is iniquity in Gilead they shall surely come to nought;nothing ifIn in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls so their altars also shall be like stone heaps on the furrows of the field |
| 12:12 |
Jacob fled to the land of Aram there Israel didserved service for a wife and for a wife he herdedguarded sheep |
| 12:13 |
By a prophet the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt and by a prophet he was preservedguarded |
| 12:14 |
E′phraimEphraim has given bitter provocation;offense so his Lord will leavebring his bloodguiltcrimes upondown on him and willpay turnhim back uponfor him his reproachesinsults |
| 13:1 |
When E′phraimEphraim spoke menthere trembledwas trembling; he was exalted in Israel; but he incurred guilt through Ba′alBaal and died |
| 13:2 |
And now they sinkeep moreon andsinning more and make a cast image for themselves moltenidols imagesof idolssilver skilfully made ofaccording to their silverunderstanding all of them the work of craftsmenartisans Sacrifice to these they say MenPeople kissare kissing calves |
| 13:3 |
Therefore they shall be like the morning mist or like the dew that goes away early away like the chaff that swirls from the threshing floor or like smoke from a window |
| 13:4 |
Yet I amhave been the Lord your God fromever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but me and besides me there is no savioursavior |
| 13:5 |
It was I who knewfed you in the wilderness in the land of drought; |
| 13:6 |
butWhen whenI theyfed hadthem fedthey towere thesatisfied; full they were filledsatisfied and their heart was lifted upproud; therefore they forgot me |
| 13:7 |
So I will bebecome to them like a lion to them like a leopard I will lurk beside the way |
| 13:8 |
I will fall upon them like a bear robbed of her cubs Iand will tear open the covering of their breastheart; and there I will devour them like a lion as a wild beastanimal would rendmangle them |
| 13:10 |
Where now is your king tothat he may save you; whereWhere arein all your princescities toare defendyour you—rulers those of whom you said Give me a king and princesrulers |
| 13:11 |
I havegave given you kingsa king in my anger and I havetook takenhim them away in my wrath |
| 13:12 |
TheEphraims iniquity of E′phraim is bound up; his sin is kept in store |
| 13:13 |
The pangs of childbirth come for him but he is an unwise son; for nowat the proper time he does not present himself at the mouth of the womb |
| 13:14 |
Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol Shall I redeem them from Death O Death where are your plagues O Sheol where is your destruction Compassion is hidhidden from my eyes |
| 13:15 |
ThoughAlthough he may flourish asamong therushes reed plant the east wind theshall windcome ofa blast from the Lord shall come rising from the wilderness; and his fountain shall dry up his spring shall be parched; itIt shall strip his treasury of every precious thing |
| 13:16 |
Samar′iaSamaria shall bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God; they shall fall by the sword their little ones shall be dashed in pieces and their pregnant women ripped open |
| 14:2 |
Take words with you words and return to the Lord; say to him Take away all iniquityguilt; accept that which is good and we will renderoffer the fruit of our lips |
| 14:3 |
Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses; and we will say no more Our God to the work of our hands In theeyou the orphan finds mercy |
| 14:4 |
I will heal their faithlessnessdisloyalty; I will love them freely for my anger has turned from them |
| 14:5 |
I will be aslike the dew to Israel; he shall blossom aslike the lily he shall strike root aslike the poplar;forests of Lebanon |
| 14:6 |
hisHis shoots shall spread out; his beauty shall be like the olive tree and his fragrance like that of Lebanon |
| 14:7 |
They shall returnagain andlive dwell beneath my shadow they shall flourish as a garden; they shall blossom aslike the vine their fragrance shall be like the wine of Lebanon |
| 14:8 |
O E′phraimEphraim what have I to do with idols It is I who answer and look after you I am like an evergreen cypress; fromyour mefaithfulness comes yourfrom fruitme |
| 14:9 |
WhoeverThose iswho are wise let him understand these things; whoeverthose iswho are discerning let him know them; forFor the ways of the Lord are right and the upright walk in them but transgressors stumble in them |