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Israel’s arrogance testifies against them;
    Ephraim stumbles in their guilt,
    and Judah stumbles with them.
With their sheep and their cattle,
    they shall go forth to seek the Lord.
However, they will not find him,
    for he has withdrawn from them.
They have betrayed the Lord,
    for they have borne illegitimate children.[a]
Now the new moon shall devour them
    along with their fields.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:7 Illegitimate children: the description continues the image of marital infidelity: the mother of these children had given herself to Baal.