Hosea 9:10-17
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
10 Like grapes in the wilderness,
I found Israel.
Like the first fruit on the fig tree,
in its first season,
I saw your fathers.
But they came to Ba′al-pe′or,
and consecrated themselves to Ba′al,[a]
and became detestable like the thing they loved.
11 E′phraim’s glory shall fly away like a bird—
no birth, no pregnancy, no conception!
12 Even if they bring up children,
I will bereave them till none is left.
Woe to them
when I depart from them!
13 E′phraim’s sons, as I have seen, are destined for a prey;[b]
E′phraim must lead forth his sons to slaughter.
14 Give them, O Lord—
what wilt thou give?
Give them a miscarrying womb
and dry breasts.
15 Every evil of theirs is in Gilgal;
there I began 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 princes are rebels.
16 E′phraim is stricken,
their root is dried up,
they shall bear no fruit.
Even though they bring forth,
I will slay their beloved children.
17 My God will cast them off,
because they have not hearkened to him;
they shall be wanderers among the nations.
Footnotes
- Hosea 9:10 Heb shame
- Hosea 9:13 Cn Compare Gk: Heb uncertain
Hosea 9:10-17
New International Version
10 “When I found Israel,
it was like finding grapes in the desert;
when I saw your ancestors,
it was like seeing the early fruit(A) on the fig(B) tree.
But when they came to Baal Peor,(C)
they consecrated themselves to that shameful idol(D)
and became as vile as the thing they loved.
11 Ephraim’s glory(E) will fly away like a bird(F)—
no birth, no pregnancy, no conception.(G)
12 Even if they rear children,
I will bereave(H) them of every one.
Woe(I) to them
when I turn away from them!(J)
13 I have seen Ephraim,(K) like Tyre,
planted in a pleasant place.(L)
But Ephraim will bring out
their children to the slayer.”(M)
14 Give them, Lord—
what will you give them?
Give them wombs that miscarry
and breasts that are dry.(N)
15 “Because of all their wickedness in Gilgal,(O)
I hated them there.
Because of their sinful deeds,(P)
I will drive them out of my house.
I will no longer love them;(Q)
all their leaders are rebellious.(R)
16 Ephraim(S) is blighted,
their root is withered,
they yield no fruit.(T)
Even if they bear children,
I will slay(U) their cherished offspring.”
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