Hosea 7
Magandang Balita Biblia
7 Nais ko sanang pagalingin ang Israel,
ngunit nakikita ko naman ang kabulukan ng Efraim,
at ang masasamang gawa ng Samaria.
Sila'y manlilinlang, magnanakaw at tulisan.
2 Hindi nila naiisip na hindi ko nakakalimutan
ang lahat ng kanilang masasamang gawain.
Sila'y lipos ng kasamaan,
at nakikita ko ang lahat ng ito.”
Sabwatan sa Palasyo
3 “Napapaniwala nila ang hari sa kanilang kasamaan,
at maging ang mga pinuno ay kanilang nalinlang.
4 Lahat sila'y mangangalunya;
para silang nag-aapoy na pugon
na pinababayaan ng panadero,
mula sa panahon ng pagmamasa hanggang sa panahon ng pag-alsa.
5 Nang dumating ang araw ng ating hari,
nalasing sa alak ang mga pinuno,
at pati ang hari'y nakipag-inuman sa mga manlilibak.
6 Nag-aalab[a] na parang pugon ang kanilang mga puso;
pawang kasamaan ang kanilang binabalak.
Magdamag na nag-aalimpuyo ang kanilang galit,
at kinaumagaha'y nagliliyab na parang apoy.
7 Lahat sila'y parang pugon na nag-iinit sa galit,
pinatay nila ang kanilang mga pinuno.
Bumagsak ang lahat ng mga hari nila;
at wala ni isa mang nakaisip na sa aki'y tumawag.”
Ang Israel at ang mga Bansa
8 “Nakikisama ang Efraim sa mga sumasamba sa mga diyus-diyosan;
ang katulad nila'y tinapay na hindi lubusang luto.
9 Inuubos ng mga dayuhan ang lakas ni Efraim,
ngunit hindi niya ito namamalayan.
Pumuputi ang kanyang buhok,
at hindi niya ito napapansin.
10 Ang kapalaluan ng Israel ang magpapahamak sa kanila.
Gayunman, ayaw nilang manumbalik kay Yahweh na kanilang Diyos,
ayaw nilang hanapin ang kanilang Diyos.
11 Ang Efraim ay katulad ng isang kalapati,
mangmang at walang pang-unawa;
tumatawag sa Egipto, at sumasangguni sa Asiria.
12 Sa kanilang pag-alis, lambat ko sa kanila'y ihahagis,
huhulihin ko sila na parang mga ibon sa papawirin.
Paparusahan ko sila dahil sa masasama nilang gawain.
13 “Mapapahamak sila dahil sa paglayo sa akin!
Lilipulin sila sapagkat naghimagsik sila laban sa akin!
Tutubusin ko sana sila,
ngunit nagsasalita sila ng kasinungalingan laban sa akin.
14 Tumatangis sila sa kanilang mga higaan,
ngunit hindi taos puso ang kanilang pagtawag sa akin.
Sinasaktan nila ang sarili dahil sa pagkain at sa alak,
pagkatapos ay naghihimagsik sila laban sa akin.
15 Bagama't sinanay ko sila at pinalakas,
nagbalak pa sila ng masama laban sa akin.
16 Humihingi sila ng tulong kay Baal;
ang katulad nila'y taksil na mandirigma.
Masasawi sa espada ang mga pinuno nila
dahil sa kanilang palalong dila.
Ito ang dahilan ng panlilibak sa kanila sa lupain ng Egipto.”
Footnotes
- Hosea 7:6 Nag-aalab: Sa ibang manuskrito'y Lumalapit sila .
Hosea 7
King James Version
7 When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.
2 And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.
3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
4 They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.
5 In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.
6 For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.
7 They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me.
8 Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.
9 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.
10 And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the Lord their God, nor seek him for all this.
11 Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
12 When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.
13 Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
14 And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.
15 Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.
16 They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
Hosea 7
New King James Version
Israel Has Rebelled Against God
7 “When I would have healed Israel,
Then the iniquity of Ephraim was uncovered,
And the wickedness of Samaria.
For (A)they have committed fraud;
A thief comes in;
A band of robbers [a]takes spoil outside.
2 They [b]do not consider in their hearts
That (B)I remember all their wickedness;
Now their own deeds have surrounded them;
They are before My face.
3 They make a (C)king glad with their wickedness,
And princes (D)with their lies.
4 “They(E) are all adulterers.
Like an oven heated by a baker—
He ceases stirring the fire after kneading the dough,
Until it is leavened.
5 In the day of our king
Princes have made him sick, [c]inflamed with (F)wine;
He stretched out his hand with scoffers.
6 They prepare their heart like an oven,
While they lie in wait;
[d]Their baker sleeps all night;
In the morning it burns like a flaming fire.
7 They are all hot, like an oven,
And have devoured their judges;
All their kings have fallen.
(G)None among them calls upon Me.
8 “Ephraim (H)has mixed himself among the peoples;
Ephraim is a cake unturned.
9 (I)Aliens have devoured his strength,
But he does not know it;
Yes, gray hairs are here and there on him,
Yet he does not know it.
10 And the (J)pride of Israel testifies to his face,
But (K)they do not return to the Lord their God,
Nor seek Him for all this.
Futile Reliance on the Nations
11 “Ephraim(L) also is like a silly dove, without [e]sense—
(M)They call to Egypt,
They go to (N)Assyria.
12 Wherever they go, I will (O)spread My net on them;
I will bring them down like birds of the air;
I will chastise them
(P)According to what their congregation has heard.
13 “Woe to them, for they have fled from Me!
Destruction to them,
Because they have transgressed against Me!
Though (Q)I redeemed them,
Yet they have spoken lies against Me.
14 (R)They did not cry out to Me with their heart
When they wailed upon their beds.
“They [f]assemble together for grain and new (S)wine,
[g]They rebel against Me;
15 Though I disciplined and strengthened their arms,
Yet they devise evil against Me;
16 They return, but not [h]to the Most High;
(T)They are like a treacherous bow.
Their princes shall fall by the sword
For the (U)cursings of their tongue.
This shall be their derision (V)in the land of Egypt.
Footnotes
- Hosea 7:1 plunders
- Hosea 7:2 Lit. do not say to
- Hosea 7:5 Lit. with the heat of
- Hosea 7:6 So with MT, Vg.; Syr., Tg. Their anger; LXX Ephraim
- Hosea 7:11 Lit. heart
- Hosea 7:14 So with MT, Tg.; Vg. thought upon; LXX slashed themselves for (cf. 1 Kin. 18:28)
- Hosea 7:14 So with MT, Syr., Tg.; LXX omits They rebel against Me; Vg. They departed from Me
- Hosea 7:16 Or upward
Hosea 7
English Standard Version
7 (A)when I would heal Israel,
the iniquity of Ephraim is revealed,
and the evil deeds of (B)Samaria,
for (C)they deal falsely;
the thief breaks in,
and the bandits raid outside.
2 But they do not consider
that (D)I remember all their evil.
Now (E)their deeds surround them;
(F)they are before my face.
3 By their evil (G)they make (H)the king glad,
and the princes by their treachery.
4 (I)They are all adulterers;
they are like a heated oven
whose baker ceases to stir the fire,
from the kneading of the dough
until it is leavened.
5 On the day of (J)our king, the princes
became sick with the heat of wine;
he stretched out his hand with mockers.
6 For with hearts like an oven (K)they approach their intrigue;
all night their anger smolders;
in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
7 All of them are hot as an oven,
and they devour their rulers.
All (L)their kings (M)have fallen,
and none of them calls upon me.
8 Ephraim (N)mixes himself with the peoples;
Ephraim is a cake not turned.
9 (O)Strangers devour his strength,
and (P)he knows it not;
gray hairs are sprinkled upon him,
and (Q)he knows it not.
10 (R)The pride of Israel testifies to his face;[a]
(S)yet they do not return to the Lord their God,
nor seek him, for all this.
11 Ephraim is like a dove,
(T)silly and without sense,
calling to (U)Egypt, going to (V)Assyria.
12 As they go, (W)I will spread over them my net;
I will bring them down like birds of the heavens;
(X)I will discipline them (Y)according to the report made to their congregation.
13 (Z)Woe to them, for they have strayed from me!
Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against me!
(AA)I would redeem them,
but (AB)they speak lies against me.
14 (AC)They do not cry to me from the heart,
but (AD)they wail upon their beds;
for grain and wine they gash themselves;
they rebel against me.
15 Although (AE)I trained and strengthened their arms,
yet they devise evil against me.
16 They (AF)return, but not upward;[b]
they are (AG)like a treacherous bow;
their princes shall fall by the sword
because of (AH)the insolence of their tongue.
This shall be their derision (AI)in the land of Egypt.
Footnotes
- Hosea 7:10 Or in his presence
- Hosea 7:16 Or to the Most High
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