Israel Reaps the Whirlwind

(A)Put the trumpet to your [a]lips!
(B)Like an eagle the enemy comes (C)against the house of the Lord,
Because they have (D)violated My covenant
And rebelled against My (E)Law.
(F)They cry out to Me,
“My God, (G)we of Israel know You!”
Israel has rejected the good;
The enemy will pursue him.
(H)They have set up kings, but not by Me;
They have appointed officials, but I did not know it.
With their (I)silver and gold they have made idols for themselves,
So that [b]they will be eliminated.
[c]He has rejected your (J)calf, Samaria, saying,
“My anger burns against them!”
How long will they be incapable of (K)innocence?
For from Israel comes even this!
A (L)craftsman made it, so it is not God;
Assuredly, the calf of Samaria will be broken to [d]pieces.
For (M)they sow wind
And they harvest a (N)storm.
The standing grain has no [e]kernels;
It yields (O)no [f]grain.
If it were to yield, strangers would swallow it.

Israel has been (P)swallowed up;
They are now among the nations
Like a (Q)vessel in which no one delights.
For they have gone up to (R)Assyria,
Like (S)a wild donkey all alone;
Ephraim has (T)paid fees for [g]lovers.
10 Even though they [h]pay for allies among the nations,
I will (U)gather them up now;
And they will begin (V)to diminish
Because of the burden of the (W)king of officials.

11 Since Ephraim has (X)multiplied altars for sin,
They have become altars of sinning for him.
12 Though (Y)I wrote for him ten thousand precepts of My (Z)Law,
They are regarded as a strange thing.
13 As for My (AA)sacrificial gifts,
They (AB)sacrifice the flesh and eat it,
But the Lord has taken no delight in them.
Now He will (AC)remember their guilt,
And (AD)punish them for their sins;
They will return to (AE)Egypt.
14 For Israel has (AF)forgotten his Maker and (AG)built palaces;
And Judah has multiplied fortified cities,
But I will send a (AH)fire on its cities, and it will consume its palatial buildings.

Footnotes

  1. Hosea 8:1 Lit palate
  2. Hosea 8:4 Lit he
  3. Hosea 8:5 Or Your calf has rejected you
  4. Hosea 8:6 Or splinters
  5. Hosea 8:7 Lit growth
  6. Hosea 8:7 Or meal
  7. Hosea 8:9 Lit love gifts
  8. Hosea 8:10 Or recruit allies

Israel to Reap the Whirlwind

“Put the trumpet(A) to your lips!
    An eagle(B) is over the house of the Lord
because the people have broken my covenant(C)
    and rebelled against my law.(D)
Israel cries out to me,
    ‘Our God, we acknowledge you!’
But Israel has rejected what is good;
    an enemy will pursue him.(E)
They set up kings without my consent;
    they choose princes without my approval.(F)
With their silver and gold
    they make idols(G) for themselves
    to their own destruction.
Samaria, throw out your calf-idol!(H)
    My anger burns against them.
How long will they be incapable of purity?(I)
    They are from Israel!
This calf—a metalworker has made it;
    it is not God.(J)
It will be broken in pieces,
    that calf(K) of Samaria.(L)

“They sow the wind
    and reap the whirlwind.(M)
The stalk has no head;
    it will produce no flour.(N)
Were it to yield grain,
    foreigners would swallow it up.(O)
Israel is swallowed up;(P)
    now she is among the nations
    like something no one wants.(Q)
For they have gone up to Assyria(R)
    like a wild donkey(S) wandering alone.
    Ephraim has sold herself to lovers.(T)
10 Although they have sold themselves among the nations,
    I will now gather them together.(U)
They will begin to waste away(V)
    under the oppression of the mighty king.

11 “Though Ephraim built many altars for sin offerings,
    these have become altars for sinning.(W)
12 I wrote for them the many things of my law,
    but they regarded them as something foreign.(X)
13 Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to me,
    and though they eat(Y) the meat,
    the Lord is not pleased with them.(Z)
Now he will remember(AA) their wickedness
    and punish their sins:(AB)
    They will return to Egypt.(AC)
14 Israel has forgotten(AD) their Maker(AE)
    and built palaces;
    Judah has fortified many towns.
But I will send fire on their cities
    that will consume their fortresses.”(AF)

Gisilotan sa Ginoo ang Israel Tungod sa Ilang Pagsimba sa mga Dios-dios.

Miingon ang Ginoo, “Patingoga ang budyong sa pagpahibalo sa akong katawhan nga ang Israel nga giisip ko nga akong puloy-anan[a] sulongon sa kaaway nga daw agila nga mosakdap kanila. Kay gipakawalay-bili nila ang akong kasabotan ug gilapas nila ang akong Kasugoan. Nanawag sila kanako, ‘Dios sa Israel, giila ka namo.’ Apan gisalikway nila ang maayo, busa gukdon sila sa ilang kaaway. Nagpili sila ug mga hari ug mga opisyal nga wala magpahibalo ug walay pagtugot gikan kanako. Gihimo nilang mga dios-dios ang ilang mga plata ug mga bulawan, ug mao kini ang nagdala kanila sa kalaglagan. Gisalikway ko[b] ang dios-dios nga baka sa mga taga-Samaria. Misilaob ang akong kasuko kanila. Hangtod kanus-a sila magpabilin sa pagpakasala? Ang dios-dios nga baka sa Samaria gihimo lang sa platero nga taga-Israel. Dili kana Dios, busa dugmokon gayod kana!

“Nagpugas silag hangin ug moani silag buhawi.[c] Ang ilang trigo walay uhay; dili kini makahatag ug harina. Apan bisan pag mamunga kini, ang taga-laing dapit mao ang molamoy niini. Lamyon ang Israel sa kaaway. Ang pagtan-aw kaniya karon sa ubang mga nasod sama sa galamiton nga walay pulos, kay nangayo siya ug tabang sa Asiria. Sama siya sa ihalas nga asno nga naglatagaw nga nagainusara. Gibayran niya ang kaabin niyang mga nasod aron tabangan siya. 10 Bisan pag mobayad siya sa ubang mga nasod, sa dili madugay tigomon ko ang iyang mga katawhan ug silotan. Ug magsugod ang ilang pag-antos pinaagi sa pagdaog-daog kanila sa hari sa Asiria ug sa iyang mga opisyal. 11 Tinuod nga naghimo sila ug daghang mga halaran aron nga halaran sa mga halad nga makapahimo kanilang hinlo, apan kining mga halaran nahimong dapit diin sila nagapakasala. 12 Gipasulat ko ang daghang mga kasugoan alang kanila, apan giisip nila nga kini alang sa uban ug dili alang kanila. 13 Nagahalad sila kanako ug ginakaon nila ang karne,[d] apan wala ako malipay kanila. Ug karon hinumdoman ko ang ilang kadaotan; silotan ko sila tungod sa ilang mga sala. Mobalik sila sa Ehipto. 14 Gikalimtan sa mga Israelinhon ang nagbuhat kanila. Sila ug ang mga taga-Juda nagpatukod ug mga palasyo[e] ug daghang mga lungsod nga nalibotan ug paril. Apan sunogon ko ang ilang mga lungsod apil ang lig-ong mga bahin niini.”

Footnotes

  1. 8:1 Israel… puloy-anan: o, akong templo.
  2. 8:5 ko: sa Hebreo, niya.
  3. 8:7 Nagpugas… buhawi: Tingali ang buot ipasabot, sa ilang mga ginahimo nga walay pulos, dako nga silot ang ibalos kanila.
  4. 8:13 ginakaon nila ang karne: Sumala sa Lev. 7:11-18, ang karne sa halad nga alang sa maayong relasyon kan-on sa pamilya sa naghalad ug sa mga pari.
  5. 8:14 palasyo: o, templo.