They are unfaithful(A) to the Lord;
    they give birth to illegitimate(B) children.
When they celebrate their New Moon feasts,(C)
    he will devour[a](D) their fields.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:7 Or Now their New Moon feasts / will devour them and

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.

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)

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Chapter 8

When Israel Sows the Wind, It Will Reap the Whirlwind

Put the trumpet to your lips!
    An eagle is circling over the sanctuary of the Lord.
The people have broken my covenant
    and been unfaithful to my law.

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