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Hosea 5:8-6:6
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Hosea 5:8-6:6
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
8 Blow the horn in Gib′e-ah,
the trumpet in Ramah.
Sound the alarm at Beth-a′ven;
tremble,[a] O Benjamin!
9 E′phraim shall become a desolation
in the day of punishment;
among the tribes of Israel
I declare what is sure.
10 The princes of Judah have become
like those who remove the landmark;
upon them I will pour out
my wrath like water.
11 E′phraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment,
because he was determined to go after vanity.[b]
12 Therefore I am like a moth to E′phraim,
and like dry rot to the house of Judah.
13 When E′phraim saw his sickness,
and Judah his wound,
then E′phraim went to Assyria,
and sent to the great king.[c]
But he is not able to cure you
or heal your wound.
14 For I will be like a lion to E′phraim,
and like a young lion to the house of Judah.
I, even I, will rend and go away,
I will carry off, and none shall rescue.
15 I will return again to my place,
until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face,
and in their distress they seek me, saying,
A Call to Repentance
6 “Come, let us return to the Lord;
for he has torn, that he may heal us;
he has stricken, and he will bind us up.
2 After two days he will revive us;
on the third day he will raise us up,
that we may live before him.
3 Let us know, let us press on to know the Lord;
his going forth is sure as the dawn;
he will come to us as the showers,
as the spring rains that water the earth.”
Impenitence of Israel and Judah
4 What shall I do with you, O E′phraim?
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
Your love is like a morning cloud,
like the dew that goes early away.
5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets,
I have slain them by the words of my mouth,
and my judgment goes forth as the light.[d]
6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God, rather than burnt offerings.
Footnotes
- Hosea 5:8 Cn Compare Gk: Heb after you
- Hosea 5:11 Gk: Heb a command
- Hosea 5:13 Cn: Heb a king that will contend
- Hosea 6:5 Gk Syr: Heb thy judgment goes forth
Hosea 5:8-6:6
New International Version
Hosea 5:8-6:6
New International Version
8 “Sound the trumpet(A) in Gibeah,(B)
the horn in Ramah.(C)
Raise the battle cry in Beth Aven[a];(D)
lead on, Benjamin.
9 Ephraim will be laid waste(E)
on the day of reckoning.(F)
Among the tribes of Israel
I proclaim what is certain.(G)
10 Judah’s leaders are like those
who move boundary stones.(H)
I will pour out my wrath(I) on them
like a flood of water.
11 Ephraim is oppressed,
trampled in judgment,
intent on pursuing idols.[b](J)
12 I am like a moth(K) to Ephraim,
like rot(L) to the people of Judah.
13 “When Ephraim(M) saw his sickness,
and Judah his sores,
then Ephraim turned to Assyria,(N)
and sent to the great king for help.(O)
But he is not able to cure(P) you,
not able to heal your sores.(Q)
14 For I will be like a lion(R) to Ephraim,
like a great lion to Judah.
I will tear them to pieces(S) and go away;
I will carry them off, with no one to rescue them.(T)
15 Then I will return to my lair(U)
until they have borne their guilt(V)
and seek my face(W)—
in their misery(X)
they will earnestly seek me.(Y)”
Israel Unrepentant
6 “Come, let us return(Z) to the Lord.
He has torn us to pieces(AA)
but he will heal us;(AB)
he has injured us
but he will bind up our wounds.(AC)
2 After two days he will revive us;(AD)
on the third day(AE) he will restore(AF) us,
that we may live in his presence.
3 Let us acknowledge the Lord;
let us press on to acknowledge him.
As surely as the sun rises,
he will appear;
he will come to us like the winter rains,(AG)
like the spring rains that water the earth.(AH)”
4 “What can I do with you, Ephraim?(AI)
What can I do with you, Judah?
Your love is like the morning mist,
like the early dew that disappears.(AJ)
5 Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets,
I killed you with the words of my mouth(AK)—
then my judgments go forth like the sun.[c](AL)
6 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,(AM)
and acknowledgment(AN) of God rather than burnt offerings.(AO)
Footnotes
- Hosea 5:8 Beth Aven means house of wickedness (a derogatory name for Bethel, which means house of God).
- Hosea 5:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
- Hosea 6:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
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