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Hosea 6:7-11
International Children’s Bible
Hosea 6:7-11
International Children’s Bible
7 But you have broken the agreement as Adam did.
You have been unfaithful to me.
8 Gilead is full of people who do evil.
It is covered with bloody footprints.
9 Some of the priests are like
robbers waiting in ambush.
They murder people on the way to Shechem.[a]
They do wicked crimes.
10 I have seen horrible things in Israel.
The people are unfaithful to God,
and Israel has become unclean.
11 “Judah, I have set a time to punish you also.
“I would like to give my people back their riches.
Footnotes
- 6:9 Shechem A city of safety where men could go for protection.
Hosea 6:7-11
New International Version
Hosea 6:7-11
New International Version
7 As at Adam,[a] they have broken the covenant;(A)
they were unfaithful(B) to me there.
8 Gilead is a city of evildoers,(C)
stained with footprints of blood.
9 As marauders lie in ambush for a victim,(D)
so do bands of priests;
they murder(E) on the road to Shechem,
carrying out their wicked schemes.(F)
10 I have seen a horrible(G) thing in Israel:
There Ephraim is given to prostitution,
Israel is defiled.(H)
11 “Also for you, Judah,
a harvest(I) is appointed.
“Whenever I would restore the fortunes(J) of my people,
Footnotes
- Hosea 6:7 Or Like Adam; or Like human beings
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