Hosea 7
Legacy Standard Bible
7 When I (A)would heal Israel,
Then the iniquity of Ephraim is uncovered,
And the evil deeds of Samaria,
For they work (B)falsehood;
The thief enters in;
(C)Raiders [a]ransack outside,
2 And they do not say to their hearts
That I (D)remember all their evil.
Now their (E)deeds are all around them;
They are before My face.
3 (F)With their evil they make the (G)king glad,
And the princes with their (H)deceptions.
4 They are (I)all adulterers,
Like an oven heated by the baker
Who ceases to stir up the fire
From the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.
5 On the [b]day of our king, the princes (J)became sick with the heat of wine;
He stretched out his hand with (K)scoffers,
6 For their hearts are like an (L)oven
As they draw near in their [c]plotting;
Their [d]anger [e]smolders all night;
In the morning it burns like a flaming fire.
7 All of them are hot like an oven,
And they devour their (M)judges;
All their kings have fallen.
(N)None of them calls on Me.
8 Ephraim (O)mixes himself with the peoples;
Ephraim has become a cake not turned.
9 (P)Strangers devour his power,
Yet he (Q)does not know it;
Gray hairs also are sprinkled on him,
Yet he does not know it.
10 So the (R)pride of Israel answers against him,
Yet (S)they have not returned to Yahweh their God,
Nor have they sought Him, for all this.
11 So (T)Ephraim has become like a silly dove, (U)without a heart of wisdom;
They call to (V)Egypt; they go to (W)Assyria.
12 When they go, I will (X)spread My net over them;
I will bring them down like the birds of the sky.
I will (Y)chastise them in accordance with the report to their congregation.
13 (Z)Woe to them, for they have (AA)fled from Me!
Destruction is theirs, for they have transgressed against Me!
And I (AB)would redeem them, but they speak lies against Me.
14 And (AC)they do not cry out to Me in their heart
When they wail on their beds;
For the sake of grain and new wine they [f](AD)gather together as sojourners;
They (AE)depart from Me.
15 Although I disciplined and strengthened their arms,
Yet they (AF)devise evil against Me.
16 They turn, but not [g]upward;
They are like a (AG)deceitful bow;
Their princes will fall by the sword
Because of the [h](AH)indignation of their tongue.
This will be their (AI)scoffing in the land of Egypt.
Footnotes
- Hosea 7:1 Lit strip
- Hosea 7:5 A festive occasion
- Hosea 7:6 Lit ambush
- Hosea 7:6 As in some ancient versions; M.T. baker
- Hosea 7:6 Lit sleeps
- Hosea 7:14 Gr and many ancient mss gash themselves
- Hosea 7:16 Or possibly to the Most High
- Hosea 7:16 Or cursing
Hosea 7
Revised Standard Version
7 1 when I would heal Israel,
the corruption of E′phraim is revealed,
and the wicked deeds of Samar′ia;
for they deal falsely,
the thief breaks in,
and the bandits raid without.
2 But they do not consider
that I remember all their evil works.
Now their deeds encompass them,
they are before my face.
3 By their wickedness they make the king glad,
and the princes by their treachery.
4 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 our king the princes
became sick with the heat of wine;
he stretched out his hand with mockers.
6 For like an oven their hearts burn[a] with 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 their kings have fallen;
and none of them calls upon me.
8 E′phraim mixes himself with the peoples;
E′phraim is a cake not turned.
9 Aliens devour his strength,
and he knows it not;
gray hairs are sprinkled upon him,
and he knows it not.
10 The pride of Israel witnesses against him;
yet they do not return to the Lord their God,
nor seek him, for all this.
Futile Reliance on the Nations
11 E′phraim is like a dove,
silly and without sense,
calling to Egypt, going to Assyria.
12 As they go, I will spread over them my net;
I will bring them down like birds of the air;
I will chastise them for their wicked deeds.[b]
13 Woe to them, for they have strayed from me!
Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against me!
I would redeem them,
but they speak lies against me.
14 They do not cry to me from the heart,
but they wail upon their beds;
for grain and wine they gash themselves,
they rebel against me.
15 Although I trained and strengthened their arms,
yet they devise evil against me.
16 They turn to Ba′al;[c]
they are like a treacherous bow,
their princes shall fall by the sword
because of the insolence of their tongue.
This shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
Footnotes
- Hosea 7:6 Gk Syr: Heb brought near
- Hosea 7:12 Cn: Heb according to the report to their congregation
- Hosea 7:16 Cn: Heb uncertain
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