They have deeply corrupted themselves(A)
as in the days of Gibeah.(B)
He will remember their guilt;
He will punish their sins.(C)

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10 I discovered Israel
like grapes in the wilderness.(D)
I saw your fathers
like the first fruit of the fig tree in its first season.(E)
But they went to Baal-peor,(F)
consecrated themselves to Shame,[a](G)
and became detestable,(H)
like the thing they loved.

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  1. Hosea 9:10 = Baal

They have corrupted themselves terribly
        as in the days of Gibeah;
    he will remember their wickedness;
        he will punish their sins.

10 Like grapes in the wilderness,
        I found Israel.
    In its first season,
    like the first fruit on the fig tree,
        I saw your ancestors.
    But they came to Baal-peor,
        and worshipped a thing of shame;
    they became detestable like the thing they loved.[a]

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  1. Hosea 9:10 Heb uncertain

They have sunk deep into corruption,(A)
    as in the days of Gibeah.(B)
God will remember(C) their wickedness
    and punish them for their sins.(D)

10 “When I found Israel,
    it was like finding grapes in the desert;
when I saw your ancestors,
    it was like seeing the early fruit(E) on the fig(F) tree.
But when they came to Baal Peor,(G)
    they consecrated themselves to that shameful idol(H)
    and became as vile as the thing they loved.

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