Hosea 5:8-6:6
New American Standard Bible
8 (A)Blow the horn in (B)Gibeah,
And the trumpet in Ramah.
Sound an alarm at Beth-aven:
“(C)Behind you, Benjamin!”
9 Ephraim will become a (D)desolation in the (E)day of rebuke;
Among the tribes of Israel I (F)make known what is trustworthy.
10 The leaders of Judah have become like those who (G)displace a boundary marker;
On them I will (H)pour out My anger (I)like water.
11 Ephraim is (J)oppressed, broken by judgment,
(K)Because he was determined to follow [a]man’s command.
12 Therefore I am like a (L)moth to Ephraim,
And like rottenness to the house of Judah.
13 When Ephraim saw his sickness,
And Judah his [b]sore,
Ephraim then went to (M)Assyria
And sent word to [c](N)King Jareb.
But he is (O)unable to heal you,
Or to cure you of your [d]sore.
14 For I will be (P)like a lion to Ephraim
And like a young lion to the house of Judah.
(Q)I, yes I, will tear to pieces and go away,
I will carry away, and there will be (R)no one to rescue.
15 I will go away and return to My place
Until they [e](S)acknowledge their guilt and seek My face;
In their distress they will (T)search for Me.
The Response to God’s Rebuke
6 “(U)Come, let’s return to the Lord.
For (V)He has torn us, but (W)He will heal us;
He has [f]wounded us, but He will (X)bandage us.
2 He will (Y)revive us after two days;
He will (Z)raise us up on the third day,
That we may live before Him.
3 So let’s (AA)learn, let’s press on to know the Lord.
His (AB)appearance is as sure as the dawn;
And He will come to us like the (AC)rain,
As the spring rain waters the earth.”
4 What shall I do with you, (AD)Ephraim?
What shall I do with you, Judah?
For your loyalty is like a (AE)morning cloud,
And like the dew which goes away early.
5 Therefore I have (AF)cut them in pieces by the prophets;
I have slain them by the (AG)words of My mouth;
And the judgments on you are like the light that [g]shines.
6 For (AH)I [h]desire loyalty (AI)rather than sacrifice,
And the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Footnotes
- Hosea 5:11 Or with some ancient versions, nothingness
- Hosea 5:13 Or ulcer
- Hosea 5:13 Or another reading is the great king; or the contentious king
- Hosea 5:13 Or ulcer
- Hosea 5:15 Or suffer their punishment
- Hosea 6:1 Lit struck
- Hosea 6:5 Lit proceeds
- Hosea 6:6 Or take pleasure in
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