11 Ephraim is a trained (A)heifer that loves to thresh,
[a]And I (B)passed over her lovely neck;
I will harness Ephraim,
Judah will plow, Jacob will [b]harrow for himself.
12 (C)Sow for yourselves, with a view to righteousness;
Harvest in accordance with [c]kindness.
(D)Break up your uncultivated ground,
For it is time to (E)seek the Lord
Until He (F)comes and (G)rains righteousness on you.
13 You have (H)plowed wickedness, you have harvested injustice,
You have eaten the fruit of (I)lies.
Because you have trusted in your way, in your (J)many warriors,

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 10:11 Or But I put a yoke on her lovely
  2. Hosea 10:11 I.e., pull a harrow, a farming device
  3. Hosea 10:12 Or loyalty

11 E′phraim was a trained heifer
    that loved to thresh,
    and I spared her fair neck;
but I will put E′phraim to the yoke,
    Judah must plow,
    Jacob must harrow for himself.
12 Sow for yourselves righteousness,
    reap the fruit[a] of steadfast love;
    break up your fallow ground,
for it is the time to seek the Lord,
    that he may come and rain salvation upon you.

13 You have plowed iniquity,
    you have reaped injustice,
    you have eaten the fruit of lies.
Because you have trusted in your chariots[b]
    and in the multitude of your warriors,

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 10:12 Gk: Heb according to
  2. Hosea 10:13 Gk: Heb way