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Israel’s pride testifies against him;
    Ephraim[a] stumbles in his guilt;
    Judah also stumbles with them.(A)
With their flocks and herds they shall go
    to seek the Lord,
but they will not find him;
    he has withdrawn from them.(B)
They have dealt faithlessly with the Lord,
    for they have borne illegitimate children.
    Now the new moon shall devour them along with their fields.(C)

Blow the horn in Gibeah,
    the trumpet in Ramah.
Sound the alarm at Beth-aven;
    look behind you, Benjamin!(D)
Ephraim shall become a desolation
    in the day of punishment;
among the tribes of Israel
    I declare what is sure.(E)
10 The princes of Judah have become
    like those who remove the landmark;
on them I will pour out
    my wrath like water.(F)

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  1. 5.5 Heb Israel and Ephraim

The pride of Israel testifies against him,[a]
    and Israel and Ephraim stumble in their guilt,
        and Judah stumbles with them.
With their flocks[b] and herds[c] they will go
    to seek Yahweh, but they will not find him;
        he has withdrawn from them.
They have dealt faithlessly with Yahweh
    because they have borne illegitimate children.
Now the new moon will devour them with their fields.
Blow the horn[d] in Gibeah,
    the trumpet in Ramah.
Sound the alarm in Beth-aven;
    look behind you, Benjamin.
Ephraim will be a desolation
    in the day of punishment;
among the tribes of Israel
    I will reveal what is true.
10 The princes of Judah have become
    like those who remove a landmark;
on them I will pour out
    my wrath like water.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:5 Literally “against his face;” see 7:10
  2. Hosea 5:6 Hebrew “flock”
  3. Hosea 5:6 Hebrew “herd”
  4. Hosea 5:8 Hebrew “shofar”