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Hosea 7
Authorized (King James) Version
Hosea 7
Authorized (King James) Version
7 When I would have healed Israel,
then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered,
and the wickedness of Samaria:
for they commit falsehood;
and the thief cometh in,
and the troop of robbers spoileth without.
2 And they consider not in their hearts
that I remember all their wickedness:
now their own doings have beset them about;
they are before my face.
3 They make the king glad with their wickedness,
and the princes with their lies.
4 They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker,
who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.
5 In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine;
he stretched out his hand with scorners.
6 For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait:
their baker sleepeth all the night;
in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.
7 They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges;
all their kings are fallen:
there is none among them that calleth unto me.
8 Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people;
Ephraim is a cake not turned.
9 Strangers have devoured his strength,
and he knoweth it not:
yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him,
yet he knoweth not.
10 And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face:
and they do not return to the Lord their God,
nor seek him for all this.
11 Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart:
they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
12 When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them;
I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven;
I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.
13 Woe unto them! for they have fled from me:
destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me:
though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
14 And they have not cried unto me with their heart,
when they howled upon their beds:
they assemble themselves for corn and wine,
and they rebel against me.
15 Though I have bound and strengthened their arms,
yet do they imagine mischief against me.
16 They return, but not to the most High:
they are like a deceitful bow:
their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue:
this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
Hosea 7
New King James Version
Hosea 7
New King James Version
Israel Has Rebelled Against God
7 “When I would have healed Israel,
Then the iniquity of Ephraim was uncovered,
And the wickedness of Samaria.
For (A)they have committed fraud;
A thief comes in;
A band of robbers [a]takes spoil outside.
2 They [b]do not consider in their hearts
That (B)I remember all their wickedness;
Now their own deeds have surrounded them;
They are before My face.
3 They make a (C)king glad with their wickedness,
And princes (D)with their lies.
4 “They(E) are all adulterers.
Like an oven heated by a baker—
He ceases stirring the fire after kneading the dough,
Until it is leavened.
5 In the day of our king
Princes have made him sick, [c]inflamed with (F)wine;
He stretched out his hand with scoffers.
6 They prepare their heart like an oven,
While they lie in wait;
[d]Their baker sleeps all night;
In the morning it burns like a flaming fire.
7 They are all hot, like an oven,
And have devoured their judges;
All their kings have fallen.
(G)None among them calls upon Me.
8 “Ephraim (H)has mixed himself among the peoples;
Ephraim is a cake unturned.
9 (I)Aliens have devoured his strength,
But he does not know it;
Yes, gray hairs are here and there on him,
Yet he does not know it.
10 And the (J)pride of Israel testifies to his face,
But (K)they do not return to the Lord their God,
Nor seek Him for all this.
Futile Reliance on the Nations
11 “Ephraim(L) also is like a silly dove, without [e]sense—
(M)They call to Egypt,
They go to (N)Assyria.
12 Wherever they go, I will (O)spread My net on them;
I will bring them down like birds of the air;
I will chastise them
(P)According to what their congregation has heard.
13 “Woe to them, for they have fled from Me!
Destruction to them,
Because they have transgressed against Me!
Though (Q)I redeemed them,
Yet they have spoken lies against Me.
14 (R)They did not cry out to Me with their heart
When they wailed upon their beds.
“They [f]assemble together for grain and new (S)wine,
[g]They rebel against Me;
15 Though I disciplined and strengthened their arms,
Yet they devise evil against Me;
16 They return, but not [h]to the Most High;
(T)They are like a treacherous bow.
Their princes shall fall by the sword
For the (U)cursings of their tongue.
This shall be their derision (V)in the land of Egypt.
Footnotes
- Hosea 7:1 plunders
- Hosea 7:2 Lit. do not say to
- Hosea 7:5 Lit. with the heat of
- Hosea 7:6 So with MT, Vg.; Syr., Tg. Their anger; LXX Ephraim
- Hosea 7:11 Lit. heart
- Hosea 7:14 So with MT, Tg.; Vg. thought upon; LXX slashed themselves for (cf. 1 Kin. 18:28)
- Hosea 7:14 So with MT, Syr., Tg.; LXX omits They rebel against Me; Vg. They departed from Me
- Hosea 7:16 Or upward
Oseas 7
Reina-Valera 1960
Oseas 7
Reina-Valera 1960
Iniquidad y rebelión de Israel
7 Mientras curaba yo a Israel, se descubrió la iniquidad de Efraín, y las maldades de Samaria; porque hicieron engaño; y entra el ladrón, y el salteador despoja por fuera. 2 Y no consideran en su corazón que tengo en memoria toda su maldad; ahora les rodearán sus obras; delante de mí están. 3 Con su maldad alegran al rey, y a los príncipes con sus mentiras. 4 Todos ellos son adúlteros; son como horno encendido por el hornero, que cesa de avivar el fuego después que está hecha la masa, hasta que se haya leudado. 5 En el día de nuestro rey los príncipes lo hicieron enfermar con copas de vino; extendió su mano con los escarnecedores. 6 Aplicaron su corazón, semejante a un horno, a sus artificios; toda la noche duerme su hornero; a la mañana está encendido como llama de fuego. 7 Todos ellos arden como un horno, y devoraron a sus jueces; cayeron todos sus reyes; no hay entre ellos quien a mí clame.
8 Efraín se ha mezclado con los demás pueblos; Efraín fue torta no volteada. 9 Devoraron extraños su fuerza, y él no lo supo; y aun canas le han cubierto, y él no lo supo. 10 Y la soberbia de Israel testificará contra él en su cara; y no se volvieron a Jehová su Dios, ni lo buscaron con todo esto.
11 Efraín fue como paloma incauta, sin entendimiento; llamarán a Egipto, acudirán a Asiria. 12 Cuando fueren, tenderé sobre ellos mi red; les haré caer como aves del cielo; les castigaré conforme a lo que se ha anunciado en sus congregaciones. 13 ¡Ay de ellos! porque se apartaron de mí; destrucción vendrá sobre ellos, porque contra mí se rebelaron; yo los redimí, y ellos hablaron mentiras contra mí.
14 Y no clamaron a mí con su corazón cuando gritaban sobre sus camas; para el trigo y el mosto se congregaron, se rebelaron contra mí. 15 Y aunque yo los enseñé y fortalecí sus brazos, contra mí pensaron mal. 16 Volvieron, pero no al Altísimo; fueron como arco engañoso; cayeron sus príncipes a espada por la soberbia de su lengua; esto será su escarnio en la tierra de Egipto.
Hosea 7
Modern English Version
Hosea 7
Modern English Version
7 When I would heal Israel,
the iniquity of Ephraim is revealed,
and the wickedness of Samaria.
For they deal deceitfully;
the thief breaks in;
the robbers raid outside,
2 but they did not consider in their hearts
that I remember all their wickedness.
Now their own deeds surround them;
they are before My face.
Corrupt and Disloyal Politics
3 They make the king glad with their wickedness,
and the princes with their lies.
4 They are all adulterers,
like an oven heated by a baker,
who ceases stirring the fire
after kneading the dough until it is leavened.
5 On the day of our king the princes made him sick
from the heat of wine.
He stretched out his hand with scorners.
6 For they are kindled[a] like an oven.
Their heart burns within them;[b]
their anger smolders[c] all night;
in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
7 They are all hot as an oven,
and they devour their judges.
All their kings have fallen,
and none of them calls to Me.
8 Ephraim mixes himself with the people.
Ephraim is a cake not turned.
9 Foreigners devour his strength,
but he does not know it.
Gray hairs are here and there upon him,
but he does not know it.
10 The pride of Israel testifies against him,
but they do not return to the Lord their God,
nor seek Him for all this.
11 Ephraim is like a dove,
silly and without sense;
they call to Egypt,
they go to Assyria.
12 Wherever they go, I will spread My net over them;
I will bring them down like the birds of the sky;
I will discipline them according to
the report to their congregation.
13 Woe to them,
for they have fled from Me!
Destruction to them,
for they have rebelled against Me!
Though I would redeem them,
yet they speak lies against Me.
14 They do not cry to Me with their heart
when they howl on their beds.
They gather together for grain and wine,
they rebel against Me.
15 Though I trained and strengthened their arms,
yet they devise mischief against Me.
16 They return, but not to the Most High.
They are like a loose bow.
Their princes will fall by the sword
for the rage of their tongue.
This will be their derision
in the land of Egypt.
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