Hosea 7:13-16
Christian Standard Bible
The Lord’s Second Lament
13 Woe to them,(A) for they fled from me;(B)
destruction to them, for they rebelled against me!
Though I want to redeem them,(C)
they speak lies against me.
14 They do not cry to me from their hearts;
rather, they wail on their beds.
They slash themselves[a](D) for grain and new wine;(E)
they turn away from me.
15 I trained and strengthened their arms,(F)
but they plot evil against me.(G)
16 They turn, but not to what is above;[b]
they are like a faulty bow.(H)
Their leaders will fall by the sword
because of their insolent tongue.(I)
They will be ridiculed for this in the land of Egypt.(J)
Hosea 7:13-16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
13 Woe to them, for they have strayed from me!
Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against me!
I would redeem them,
but they speak lies against me.(A)
14 They do not cry to me from the heart,
but they wail upon their beds;
they gash themselves for grain and wine;
they rebel against me.(B)
15 It was I who trained and strengthened their arms,
yet they plot evil against me.(C)
16 They turn to that which does not profit;[a]
they have become like a defective bow;
their officials shall fall by the sword
because of the rage of their tongue.
So much for their babbling in the land of Egypt.(D)
Footnotes
- 7.16 Cn: Meaning of Heb uncertain
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