13 (A)Woe to them, for they have (B)strayed from Me!
Destruction is theirs, for they have rebelled against Me!
I (C)would redeem them, but they have spoken lies against Me.
14 And (D)they do not cry to Me from their heart
When they wail on their beds;
For the sake of grain and new wine they [a](E)assemble themselves,
They (F)turn against Me.
15 Although I trained and strengthened their arms,
Yet they (G)devise evil against Me.
16 They turn, but not [b]upward,
They are like a (H)loose bow;
Their officials will fall by the sword
Because of the [c](I)insolence of their tongue.
This will be their (J)derision in the land of Egypt.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 7:14 Or LXX and many ancient mss gash themselves
  2. Hosea 7:16 Or possibly to the Most High
  3. Hosea 7:16 Lit cursing

13 Woe unto them! for they have wandered from me; destruction unto them! for they have trespassed against me: though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me. 14 And they have not cried unto me with their heart, but they howl upon their beds: they assemble themselves for grain and new wine; they rebel against me. 15 Though I have [a]taught and strengthened their arms, yet do they devise mischief against me. 16 They return, but not to him that is on 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.

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  1. Hosea 7:15 Or, chastened them