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
Hosea 7:13-16
Common English Bible
13 Doom to them, for they have strayed from me;
destruction will be their lot because they have rebelled against me.
I would redeem them,
but they speak lies against me.
14 They don’t cry to me from the heart,
but they sob upon their beds;
they fight[a] over grain and wine;
they resist me.
15 It was I who gave them their strength,
yet they plot evil against me.
16 They return, but not to the Most High;[b]
they have become like a worthless bow;
their officials will fall by the sword
because of the rage of their tongues;
in Egypt they will make fun of them.[c]
Footnotes
- Hosea 7:14 Or cut themselves
- Hosea 7:16 Heb uncertain
- Hosea 7:16 Or they will be scorned in the land of Egypt.
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