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
Lexham English Bible
13 Woe to them, because they have strayed from me!
Destruction to them, because they have rebelled against me!
I myself would redeem them,
but they speak lies against me.
14 They do not cry out to me from their heart,
but they wail on their beds;
because of grain and new wine they lacerate[a] themselves;
they depart from me.
15 And I myself trained
and strengthened their arms;
but they plan evil against me.
16 They turn, not to the Most High,[b]
like a slack bow;
their officials will fall by the sword
because of the anger of their tongue.
This is their scorn[c]
in the land of Egypt.
Footnotes
- Hosea 7:14 Or “gash”
- Hosea 7:16 Hebrew uncertain; the NRSV translates “to that which does not profit”; the NASB translates “but not upward”
- Hosea 7:16 The NRSV translates “So much for their babbling”
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