Hosea 7:8-10
Christian Standard Bible
8 Ephraim has allowed himself to get mixed up with the nations.
Ephraim is unturned bread baked on a griddle.
9 Foreigners consume his strength,(A)
but he does not notice.(B)
Even his hair is streaked with gray,
but he does not notice.
10 Israel’s arrogance testifies against them,[a](C)
yet they do not return to the Lord their God,(D)
and for all this, they do not seek him.
Notas al pie
- 7:10 Lit against his face
Hosea 7:8-10
New English Translation
Israel Lacks Discernment and Refuses to Repent
8 Ephraim has mixed itself like flour[a] among the nations;
Ephraim is like a ruined cake of bread that is scorched on one side.[b]
9 Foreigners are consuming what his strenuous labor produced,[c]
but he does not recognize it.
His head is filled with gray hair,
but he does not realize it.
10 The arrogance of Israel testifies against him,
yet they refuse to return to the Lord their God.
In spite of all this they refuse to seek him.
Notas al pie
- Hosea 7:8 tn The words “like flour” are not in the Hebrew text but are implied by the imagery.
- Hosea 7:8 tn Heb “a cake of bread not turned.” This metaphor compares Ephraim to a ruined cake of bread that was not turned over in time to avoid being scorched and burned (see BDB 728 s.v. עֻגָה). Cf. NLT “as worthless as a half-baked cake.”
- Hosea 7:9 tn Heb “foreigners consume his strength”; cf. NRSV “devour (NIV “sap”) his strength.”
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