Hosea 8
English Standard Version
Israel Will Reap the Whirlwind
8 Set (A)the trumpet to your lips!
One (B)like a vulture is over the house of the Lord,
because (C)they have transgressed my covenant
and rebelled against my law.
2 To me they cry,
(D)“My God, we—Israel—know you.”
3 Israel has spurned the good;
the enemy shall pursue him.
4 (E)They made kings, (F)but not through me.
They set up princes, but I knew it not.
With their silver and gold they made idols
for their own destruction.
5 (G)I have[a] spurned your calf, O Samaria.
My anger burns against them.
(H)How long will they be incapable of innocence?
6 For it is from Israel;
a craftsman made it;
it is not God.
(I)The calf of Samaria
(J)shall be broken to pieces.[b]
7 For (K)they sow the wind,
and they shall reap the whirlwind.
The standing grain has no heads;
it shall yield no flour;
if it were to yield,
(L)strangers would devour it.
8 (M)Israel is swallowed up;
already they are among the nations
as (N)a useless vessel.
9 For (O)they have gone up to Assyria,
(P)a wild donkey wandering alone;
Ephraim has hired lovers.
10 Though they hire allies among the nations,
I will soon gather them up.
And (Q)the king and princes (R)shall soon writhe
because of the tribute.
11 Because Ephraim (S)has multiplied altars for sinning,
they have become to him altars for sinning.
12 (T)Were I to write for him my laws by the ten thousands,
they would be regarded as a strange thing.
13 As for my sacrificial offerings,
(U)they sacrifice meat and eat it,
but the Lord does not accept them.
(V)Now he will remember their iniquity
and punish their sins;
(W)they shall return to Egypt.
14 For (X)Israel has forgotten (Y)his Maker
and (Z)built palaces,
and (AA)Judah has multiplied fortified cities;
so (AB)I will send a fire upon his cities,
and it shall devour her strongholds.
Hosea 8
New American Standard Bible
Israel Reaps the Whirlwind
8 (A)Put the trumpet to your [a]lips!
(B)Like an eagle the enemy comes (C)against the house of the Lord,
Because they have (D)violated My covenant
And rebelled against My (E)Law.
2 (F)They cry out to Me,
“My God, (G)we of Israel know You!”
3 Israel has rejected the good;
The enemy will pursue him.
4 (H)They have set up kings, but not by Me;
They have appointed officials, but I did not know it.
With their (I)silver and gold they have made idols for themselves,
So that [b]they will be eliminated.
5 [c]He has rejected your (J)calf, Samaria, saying,
“My anger burns against them!”
How long will they be incapable of (K)innocence?
6 For from Israel comes even this!
A (L)craftsman made it, so it is not God;
Assuredly, the calf of Samaria will be broken to [d]pieces.
7 For (M)they sow wind
And they harvest a (N)storm.
The standing grain has no [e]kernels;
It yields (O)no [f]grain.
If it were to yield, strangers would swallow it.
8 Israel has been (P)swallowed up;
They are now among the nations
Like a (Q)vessel in which no one delights.
9 For they have gone up to (R)Assyria,
Like (S)a wild donkey all alone;
Ephraim has (T)paid fees for [g]lovers.
10 Even though they [h]pay for allies among the nations,
I will (U)gather them up now;
And they will begin (V)to diminish
Because of the burden of the (W)king of officials.
11 Since Ephraim has (X)multiplied altars for sin,
They have become altars of sinning for him.
12 Though (Y)I wrote for him ten thousand precepts of My (Z)Law,
They are regarded as a strange thing.
13 As for My (AA)sacrificial gifts,
They (AB)sacrifice the flesh and eat it,
But the Lord has taken no delight in them.
Now He will (AC)remember their guilt,
And (AD)punish them for their sins;
They will return to (AE)Egypt.
14 For Israel has (AF)forgotten his Maker and (AG)built palaces;
And Judah has multiplied fortified cities,
But I will send a (AH)fire on its cities, and it will consume its palatial buildings.
Osea 8
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Allarme
8 Dà fiato alla tromba!
Come un'aquila sulla casa del Signore...
perchè hanno trasgredito la mia alleanza
e rigettato la mia legge.
2 Essi gridano verso di me:
«Noi ti riconosciamo Dio d'Israele!».
3 Ma Israele ha rigettato il bene:
il nemico lo perseguiterà.
Anarchia politica e idolatria
4 Hanno creato dei re
che io non ho designati;
hanno scelto capi
a mia insaputa.
Con il loro argento e il loro oro
si sono fatti idoli
ma per loro rovina.
5 Ripudio il tuo vitello, o Samaria!
La mia ira divampa contro di loro;
fino a quando non si potranno purificare
6 i figli di Israele?
Esso è opera di un artigiano,
esso non è un dio:
sarà ridotto in frantumi
il vitello di Samaria.
7 E poiché hanno seminato vento
raccoglieranno tempesta.
Il loro grano sarà senza spiga,
se germoglia non darà farina,
e se ne produce, la divoreranno gli stranieri.
Israele perduto dall'appello che rivolge allo straniero
8 Israele è stato inghiottito:
si trova ora in mezzo alle nazioni
come un vaso spregevole.
9 Essi sono saliti fino ad Assur,
asino selvaggio, che si aggira solitario;
Efraim si è acquistato degli amanti.
10 Se ne acquistino pure fra le nazioni,
io li metterò insieme
e fra poco cesseranno
di eleggersi re e governanti.
Contro il culto puramente esteriore
11 Efraim ha moltiplicato gli altari,
ma gli altari sono diventati per lui
un'occasione di peccato.
12 Ho scritto numerose leggi per lui,
ma esse son considerate come una cosa straniera.
13 Essi offrono sacrifici
e ne mangiano le carni,
ma il Signore non li gradisce;
si ricorderà della loro iniquità
e punirà i loro peccati:
dovranno tornare in Egitto.
14 Israele ha dimenticato il suo creatore,
si è costruito palazzi;
Giuda ha moltiplicato le sue fortezze.
Ma io manderò il fuoco sulle loro città
e divorerà le loro cittadelle.
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