Hosea 9:3-5
Christian Standard Bible
3 They will not stay in the land of the Lord.
Instead, Ephraim will return to Egypt,(A)
and they will eat unclean food(B) in Assyria.(C)
4 They will not pour out
their wine offerings to the Lord,(D)
and their sacrifices will not please him.
Their food will be like the bread of mourners;
all who eat it become defiled.(E)
For their bread will be for their appetites alone;
it will not enter the house of the Lord.
5 What will you do on a festival day,(F)
on the day of the Lord’s feast?(G)
Hosea 9:3-5
New English Translation
Assyrian Exile Will Reverse the Egyptian Exodus
3 They will not remain in the Lord’s land.
Ephraim will return to Egypt;
they will eat ritually unclean food in Assyria.
4 They will not pour out drink offerings of wine to the Lord;
they will not please him with their sacrifices.
Their sacrifices will be like bread eaten while in mourning;
all those who eat them will make themselves ritually unclean.
For their bread will be only to satisfy their appetite;
it will not come into the temple of the Lord.
5 So what will you do on the festival day,
on the festival days of the Lord?
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