Hosea 9:3-5
English Standard Version
3 They shall not remain in (A)the land of the Lord,
but (B)Ephraim shall return to Egypt,
and (C)they shall eat unclean food in Assyria.
4 (D)They shall not pour drink offerings of wine to the Lord,
(E)and their sacrifices shall not please him.
It shall be like (F)mourners' bread to them;
all who eat of it shall be defiled;
for their bread shall be for their hunger only;
(G)it shall not come to the house of the Lord.
5 (H)What will you do on the day of the appointed festival,
and on the day of the feast of the Lord?
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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