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They won’t dwell in Yahweh’s land;
    but Ephraim will return to Egypt,
    and they will eat unclean food in Assyria.
They won’t pour out wine offerings to Yahweh,
    neither will they be pleasing to him.
    Their sacrifices will be to them like the bread of mourners;
    all who eat of it will be polluted;
    for their bread will be for their appetite.
    It will not come into Yahweh’s house.
What will you do in the day of solemn assembly,
    and in the day of the feast of Yahweh?

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They will not remain in (A)the Lords land,
But Ephraim will return to (B)Egypt,
And in (C)Assyria they will eat (D)unclean food.
They will not pour out drink offerings of (E)wine to the Lord,
(F)Nor will [a]their sacrifices please Him.
Their bread will be to them like [b]mourners’ bread;
All who eat it will be (G)defiled,
Because their bread will be for [c]themselves alone;
It will not enter the house of the Lord.
(H)What will you do on the day of the appointed festival
And on the day of the (I)feast of the Lord?

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 9:4 Or they offer to Him their
  2. Hosea 9:4 Lit bread of mourning
  3. Hosea 9:4 Lit their soul