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47 (A)to separate between the unclean and the clean, and between the edible creature and the creature which is not to be eaten.

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13 Then Yahweh said, “Thus will the sons of Israel eat their bread (A)unclean among the nations where I will banish them.” 14 But I said, “(B)Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, I have (C)never been defiled; for from my youth until now I have never eaten what (D)died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has any (E)offensive meat ever entered my mouth.”

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They will not remain in (A)the land of Yahweh,
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 Yahweh;
(F)Their sacrifices will not please Him.
Their bread will [a]be like [b]mourners’ bread;
All who eat of it will be (G)defiled,
For their bread will be for [c]themselves alone;
It will not enter the house of Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 9:4 Lit be to them
  2. Hosea 9:4 Or bread of misfortune
  3. Hosea 9:4 Lit their appetite