Hosea 10:11-13
Holman Christian Standard Bible
11 Ephraim is a well-trained calf(A)
that loves to thresh,
but I will place a yoke on[a] her fine neck.(B)
I will harness Ephraim;(C)
Judah will plow;
Jacob will do the final plowing.
12 Sow righteousness for yourselves(D)
and reap faithful love;
break up your unplowed ground.(E)
It is time to seek the Lord(F)
until He comes(G) and sends righteousness
on you like the rain.(H)
13 You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice;(I)
you have eaten the fruit of lies.(J)
Because you have trusted in your own way[b]
and in your large number of soldiers,(K)
Footnotes
- Hosea 10:11 Lit will pass over
- Hosea 10:13 LXX reads your chariots
Hosea 10:11-13
International Standard Version
Israel Urged to Sow in Righteousness
11 “Ephraim, the well-trained heifer,
loves to thresh grain,
so I will spare her neck.
I will turn Ephraim into a pack animal.
Judah will pull the plow,
and Jacob will turn up the fallow ground.
12 Sow in righteousness in your own interest,
reap in gracious love,
break up your own unprepared ground;
It is now time to inquire of[a] the Lord,
until he comes to pour out righteousness for you.
13 You have plowed[b] evil;
you have reaped unrighteousness;
you have eaten the fruit of hypocrisy;
because you trusted in your own direction,
and in the number of your mighty forces.
Footnotes
- Hosea 10:12 Or to worship
- Hosea 10:13 Or fashioned
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