Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah,(A)
the trumpet in Ramah;(B)
raise the war cry in Beth-aven:(C)
Look behind you,[a] Benjamin!(D)
Ephraim will become a desolation(E)
on the day of punishment;(F)
I announce what is certain
among the tribes of Israel.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. 5:8 Or We will follow you

“Sound the trumpet(A) in Gibeah,(B)
    the horn in Ramah.(C)
Raise the battle cry in Beth Aven[a];(D)
    lead on, Benjamin.
Ephraim will be laid waste(E)
    on the day of reckoning.(F)
Among the tribes of Israel
    I proclaim what is certain.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:8 Beth Aven means house of wickedness (a derogatory name for Bethel, which means house of God).