Hosea 7:13-16
World English Bible
13 Woe to them!
For they have wandered from me.
Destruction to them!
For they have trespassed against me.
Though I would redeem them,
yet they have spoken lies against me.
14 They haven’t cried to me with their heart,
but they howl on their beds.
They assemble themselves for grain and new wine.
They turn away from me.
15 Though I have taught and strengthened their arms,
yet they plot evil against me.
16 They return, but not to the Most High.
They are like a faulty bow.
Their princes will fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue.
This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.
Hosea 7:13-16
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Lord’s Second Lament
13 Woe to them,(A) for they fled from Me;(B)
destruction to them, for they rebelled against Me!
Though I want to redeem them,(C)
they speak lies against Me.
14 They do not cry to Me from their hearts;
rather, they wail on their beds.
They slash themselves[a](D) for grain and new wine;(E)
they turn away from Me.
15 I trained and strengthened their arms,(F)
but they plot evil against Me.(G)
16 They turn, but not to what is above;[b]
they are like a faulty bow.(H)
Their leaders will fall by the sword
because of the cursing of their tongue.(I)
They will be ridiculed for this in the land of Egypt.(J)
Footnotes
- Hosea 7:14 Some Hb mss, LXX; other Hb mss read They stay
- Hosea 7:16 Some emend to turn to what is useless
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