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

They will not live in the Lord’s land—
    Ephraim will return to Egypt,
        and they will eat unclean food in Assyria.
They won’t present wine offerings to the Lord,
    nor will they please him.
Their sacrifices will seem like food for mourners—
    everyone who eats them will become unclean;
        none of them will enter the Temple of the Lord.

“What will you do on the designated holiday,
    when the Lord’s festival comes?

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