## Chapter 1

1

Hosea's Wife and Children

The word 1697 of the LORD 3068 which 834 came 1961 to Hosea 1954 the son 1121 of Beeri 882, during the days 3117 of Uzziah 5818, Jotham 3147, Ahaz 271 {and} Hezekiah 2396, kings 4428 of Judah 3063, and during the days 3117 of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Joash 3060, king 4428 of Israel 3478.
2 ¶ When the LORD 3068 first 8462 spoke 1696 through Hosea 1954, the LORD 3068 said 559 to Hosea 1954, "Go 1980, take 3947 to yourself a wife 802 of harlotry 2183 and {have} children 3206 of harlotry 2183; for the land 776 commits 2181 flagrant 2181 harlotry 2181, forsaking the LORD 3068."
3 So he went 1980 and took 3947 Gomer 1586 the daughter 1323 of Diblaim 1691, and she conceived 2029 and bore 3205 him a son 1121.
4 And the LORD 3068 said 559 to him, "Name him Jezreel 3157; for yet 5750 a little 4592 while 4592, and I will punish 6485 the house 1004 of Jehu 3058 for the bloodshed 1818 of Jezreel 3157, and I will put 7673 an end 7673 to the kingdom 4468 of the house 1004 of Israel 3478.
5 "On that day 3117 I will break 7665 the bow 7198 of Israel 3478 in the valley 6010 of Jezreel 3157."
6 ¶ Then she conceived 2029 again 5750 and gave 3205 birth 3205 to a daughter 1323. And the LORD said 559 to him, "Name her Lo-ruhamah 3819, for I will no 3808 longer have 7355 compassion 7355 on the house 1004 of Israel 3478, that I would ever 5375 forgive 5375 them.
7 "But I will have 7355 compassion 7355 on the house 1004 of Judah 3063 and deliver 3467 them by the LORD 3068 their God 430, and will not deliver 3467 them by bow 7198, sword 2719, battle 4421, horses 5483 or horsemen 6571."
8 ¶ When she had weaned 1580 Lo-ruhamah 3819, she conceived 2029 and gave 3205 birth 3205 to a son 1121.
9 And the LORD said 559, "Name him Lo-ammi 3818, for you are not My people 5971 and I am not your God."
10 ¶ Yet the number 4557 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 Will be like the sand 2344 of the sea 3220, Which 834 cannot 3808 be measured 4058 or numbered 5608; And in the place 4725 Where 834 it is said 559 to them, "You are not My people 5971," It will be said 559 to them, "{You are} the sons 1121 of the living 2416 God 410."
11 And the sons 1121 of Judah 3063 and the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 will be gathered 6908 together 3164, And they will appoint 7760 for themselves one 259 leader 7218, And they will go 5927 up from the land 776, For great 1419 will be the day 3117 of Jezreel 3157.

## Chapter 2

1

Israel's Unfaithfulness Condemned

Say 559 to your brothers 251, "Ammi 5971," and to your sisters 269, "Ruhamah 7355."
2 "Contend 7378 with your mother 517, contend 7378, For she is not my wife 802, and I am not her husband 376; And let her put 5493 away 5493 her harlotry 2183 from her face 6440 And her adultery 5005 from between 996 her breasts 7699,
3 Or 6435 I will strip 6584 her naked 6174 And expose 3322 her as on the day 3117 when she was born 3205. I will also make 7760 her like a wilderness 4057, Make 7896 her like desert 6723 land 776 And slay 4191 her with thirst 6772.
4 "Also, I will have 7355 no 3808 compassion 7355 on her children 1121, Because 3588 they are children 1121 of harlotry 2183.
5 "For their mother 517 has played 2181 the harlot 2181; She who conceived 2029 them has acted 954 shamefully 954. For she said 559, 'I will go 1980 after 310 my lovers 157, Who give 5414 {me} my bread 3899 and my water 4325, My wool 6785 and my flax 6593, my oil 8081 and my drink 8250.'
6 "Therefore 3651, behold 2009, I will hedge 7753 up her way 1870 with thorns 5518, And I will build 1443 a wall 1447 against her so that she cannot 3808 find 4672 her paths 5410.
7 "She will pursue 7291 her lovers 157, but she will not overtake 5381 them; And she will seek 1245 them, but will not find 4672 {them.} Then she will say 559, 'I will go 1980 back 7725 to my first 7223 husband 376, For it was better 2896 for me then 227 than 4480 now 6258!'
8 ¶ "For she does not know 3045 that it was I who gave 5414 her the grain 1715, the new 8492 wine 8492 and the oil 3323, And lavished 7235 on her silver 3701 and gold 2091, {Which} they used 6213 for Baal 1168.
9 "Therefore 3651, I will take 3947 back 7725 My grain 1715 at harvest time 6256 And My new 8492 wine 8492 in its season 4150. I will also take 5337 away 5337 My wool 6785 and My flax 6593 {Given} to cover 3680 her nakedness 6172.
10 "And then 6258 I will uncover 1540 her lewdness 5040 In the sight 5869 of her lovers 157, And no 3808 one 376 will rescue 5337 her out of My hand 3027.
11 "I will also put 7673 an end 7673 to all 3605 her gaiety 4885, Her feasts 2282, her new 2320 moons 2320, her sabbaths 7676 And all 3605 her festal 4150 assemblies 4150.
12 "I will destroy 8074 her vines 1612 and fig 8384 trees 8384, Of which 834 she said 559, 'These 1992 are my wages 866 Which 834 my lovers 157 have given 5414 me.' And I will make 7760 them a forest 3293, And the beasts 2421 of the field 7704 will devour 398 them.
13 "I will punish 6485 her for the days 3117 of the Baals 1168 When 834 she used to offer 6999 sacrifices 6999 to them And adorn 5710 herself with her earrings 5141 and jewelry 2484, And follow her lovers 157, so that she forgot 7911 Me," declares 5002 the LORD 3068.
14

Restoration of Israel

¶ "Therefore 3651, behold 2009, I will allure 6601 her, Bring 1980 her into the wilderness 4057 And speak 1696 kindly 3820 to her.
15 "Then I will give 5414 her her vineyards 3754 from there 8033, And the valley 6010 of Achor 5911 as a door 6607 of hope 8615. And she will sing 6031 there 8033 as in the days 3117 of her youth 5271, As in the day 3117 when she came 5927 up from the land 776 of Egypt 4714.
16 "It will come 1961 about in that day 3117," declares 5002 the LORD 3068, "That you will call 7121 Me Ishi 376 And will no 3808 longer 5750 call 7121 Me Baali 1180.
17 "For I will remove 5493 the names 8034 of the Baals 1168 from her mouth 6310, So that they will be mentioned 2142 by their names 8034 no 3808 more 5750.
18 "In that day 3117 I will also make 3772 a covenant 1285 for them With the beasts 2421 of the field 7704, The birds 5775 of the sky 8064 And the creeping 7431 things 7431 of the ground 127. And I will abolish 7665 the bow 7198, the sword 2719 and war 4421 from the land 776, And will make them lie 7901 down 7901 in safety 983.
19 "I will betroth 781 you to Me forever 5769; Yes, I will betroth 781 you to Me in righteousness 6664 and in justice 4941, In lovingkindness 2617 and in compassion 7356,
20 And I will betroth 781 you to Me in faithfulness 530. Then you will know 3045 the LORD 3068.
21 ¶ "It will come 1961 about in that day 3117 that I will respond 6030," declares 5002 the LORD 3068. "I will respond 6030 to the heavens 8064, and they will respond 6030 to the earth 776,
22 And the earth 776 will respond 6030 to the grain 1715, to the new 8492 wine 8492 and to the oil 3323, And they will respond 6030 to Jezreel 3157.
23 "I will sow 2232 her for Myself in the land 776. I will also have 7355 compassion 7355 on her who had not obtained 7355 compassion 7355, And I will say 559 to those who were not My people 5971, 'You are My people 5971!' And they will say 559, '{You are} my God 430!'"

## Chapter 3

1

Hosea's Second Symbolic Marriage

Then the LORD 3068 said 559 to me, "Go 1980 again 5750, love 157 a woman 802 {who} is loved 157 by {her} husband 7453, yet an adulteress 5003, even as the LORD 3068 loves 157 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, though they turn 6437 to other 312 gods 430 and love 157 raisin cakes 809."
2 So I bought 3739 her for myself for fifteen {shekels} of silver 3701 and a homer 2563 and a half 3963 of barley 8184.
3 Then I said 559 to her, "You shall stay 3427 with me for many 7227 days 3117. You shall not play 2181 the harlot 2181, nor 3808 shall you have 1961 a man 376; so I will also 1571 be toward 413 you."
4 For the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 will remain 3427 for many 7227 days 3117 without 369 king 4428 or prince 8269, without 369 sacrifice 2077 or {sacred} pillar 4676 and without 369 ephod 646 or household 8655 idols 8655.
5 Afterward 310 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 will return 7725 and seek 1245 the LORD 3068 their God 430 and David 1732 their king 4428; and they will come 6342 trembling 6342 to the LORD 3068 and to His goodness 2898 in the last 319 days 3117.

## Chapter 4

1

God's Controversy with Israel

Listen 8085 to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, O sons 1121 of Israel 3478, For the LORD 3068 has a case 7379 against 5973 the inhabitants 3427 of the land 776, Because 3588 there 369 is no 369 faithfulness 571 or kindness 2617 Or knowledge 1847 of God 430 in the land 776.
2 {There is} swearing 422, deception 3584, murder 7523, stealing 1589 and adultery 5003. They employ 6555 violence 6555, so that bloodshed 1818 follows 5060 bloodshed 1818.
3 Therefore the land 776 mourns 56, And everyone 3605 who lives 3427 in it languishes 535 Along with the beasts 2421 of the field 7704 and the birds 5775 of the sky 8064, And also 1571 the fish 1709 of the sea 3220 disappear 622.
4 ¶ Yet 389 let no 408 one 376 find 7378 fault 7378, and let none offer 3198 reproof 3198; For your people 5971 are like those who contend 7378 with the priest 3548.
5 So you will stumble 3782 by day 3117, And the prophet 5030 also 1571 will stumble 3782 with you by night 3915; And I will destroy 1820 your mother 517.
6 My people 5971 are destroyed 1820 for lack 369 of knowledge 1847. Because 3588 you have rejected 3988 knowledge 1847, I also will reject 3988 you from being My priest 3547. Since you have forgotten 7911 the law 8451 of your God 430, I also 1571 will forget 7911 your children 1121.
7 ¶ The more they multiplied 7231, the more 3651 they sinned 2398 against Me; I will change 4171 their glory 3519 into shame 7036.
8 They feed 398 on the sin 2403 of My people 5971 And direct 5375 their desire 5315 toward 413 their iniquity 5771.
9 And it will be, like people 5971, like priest 3548; So I will punish 6485 them for their ways 1870 And repay 7725 them for their deeds 4611.
10 They will eat 398, but not have 7646 enough 7646; They will play 2181 the harlot 2181, but not increase 6555, Because 3588 they have stopped 5800 giving 8104 heed 8104 to the LORD 3068.
11 ¶ Harlotry 2184, wine 3196 and new 8492 wine 8492 take 3947 away the understanding 3820.
12 My people 5971 consult 7592 their wooden 6086 idol, and their {diviner's} wand 4731 informs 5046 them; For a spirit 7307 of harlotry 2183 has led 8582 {them} astray 8582, And they have played 2181 the harlot 2181, {departing} from their God 430.
13 They offer 2076 sacrifices 2076 on the tops 7218 of the mountains 2022 And burn 6999 incense 6999 on the hills 1389, Under 8478 oak 437, poplar 3839 and terebinth 424, Because 3588 their shade 6738 is pleasant 2896. Therefore your daughters 1323 play 2181 the harlot 2181 And your brides 3618 commit 5003 adultery 5003.
14 I will not punish 6485 your daughters 1323 when 3588 they play 2181 the harlot 2181 Or your brides 3618 when 3588 they commit 5003 adultery 5003, For {the men} themselves 1992 go 6504 apart 6504 with harlots 2181 And offer 2076 sacrifices 2076 with temple 6945 prostitutes 6945; So the people 5971 without 3808 understanding 995 are ruined 3832.
15 ¶ Though 518 you, Israel 3478, play 2181 the harlot 2181, Do not let Judah 3063 become 816 guilty 816; Also do not go 935 to Gilgal 1537, Or go 5927 up to Beth-aven 1007 And take 7650 the oath 7650: "As the LORD 3068 lives 2416!"
16 Since 3588 Israel 3478 is stubborn 5637 Like a stubborn 5637 heifer 6499, Can the LORD 3068 now 6258 pasture 7462 them Like a lamb 3532 in a large 4800 field 4800?
17 Ephraim 669 is joined 2266 to idols 6091; Let 5117 him alone 5117.
18 Their liquor 5435 gone 5493, They play 2181 the harlot 2181 continually 2181; Their rulers 4043 dearly 157 love 157 shame 7036.
19 The wind 7307 wraps 6887 them in its wings 3671, And they will be ashamed 954 because 4480 of their sacrifices 2077.

## Chapter 5

1

The People's Apostasy Rebuked

Hear 8085 this 2088, O priests 3548! Give 7181 heed 7181, O house 1004 of Israel 3478! Listen 238, O house 1004 of the king 4428! For the judgment 4941 applies to you, For you have been 1961 a snare 6341 at Mizpah 4709 And a net 7568 spread 6566 out on Tabor 8396.
2 The revolters 7846 have gone 6009 deep 6009 in depravity 7821, But I will chastise 4148 all 3605 of them.
3 I know 3045 Ephraim 669, and Israel 3478 is not hidden 3582 from Me; For now 6258, O Ephraim 669, you have played 2181 the harlot 2181, Israel 3478 has defiled 2930 itself.
4 Their deeds 4611 will not allow 5414 them To return 7725 to their God 430. For a spirit 7307 of harlotry 2183 is within 7130 them, And they do not know 3045 the LORD 3068.
5 Moreover, the pride 1347 of Israel 3478 testifies 6030 against 6440 him, And Israel 3478 and Ephraim 669 stumble 3782 in their iniquity 5771; Judah 3063 also 1571 has stumbled 3782 with them.
6 They will go 1980 with their flocks 6629 and herds 1241 To seek 1245 the LORD 3068, but they will not find 4672 {Him;} He has withdrawn 2502 from them.
7 They have dealt 898 treacherously 898 against the LORD 3068, For they have borne 3205 illegitimate 2114 children 1121. Now 6258 the new 2320 moon 2320 will devour 398 them with their land 2506.
8 ¶ Blow 8628 the horn 7782 in Gibeah 1390, The trumpet 2689 in Ramah 7414. Sound 7321 an alarm 7321 at Beth-aven 1007: "Behind 310 you, Benjamin 1144!"
9 Ephraim 669 will become 1961 a desolation 8047 in the day 3117 of rebuke 8433; Among the tribes 7626 of Israel 3478 I declare 3045 what is sure 539.
10 The princes 8269 of Judah 3063 have become 1961 like those who move 5472 a boundary 1366; On them I will pour 8210 out My wrath 5678 like water 4325.
11 Ephraim 669 is oppressed 6231, crushed 7533 in judgment 4941, Because 3588 he was determined 2974 to follow {man's} command 6673.
12 Therefore I am like a moth 6211 to Ephraim 669 And like rottenness 7538 to the house 1004 of Judah 3063.
13 When Ephraim 669 saw 7200 his sickness 2483, And Judah 3063 his wound 4205, Then Ephraim 669 went 1980 to Assyria 804 And sent 7971 to King 4428 Jareb 3377. But he is unable to heal 7495 you, Or to cure 1455 you of your wound 4205.
14 For I {will be} like a lion 7826 to Ephraim 669 And like a young 3715 lion 3715 to the house 1004 of Judah 3063. I, even I, will tear 2963 to pieces and go 1980 away, I will carry 5375 away, and there 369 will be none 369 to deliver 5337.
15 I will go 1980 away {and} return 7725 to My place 4725 Until they acknowledge 816 their guilt 816 and seek 1245 My face 6440; In their affliction 6862 they will earnestly 7836 seek 7836 Me.

## Chapter 6

1

The Response to God's Rebuke

"Come 1980, let us return 7725 to the LORD 3068. For He has torn 2963 {us,} but He will heal 7495 us; He has wounded 5221 {us,} but He will bandage 2280 us.
2 "He will revive 2421 us after 4480 two days 3117; He will raise 6965 us up on the third 7992 day 3117, That we may live 2421 before 6440 Him.
3 "So let us know 3045, let us press 7291 on to know 3045 the LORD 3068. His going 4161 forth 4161 is as certain 3559 as the dawn 7837; And He will come 935 to us like the rain 1653, Like the spring 4456 rain 4456 watering 3384 the earth 776."
4 ¶ What 4100 shall I do 6213 with you, O Ephraim 669? What 4100 shall I do 6213 with you, O Judah 3063? For your loyalty 2617 is like a morning 1242 cloud 6051 And like the dew 2919 which goes 1980 away early 7925.
5 Therefore I have hewn 2672 {them} in pieces 2672 by the prophets 5030; I have slain 2026 them by the words 561 of My mouth 6310; And the judgments 4941 on you are {like} the light 216 that goes 3318 forth 3318.
6 For I delight 2654 in loyalty 2617 rather 3808 than 3808 sacrifice 2077, And in the knowledge 1847 of God 430 rather 4480 than 4480 burnt 5930 offerings 5930.
7 But like Adam 121 they have transgressed 5674 the covenant 1285; There 8033 they have dealt 898 treacherously 898 against Me.
8 Gilead 1568 is a city 7151 of wrongdoers 205, Tracked 6121 with bloody 1818 {footprints.}
9 And as raiders 1416 wait 2442 for a man 376, {So} a band 2267 of priests 3548 murder 7523 on the way 1870 to Shechem 7927; Surely 3588 they have committed 6213 crime 2154.
10 In the house 1004 of Israel 3478 I have seen 7200 a horrible 8186 thing 8186; Ephraim's 669 harlotry 2184 is there 8033, Israel 3478 has defiled 2930 itself.
11 Also 1571, O Judah 3063, there is a harvest 7105 appointed for you, When I restore 7725 the fortunes 7622 of My people 5971.

## Chapter 7

1

Ephraim's Iniquity

When I would heal 7495 Israel 3478, The iniquity 5771 of Ephraim 669 is uncovered 1540, And the evil 7463 deeds 7463 of Samaria 8111, For they deal 6466 falsely 8267; The thief 1590 enters 935 in, Bandits 1416 raid 6584 outside 2351,
2 And they do not consider 559 in their hearts 3824 That I remember 2142 all 3605 their wickedness 7463. Now 6258 their deeds 4611 are all 5437 around 5437 them; They are before 5048 My face 6440.
3 With their wickedness 7463 they make 8055 the king 4428 glad 8055, And the princes 8269 with their lies 3585.
4 They are all 3605 adulterers 5003, Like 3644 an oven 8574 heated 1197 by the baker 644 Who ceases 7673 to stir 5782 up {the fire} From the kneading 3888 of the dough 1217 until 5704 it is leavened 2556.
5 On the day 3117 of our king 4428, the princes 8269 became 2470 sick 2470 with the heat 2534 of wine 3196; He stretched 4900 out his hand 3027 with scoffers 3917,
6 For their hearts 3820 are like an oven 8574 {As} they approach 7126 their plotting 696; Their anger 644 smolders 3463 all 3605 night 3915, In the morning 1242 it burns 1197 like a flaming 3852 fire 784.
7 All 3605 of them are hot 2552 like an oven 8574, And they consume 398 their rulers 8199; All 3605 their kings 4428 have fallen 5307. None 369 of them calls 7121 on Me.
8 ¶ Ephraim 669 mixes 1101 himself 1931 with the nations 5971; Ephraim 669 has become 1961 a cake 5692 not turned 2015.
9 Strangers 2114 devour 398 his strength 3581, Yet he does not know 3045 {it;} Gray 7872 hairs 7872 also 1571 are sprinkled 2236 on him, Yet he does not know 3045 {it.}
10 Though the pride 1347 of Israel 3478 testifies 6030 against 6440 him, Yet they have not returned 7725 to the LORD 3068 their God 430, Nor 3808 have they sought 1245 Him, for all 3605 this 2088.
11 So Ephraim 669 has become 1961 like a silly 6601 dove 3123, without 369 sense 3820; They call 7121 to Egypt 4714, they go 1980 to Assyria 804.
12 When 3512 they go 1980, I will spread 6566 My net 7568 over 5921 them; I will bring 3381 them down 3381 like the birds 5775 of the sky 8064. I will chastise 3256 them in accordance with the proclamation 8088 to their assembly 5712.
13 Woe 188 to them, for they have strayed 5074 from Me! Destruction 7701 is theirs, for they have rebelled 6586 against Me! I would redeem 6299 them, but they speak 1696 lies 3577 against 5921 Me.
14 And they do not cry 2199 to Me from their heart 3820 When 3588 they wail 3213 on their beds 4904; For the sake 5921 of grain 1715 and new 8492 wine 8492 they assemble 1481 themselves, They turn 5493 away 5493 from Me.
15 Although I trained 3256 {and} strengthened 2388 their arms 2220, Yet they devise 2803 evil 7451 against 413 Me.
16 They turn 7725, {but} not upward 5920, They are like a deceitful 7423 bow 7198; Their princes 8269 will fall 5307 by the sword 2719 Because 4480 of the insolence 2195 of their tongue 3956. This 2097 {will be} their derision 3933 in the land 776 of Egypt 4714.

## Chapter 8

1

Israel Reaps the Whirlwind

{Put} the trumpet 7782 to your lips 2441! Like an eagle 5404 {the enemy comes} against 5921 the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, Because 3282 they have transgressed 5674 My covenant 1285 And rebelled 6586 against 5921 My law 8451.
2 They cry 2199 out to Me, "My God 430, we of Israel 3478 know 3045 You!"
3 Israel 3478 has rejected 2186 the good 2896; The enemy 340 will pursue 7291 him.
4 They have set 4427 up kings 4427, but not by Me; They have appointed 8323 princes 8323, but I did not know 3045 {it.} With their silver 3701 and gold 2091 they have made 6213 idols 6091 for themselves, That they might be cut 3772 off 3772.
5 He has rejected 2186 your calf 5695, O Samaria 8111, {saying,} "My anger 639 burns 2734 against them!" How 4970 long 5704 will they be incapable of innocence 5356?
6 For from Israel 3478 is even this 1931! A craftsman 2796 made 6213 it, so it is not God 430; Surely 3588 the calf 5695 of Samaria 8111 will be broken 7616 to pieces 7616.
7 For they sow 2232 the wind 7307 And they reap 7114 the whirlwind 5492. The standing 7054 grain 7054 has 369 no 369 heads 6780; It yields 6213 no 1097 grain 7058. Should 194 it yield 6213, strangers 2114 would swallow 1104 it up.
8 ¶ Israel 3478 is swallowed 1104 up; They are now 6258 among the nations 1471 Like a vessel 3627 in which no 369 one 369 delights 2656.
9 For they have gone 5927 up to Assyria 804, {Like} a wild 6501 donkey 6501 all alone 909; Ephraim 669 has hired 8566 lovers 158.
10 Even 1571 though 3588 they hire 8566 {allies} among the nations 1471, Now 6258 I will gather 6908 them up; And they will begin 2490 to diminish 4592 Because 4480 of the burden 4853 of the king 4428 of princes 8269.
11 ¶ Since 3588 Ephraim 669 has multiplied 7235 altars 4196 for sin 2398, They have become 1961 altars 4196 of sinning 2398 for him.
12 Though I wrote 3789 for him ten 7239 thousand 7239 {precepts} of My law 8451, They are regarded 2803 as a strange 2114 thing 2114.
13 As for My sacrificial 2077 gifts 1890, They sacrifice 2076 the flesh 1320 and eat 398 {it,} {But} the LORD 3068 has taken 7521 no 3808 delight 7521 in them. Now 6258 He will remember 2142 their iniquity 5771, And punish 6485 {them} for their sins 2403; They will return 7725 to Egypt 4714.
14 For Israel 3478 has forgotten 7911 his Maker 6213 and built 1129 palaces 1964; And Judah 3063 has multiplied 7235 fortified 1219 cities 5892, But I will send 7971 a fire 784 on its cities 5892 that it may consume 398 its palatial 759 dwellings 759.

## Chapter 9

1

Ephraim Punished

Do not rejoice 8055, O Israel 3478, with exultation 1524 like the nations 5971! For you have played 2181 the harlot 2181, forsaking your God 430. You have loved 157 {harlots}' earnings 868 on every 3605 threshing 1637 floor 1637.
2 Threshing 1637 floor 1637 and wine 3342 press 3342 will not feed 7462 them, And the new 8492 wine 8492 will fail 3584 them.
3 They will not remain 3427 in the LORD'S 3068 land 776, But Ephraim 669 will return 7725 to Egypt 4714, And in Assyria 804 they will eat 398 unclean 2931 {food.}
4 They will not pour 5258 out drink 5258 offerings 5258 of wine 3196 to the LORD 3068, Their sacrifices 2077 will not please 6149 Him. {Their bread will} {be} like mourners' 205 bread 3899; All 3605 who eat 398 of it will be defiled 2930, For their bread 3899 will be for themselves 5315 {alone;} It will not enter 935 the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.
5 What 4100 will you do 6213 on the day 3117 of the appointed 4150 festival 4150 And on the day 3117 of the feast 2282 of the LORD 3068?
6 For behold 2009, they will go 1980 because 4480 of destruction 7701; Egypt 4714 will gather 6908 them up, Memphis 4644 will bury 6912 them. Weeds 7057 will take 3423 over 3423 their treasures 4261 of silver 3701; Thorns 2336 {will be} in their tents 168.
7 ¶ The days 3117 of punishment 6486 have come 935, The days 3117 of retribution 7966 have come 935; Let Israel 3478 know 3045 {this!} The prophet 5030 is a fool 191, The inspired 7307 man 376 is demented 7696, Because 5921 of the grossness 7230 of your iniquity 5771, And {because} your hostility 4895 is {so} great 7227.
8 Ephraim 669 {was} a watchman 6822 with my God 430, a prophet 5030; {Yet} the snare 6341 of a bird 3352 catcher 3352 is in all 3605 his ways 1870, {And} there is {only} hostility 4895 in the house 1004 of his God 430.
9 They have gone 6009 deep 6009 in depravity 7843 As in the days 3117 of Gibeah 1390; He will remember 2142 their iniquity 5771, He will punish 6485 their sins 2403.
10 ¶ I found 4672 Israel 3478 like grapes 6025 in the wilderness 4057; I saw 7200 your forefathers 1 as the earliest 1063 fruit 1063 on the fig 8384 tree 8384 in its first 7225 {season.} {But} they came 935 to Baal-peor 1187 and devoted 5144 themselves to shame 1322, And they became 1961 as detestable 8251 as that which 159 they loved 157.
11 As for Ephraim 669, their glory 3519 will fly 5774 away 5774 like a bird 5775-- No 4480 birth 3205, no 4480 pregnancy 990 and no 4480 conception 2032!
12 Though they bring 1431 up their children 1121, Yet I will bereave 7921 them until not a man 120 is left. Yes 3588, woe 188 to them indeed 1571 when I depart 5493 from them!
13 Ephraim 669, as I have seen 7200, Is planted 8362 in a pleasant meadow 5116 like Tyre 6865; But Ephraim 669 will bring 3318 out his children 1121 for slaughter 2026.
14 Give 5414 them, O LORD 3068--what 4100 will You give 5414? Give 5414 them a miscarrying 7921 womb 7358 and dry 6784 breasts 7699.
15 ¶ All 3605 their evil 7463 is at Gilgal 1537; Indeed 3588, I came to hate 8130 them there 8033! Because 5921 of the wickedness 7455 of their deeds 4611 I will drive 1644 them out of My house 1004! I will love 157 them no 3808 more 3254; All 3605 their princes 8269 are rebels 5637.
16 Ephraim 669 is stricken 5221, their root 8328 is dried 3001 up, They will bear 6213 no 1097 fruit 6529. Even 1571 though 3588 they bear 3205 children, I will slay 4191 the precious 4261 ones 4261 of their womb 990.
17 My God 430 will cast 3988 them away 3988 Because 3588 they have not listened 8085 to Him; And they will be wanderers 5074 among the nations 1471.

## Chapter 10

1

Retribution for Israel's Sin

Israel 3478 is a luxuriant 1238 vine 1612; He produces 7737 fruit 6529 for himself. The more 7230 his fruit 6529, The more 7235 altars 4196 he made 7235; The richer 2896 his land 776, The better 3190 he made 3190 the {sacred} pillars 4676.
2 Their heart 3820 is faithless 2505; Now 6258 they must bear 816 their guilt 816. The LORD will break 6202 down 6202 their altars 4196 {And} destroy 7703 their {sacred} pillars 4676.
3 ¶ Surely 3588 now 6258 they will say 559, "We have 369 no 369 king 4428, For we do not revere 3372 the LORD 3068. As for the king 4428, what 4100 can he do 6213 for us?"
4 They speak 1696 {mere} words 1697, With worthless 7723 oaths 422 they make 3772 covenants 1285; And judgment 4941 sprouts 6524 like poisonous 7219 weeds 7219 in the furrows 8525 of the field 7706.
5 The inhabitants 7934 of Samaria 8111 will fear 1481 For the calf 5697 of Beth-aven 1007. Indeed 3588, its people 5971 will mourn 56 for it, And its idolatrous 3649 priests 3649 will cry 1523 out over 5921 it, Over 5921 its glory 3519, since 3588 it has departed 1540 from it.
6 The thing itself 1571 will be carried 2986 to Assyria 804 As tribute 4503 to King 4428 Jareb 3377; Ephraim 669 will be seized 3947 with shame 1317 And Israel 3478 will be ashamed 954 of its own counsel 6098.
7 Samaria 8111 will be cut 1820 off 1820 {with} her king 4428 Like a stick 7110 on the surface 6440 of the water 4325.
8 Also the high 1116 places 1116 of Aven 206, the sin 2398 of Israel 3478, will be destroyed 8045; Thorn 6975 and thistle 1863 will grow 5927 on their altars 4196; Then they will say 559 to the mountains 2022, "Cover 3680 us!" And to the hills 1389, "Fall 5307 on us!"
9 From the days 3117 of Gibeah 1390 you have sinned 2398, O Israel 3478; There 8033 they stand 5975! Will not the battle 4421 against 5921 the sons 1121 of iniquity 5767 overtake 5381 them in Gibeah 1390?
10 When it is My desire 185, I will chastise 3256 them; And the peoples 5971 will be gathered 622 against 5921 them When they are bound 631 for their double 8147 guilt 5772.
11 ¶ Ephraim 669 is a trained 3925 heifer 5697 that loves 157 to thresh 1758, But I will come 5674 over 5921 her fair 2898 neck 6677 {with a yoke;} I will harness 7392 Ephraim 669, Judah 3063 will plow 2790, Jacob 3290 will harrow 7702 for himself.
12 Sow 2232 with a view to righteousness 6666, Reap 7114 in accordance 6310 with kindness 2617; Break 5214 up your fallow 5215 ground 5215, For it is time 6256 to seek 1875 the LORD 3068 Until 5704 He comes 935 to rain 3384 righteousness 6664 on you.
13 You have plowed 2790 wickedness 7562, you have reaped 7114 injustice 5767, You have eaten 398 the fruit 6529 of lies 3585. Because 3588 you have trusted 982 in your way 1870, in your numerous 7230 warriors 1368,
14 Therefore a tumult 7588 will arise 6965 among your people 5971, And all 3605 your fortresses 4013 will be destroyed 7703, As Shalman 8020 destroyed 7701 Beth-arbel 1009 on the day 3117 of battle 4421, {When} mothers 517 were dashed 7376 in pieces 7376 with {their} children 1121.
15 Thus 3602 it will be done 6213 to you at Bethel 1008 because of your great 7463 wickedness 7463. At dawn 7837 the king 4428 of Israel 3478 will be completely 1820 cut 1820 off 1820.

## Chapter 11

1

God Yearns over His People

When 3588 Israel 3478 {was} a youth 5288 I loved 157 him, And out of Egypt 4714 I called 7121 My son 1121.
2 The more they called 7121 them, The more 3651 they went 1980 from them; They kept sacrificing 2076 to the Baals 1168 And burning 6999 incense 6999 to idols 6456.
3 Yet it is I who taught 7270 Ephraim 669 to walk 7270, I took 3947 them in My arms 2220; But they did not know 3045 that I healed 7495 them.
4 I led 4900 them with cords 2256 of a man 120, with bonds 5688 of love 160, And I became 1961 to them as one who lifts 7311 the yoke 5923 from their jaws 3895; And I bent 5186 down 5186 {and} fed 398 them.
5 ¶ They will not return 7725 to the land 776 of Egypt 4714; But Assyria 804--he will be their king 4428 Because 3588 they refused 3985 to return 7725 {to Me.}
6 The sword 2719 will whirl 2342 against their cities 5892, And will demolish 3615 their gate bars 905 And consume 3615 {them} because 4480 of their counsels 4156.
7 So My people 5971 are bent 8511 on turning 4878 from Me. Though they call 7121 them to {the One} on high 5920, None 3808 at all 3162 exalts 7311 {Him.}
8 ¶ How 349 can I give 5414 you up, O Ephraim 669? How can I surrender 4042 you, O Israel 3478? How 349 can I make 5414 you like Admah 126? How can I treat 7760 you like Zeboiim 6636? My heart 3820 is turned 2015 over 2015 within 5921 Me, All 3162 My compassions 5150 are kindled 3648.
9 I will not execute 6213 My fierce 2740 anger 639; I will not destroy 7843 Ephraim 669 again 7725. For I am God 410 and not man 376, the Holy 6918 One 6918 in your midst 7130, And I will not come 935 in wrath 5892.
10 They will walk 1980 after 310 the LORD 3068, He will roar 7580 like a lion 743; Indeed 3588 He will roar 7580 And {His} sons 1121 will come 2729 trembling 2729 from the west 3220.
11 They will come 2729 trembling 2729 like birds 6833 from Egypt 4714 And like doves 3123 from the land 776 of Assyria 804; And I will settle 3427 them in their houses 1004, declares 5002 the LORD 3068.
12 ¶ Ephraim 669 surrounds 5437 Me with lies 3585 And the house 1004 of Israel 3478 with deceit 4820; Judah 3063 is also 5750 unruly 7300 against 5973 God 410, Even against 5973 the Holy 6918 One 6918 who is faithful 539.

## Chapter 12

1

Ephraim Reminded

Ephraim 669 feeds 7462 on wind 7307, And pursues 7291 the east 6921 wind 6921 continually; He multiplies 7235 lies 3577 and violence 7701. Moreover, he makes 3772 a covenant 1285 with Assyria 804, And oil 8081 is carried 2986 to Egypt 4714.
2 The LORD 3068 also has a dispute 7379 with Judah 3063, And will punish 6485 Jacob 3290 according to his ways 1870; He will repay 7725 him according to his deeds 4611.
3 In the womb 990 he took 6117 his brother 251 by the heel 6117, And in his maturity 202 he contended 8280 with God 430.
4 Yes, he wrestled 8280 with the angel 4397 and prevailed 3201; He wept 1058 and sought 2603 His favor 2603. He found 4672 Him at Bethel 1008 And there 8033 He spoke 1696 with us,
5 Even the LORD 3068, the God 430 of hosts 6635, The LORD 3068 is His name 2143.
6 Therefore, return 7725 to your God 430, Observe 8104 kindness 2617 and justice 4941, And wait 6960 for your God 430 continually 8548.
7 A merchant 3669, in whose hands 3027 are false 4820 balances 3976, He loves 157 to oppress 6231.
8 And Ephraim 669 said 559, "Surely 389 I have become 6238 rich 6238, I have found 4672 wealth 202 for myself; In all 3605 my labors 3018 they will find 4672 in me No 3808 iniquity 5771, which 834 {would be} sin 2399."
9 But I {have been} the LORD 3068 your God 430 since 4480 the land 776 of Egypt 4714; I will make you live 3427 in tents 168 again 5750, As in the days 3117 of the appointed 4150 festival 4150.
10 I have also spoken 1696 to the prophets 5030, And I gave 7235 numerous 7235 visions 2377, And through 3027 the prophets 5030 I gave 1819 parables 1819.
11 Is there iniquity 205 {in} Gilead 1568? Surely 389 they are worthless 7723. In Gilgal 1537 they sacrifice 2076 bulls 7794, Yes 1571, their altars 4196 are like the stone 1530 heaps 1530 Beside 5921 the furrows 8525 of the field 7706.
12 ¶ Now Jacob 3290 fled 1272 to the land 7704 of Aram 758, And Israel 3478 worked 5647 for a wife 802, And for a wife 802 he kept 8104 {sheep.}
13 But by a prophet 5030 the LORD 3068 brought 5927 Israel 3478 from Egypt 4714, And by a prophet 5030 he was kept 8104.
14 Ephraim 669 has provoked 3707 to bitter 8563 anger 3707; So his Lord 136 will leave 5203 his bloodguilt 1818 on him And bring 7725 back 7725 his reproach 2781 to him.

## Chapter 13

1

Ephraim's Idolatry

When Ephraim 669 spoke 1696, {there was} trembling 7578. He exalted 5375 himself 1931 in Israel 3478, But through Baal 1168 he did 816 wrong 816 and died 4191.
2 And now 6258 they sin 2398 more 3254 and more 3254, And make 6213 for themselves molten 4541 images 4541, Idols 6091 skillfully 8394 made from their silver 3701, All 3605 of them the work 4639 of craftsmen 2796. They say 559 of them, "Let the men 120 who sacrifice 2076 kiss 5401 the calves 5695!"
3 Therefore 3651 they will be like the morning 1242 cloud 6051 And like dew 2919 which soon 7925 disappears 1980, Like chaff 4671 which is blown 5590 away 5590 from the threshing 1637 floor 1637 And like smoke 6227 from a chimney 699.
4 ¶ Yet I {have been} the LORD 3068 your God 430 Since 4480 the land 776 of Egypt 4714; And you were not to know 3045 any god 430 except 2108 Me, For there 369 is no 369 savior 3467 besides 1115 Me.
5 I cared 3045 for you in the wilderness 4057, In the land 776 of drought 8514.
6 As {they had} their pasture 4830, they became 7646 satisfied 7646, And being 7646 satisfied 7646, their heart 3820 became 7311 proud 7311; Therefore they forgot 7911 Me.
7 So I will be like 3644 a lion 7826 to them; Like a leopard 5246 I will lie 7789 in wait 7789 by the wayside 1870.
8 I will encounter 6298 them like a bear 1677 robbed 7909 of her cubs 7909, And I will tear 7167 open their chests; There 8033 I will also devour 398 them like a lioness 3833, {As} a wild 7704 beast 2421 would tear 1234 them.
9 ¶ {It is} your destruction 7843, O Israel 3478, That {you are} against Me, against your help 5828.
10 Where 165 now 645 is your king 4428 That he may save 3467 you in all 3605 your cities 5892, And your judges 8199 of whom 834 you requested 559, "Give 5414 me a king 4428 and princes 8269"?
11 I gave 5414 you a king 4428 in My anger 639 And took 3947 him away in My wrath 5678.
12 ¶ The iniquity 5771 of Ephraim 669 is bound 6887 up; His sin 2403 is stored 6845 up.
13 The pains 2256 of childbirth 3205 come 935 upon him; He is not a wise 2450 son 1121, For it is not the time 6256 that he should delay 5975 at the opening of the womb 4866.
14 Shall I ransom 6299 them from the power 3027 of Sheol 7585? Shall I redeem 1350 them from death 4194? O Death 4194, where 165 are your thorns 1698? O Sheol 7585, where 165 is your sting 6986? Compassion 5164 will be hidden 5641 from My sight 5869.
15 ¶ Though 3558 he flourishes 6509 among 996 the reeds 260, An east 6921 wind 6921 will come 935, The wind 7307 of the LORD 3068 coming 5927 up from the wilderness 4057; And his fountain 4726 will become 954 dry 954 And his spring 4599 will be dried 2717 up; It will plunder 8154 {his} treasury 214 of every 3605 precious 2532 article 3627.
16 Samaria 8111 will be held 816 guilty 816, For she has rebelled 4784 against her God 430. They will fall 5307 by the sword 2719, Their little 5768 ones 5768 will be dashed 7376 in pieces 7376, And their pregnant 2034 women 2030 will be ripped 1234 open 1234.

## Chapter 14

1

Israel's Future Blessing

Return 7725, O Israel 3478, to the LORD 3068 your God 430, For you have stumbled 3782 because of your iniquity 5771.
2 Take 3947 words 1697 with you and return 7725 to the LORD 3068. Say 559 to Him, "Take 5375 away all 3605 iniquity 5771 And receive 3947 {us} graciously 2896, That we may present 7999 the fruit 6499 of our lips 8193.
3 "Assyria 804 will not save 3467 us, We will not ride 7392 on horses 5483; Nor 3808 will we say 559 again 5750, 'Our god 430,' To the work 4639 of our hands 3027; For in You the orphan 3490 finds 7355 mercy 7355."
4 ¶ I will heal 7495 their apostasy 4878, I will love 157 them freely 5071, For My anger 639 has turned 7725 away 7725 from them.
5 I will be like the dew 2919 to Israel 3478; He will blossom 6524 like the lily 7799, And he will take 5221 root 8328 like {the cedars of} Lebanon 3844.
6 His shoots 3127 will sprout 1980, And his beauty 1935 will be like the olive 2132 tree 2132 And his fragrance 7381 like {the cedars of} Lebanon 3844.
7 Those who live 3427 in his shadow 6738 Will again 7725 raise 2421 grain 1715, And they will blossom 6524 like the vine 1612. His renown 2143 {will be} like the wine 3196 of Lebanon 3844.
8 ¶ O Ephraim 669, what 4100 more 5750 have I to do with idols 6091? It is I who answer 6030 and look 7789 after you. I am like a luxuriant 7488 cypress 1265; From Me comes 4672 your fruit 6529.
9 ¶ Whoever 4310 is wise 2450, let him understand 995 these 428 things 428; {Whoever} is discerning 995, let him know 3045 them. For the ways 1870 of the LORD 3068 are right 3477, And the righteous 6662 will walk 1980 in them, But transgressors 6586 will stumble 3782 in them.