14 (A)They did not cry out to Me with their heart
When they wailed upon their beds.

“They [a]assemble together for grain and new (B)wine,
[b]They rebel against Me;

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  1. Hosea 7:14 So with MT, Tg.; Vg. thought upon; LXX slashed themselves for (cf. 1 Kin. 18:28)
  2. Hosea 7:14 So with MT, Syr., Tg.; LXX omits They rebel against Me; Vg. They departed from Me

(A)You ask and do not receive, (B)because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.

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“Because(A) of the multitude of oppressions they cry out;
They cry out for help because of the arm of the mighty.
10 But no one says, (B)‘Where is God my Maker,
(C)Who gives songs in the night,

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10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to Me (A)with her whole heart, but in pretense,” says the Lord.

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19 (A)whose end is destruction, (B)whose god is their belly, and (C)whose glory is in their shame—(D)who set their mind on earthly things.

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“Say to all the people of the land, and to the priests: ‘When you (A)fasted and mourned in the fifth (B)and seventh months (C)during those seventy years, did you really fast (D)for Me—for Me?

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They lie down (A)by every altar on clothes (B)taken in pledge,
And drink the wine of [a]the condemned in the house of their god.

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  1. Amos 2:8 Or those punished by fines

13 Therefore the Lord said:

(A)“Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths
And honor Me (B)with their lips,
But have removed their hearts far from Me,
And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men,

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34 (A)When He slew them, then they sought Him;
And they returned and sought earnestly for God.
35 Then they remembered that (B)God was their rock,
And the Most High God (C)their Redeemer.
36 Nevertheless they (D)flattered Him with their mouth,
And they lied to Him with their tongue;
37 For their heart was not steadfast with Him,
Nor were they faithful in His covenant.

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11 If a man should walk in a false spirit
And speak a lie, saying,
‘I will [a]prophesy to you [b]of wine and drink,’
Even he would be the (A)prattler of this people.

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  1. Micah 2:11 Or preach, lit. drip
  2. Micah 2:11 concerning

14 Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart,
But you shall cry for sorrow of heart,
And (A)wail for [a]grief of spirit.

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  1. Isaiah 65:14 Or a broken spirit

27 So they went out into the fields, and gathered grapes from their vineyards and trod them, and [a]made merry. And they went into (A)the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.

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  1. Judges 9:27 rejoiced

Rich Oppressors Will Be Judged

Come now, you (A)rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you!

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18 For those who are such do not serve our Lord [a]Jesus Christ, but (A)their own belly, and (B)by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.

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  1. Romans 16:18 NU, M omit Jesus

And (A)the songs of the temple
Shall be wailing in that day,”
Says the Lord God
“Many dead bodies everywhere,
(B)They shall be thrown out in silence.”

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16 Samaria [a]is held guilty,
For she has (A)rebelled against her God.
They shall fall by the sword,
Their infants shall be dashed in pieces,
And their women with child (B)ripped open.

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  1. Hosea 13:16 LXX shall be disfigured

Israel Will Return to God

Then the Lord said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by a (A)lover[a] and is committing adultery, just like the love of the Lord for the children of Israel, who look to other gods and love the raisin cakes of the pagans.

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  1. Hosea 3:1 Lit. friend or husband

Now therefore, what have I here,” says the Lord,
“That My people are taken away for nothing?
Those who rule over them
[a]Make them wail,” says the Lord,
“And My name is (A)blasphemed continually every day.

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  1. Isaiah 52:5 DSS Mock; LXX Marvel and wail; Tg. Boast themselves; Vg. Treat them unjustly

Then they rose early on the next day, offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people (A)sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

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