Hosea 5:7-9

Contemporary English Version

⁷You have been unfaithful
    to me, your Lord;
you have had children
    by prostitutes.^[a]
So at the New Moon Festival,
you and your crops
    will be destroyed.^[b]

The Lord Warns Israel and Judah

⁸Give a warning on the trumpet!
Let it be heard in Gibeah,
    Ramah, and sinful Bethel.^[c]
Benjamin, watch out!^[d]
⁹I, the Lord, will punish
    and wipe out Israel.
This is my solemn promise
    to every tribe of Israel.

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Footnotes

5.7 prostitutes: See 4.14, and the note at 1.2.
5.7 So … destroyed: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
5.8 sinful Bethel: See the note at 4.15. Gibeah is 5 kilometers north of Jerusalem, Ramah is 8 kilometers north, and Bethel is 17.5 kilometers north. The attack comes from the south, and all the land of Benjamin (belonging to Israel) is in danger.
5.8 watch out: Or “lead the way.”