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Hosea 5:7-9
Contemporary English Version
Hosea 5:7-9
Contemporary English Version
7 You 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
8 Give a warning on the trumpet!
Let it be heard in Gibeah,
Ramah, and sinful Bethel.[c]
Benjamin, watch out![d]
9 I, the Lord, will punish
and wipe out Israel.
This is my solemn promise
to every tribe of Israel.
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.”
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