Hosea 5:8-10

Contemporary English Version

The Lord Warns Israel and Judah

⁸Give a warning on the trumpet!
Let it be heard in Gibeah,
    Ramah, and sinful Bethel.^[a]
Benjamin, watch out!^[b]
⁹I, the Lord, will punish
    and wipe out Israel.
This is my solemn promise
    to every tribe of Israel.
¹⁰Judah's leaders are like crooks
    who move boundary markers;
that's why I will flood them
    with my anger.

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Footnotes

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.”