Hosea 9:5-7

Easy-to-Read Version

⁵ They will not be able to celebrate the Lord’s feasts or festivals.^[a]

⁶ The people of Israel left because the enemy took everything from them. But Egypt will take the people themselves. Memphis^[b] will bury them. Weeds will grow over their silver treasures, and thorns will grow where the Israelites lived.

Israel Rejected the True Prophets

⁷ The prophet says, “Israel, learn this: The time of punishment has come. The time has come for you to pay for the evil things you did.” But the people of Israel say, “The prophet is a fool. This man with God’s Spirit is crazy.” The prophet says, “You will be punished for your terrible sins. You will be punished for your hate.”