OET HOS chapter 5

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5 “Hear this, you priests.

≈ Pay attention, you Israelis.

≈ Listen, you household of the king,

because the judgement is for you,

because you have all been a snare at Mizpah

≈ and a net spread over Mt. Tabor.

2 The rebels stand deep in slaughter,

→ but I will discipline all of them.

3 I know Efrayim,

≈ and Yisrael isn’t hidden from me.

You’ve prostituted yourself for now, Efrayim.

≈ Yisrael is defiled.

5:4 Hoshea’s warning against idolatry

Northern kingdom

4 Their past actions won’t allow them to return to their god,

because they have a spirit of prostitution within them,

and they don’t know Yahweh.

5 Yisrael’s arrogance testifies against them,

Yisrael and Efrayim will stumble in their guilt.

Yehudah also will stumble with them.

6 They’ll go to inquire from Yahweh, taking their flocks and herds for sacrifices,

but they won’t hear from him because he’s withdrawn from them.

7 They were unfaithful to Yahweh because they’ve borne illegitimate children.

Now the new moon festivals will devour them along with their fields.

5:8 The war between Yehudah and Yisrael

Northern kingdom

8 Blow the horn in Gibeah,

and the trumpet in Ramah.

Sound the alarm at Beyt-Aven:

‘We’ll follow you into battle, Benyamin!’

9 Efrayim/Yisrael will become uninhabited in the time of punishment.

Among Yisrael’s tribes I declare what will certainly happen.

10 Yehudah’s leaders are like thieves who move a boundary.

I’ll pour my anger out on them like water from a jug.

11 Efrayim is oppressed.

It’s crushed in judgement,

because it was determined to honour idols.

12 So I’ll be like a moth to Efrayim,

≈ and like rot to Yehudah’s descendants.

13 When Efrayim saw its sickness,

≈ and Yehudah its wound,

then Efrayim went to Assyria,

≈ and sent to the great king there.

But he can’t cure you

≈ or heal your wound,

14 because I’ll be like a lion to Efrayim,

≈ and like a young lion to Yehudah’s descendants.

I myself will tear them apart then go away.

≈ I’ll carry them off and there’ll be no one to rescue them.

15 I’ll go and return to my place,

until they acknowledge their guilt and strive to do what I’ve told them—

until in their distress, they make a sincere decision to obey me.”

5 hear this Oh_priests and_pay _attention Oh _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_Oh _house _of the_king give _ear if/because to/for_you(pl) the_judgement if/because a _trap you(pl)_have _been to_Mizpah and_a _net _of spread _out over Tāⱱōr.
2 And_slaughtering rebels they _have _made _deep and_I am_discipline to/for_all_them.
3 I I _know ʼEfrayim and_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) not it _is _hidden from_me if/because now you _have _prostituted _yourself Oh _ʼEfrayim Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) it _has _made _itself _unclean.
4 Not they _permit deeds _of_their to_return to god _of_their if/because a _spirit _of prostitution(s) is_in_their _inner _of_being and_DOM YHWH not they _know.
5 And_ the _pride _of _it _testifies of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) in_its _of_face and_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_ʼEfrayim they _will _stumble on_their _of_iniquity it _will _stumble also Yəhūdāh/(Judah) with_them.
6 With_their _of_flock[s] and_with_their _of_herd[s] they _will _go to_seek DOM YHWH and_not they _will _find_him he _has _withdrawn from_them.
7 With_YHWH they _have _dealt _treacherously if/because children strange they _have _borne now it_will _devour _them a _new _moon with portions _of_their.
8 blow a _horn in_Giⱱˊāh a _trumpet in wwww house _of wwww you wwww.
9 ʼEfrayim (into)_a_waste it _will _become in/on_day rebuke among_the _tribes _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) I _make _known that _which _is_trustworthy.
10 the _leaders _of They _have _become of _Yəhūdāh like_ (of)_a _boundary _those _who_displace _of on_them I _will _pour _out like_water severe _anger _of_my.
11 ʼEfrayim is_oppressed it_is_crushed _of judgement if/because he _was _determined he _walked after a _command.
12 And_I am_like_moth to_ʼEfrayim and_like_rottenness to_the _house _of Yəhūdāh.
13 And_he/it _saw ʼEfrayim DOM sickness _of_his and_Yəhūdāh/(Yihudah) DOM sore[s]_of_his and_ ʼEfrayim _he/it _went to ʼAshshūr and_he _sent to the_king great and_he not he _is _able to_heal to/for_you(pl) and_not it _will _depart from_you(pl) the_sore[s].
14 If/because I will_like _(the)_lion to_ʼEfrayim and_like _(the)_lion to_the _house _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) I I I _will _tear _to _pieces and_I _will _go I _will _carry _off and_there_will_not_be a _deliverer.
15 I _will _go I _will _return to place _of_my until that they _will _be _held _guilty and_they _will _seek face _of_my in_distress to/for_them they_will _seek _me _earnestly.

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