Hos.5.1
Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
Hos.5.1
"Listen to this, priests! Attention, people of Israel! Royal family--all ears! You're in charge of justice around here. But what have you done? Exploited people at Mizpah, ripped them off on Tabor,
Hos.5.1
"Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen, O royal house! This judgment is against you: You have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.
Hos.5.1
"Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O house of the king! For yours is the judgment, Because you have been a snare to Mizpah And a net spread on Tabor.
Hos.5.1
"Hear this, you priests and all of Israel's leaders! Listen, all you men of the royal family! These words of judgment are for you: You are doomed! For you have led the people into a snare by worshiping the idols at Mizpah and Tabor.
Hos.5.2
And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.
Hos.5.2
Victimized them at Shittim. I'm going to punish the lot of you.
Hos.5.2
The rebels are deep in slaughter. I will discipline all of them.
Hos.5.2
The revolters are deeply involved in slaughter, Though I rebuke them all.
Hos.5.2
You have dug a deep pit to trap them at Acacia. But never forget--I will settle with all of you for what you have done.
Hos.5.3
I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.
Hos.5.3
"I know you, Ephraim, inside and out. Yes, Israel, I see right through you! Ephraim, you've played your sex-and-religion games long enough. All Israel is thoroughly polluted.
Hos.5.3
I know all about Ephraim; Israel is not hidden from me. Ephraim, you have now turned to prostitution; Israel is corrupt.
Hos.5.3
I know Ephraim, And Israel is not hidden from Me; For now, O Ephraim, you commit harlotry; Israel is defiled.
Hos.5.3
I know what you are like, O Israel! You have left me as a prostitute leaves her husband; you are utterly defiled.
Hos.5.4
They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.
Hos.5.4
They couldn't turn to God if they wanted to. Their evil life is a bad habit. Every breath they take is a whore's breath. They wouldn't recognize GOD if they saw me.
Hos.5.4
"Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God. A spirit of prostitution is in their heart; they do not acknowledge the LORD.
Hos.5.4
"They do not direct their deeds Toward turning to their God, For the spirit of harlotry is in their midst, And they do not know the LORD.
Hos.5.4
Your deeds won't let you return to your God. You are a prostitute through and through, and you cannot know the LORD.
Hos.5.5
And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.
Hos.5.5
"Bloated by arrogance, big as a house, they're a public disgrace, The lot of them--Israel, Ephraim, Judah--lurching and weaving down their guilty streets.
Hos.5.5
Israel's arrogance testifies against them; the Israelites, even Ephraim, stumble in their sin; Judah also stumbles with them.
Hos.5.5
The pride of Israel testifies to his face; Therefore Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; Judah also stumbles with them.
Hos.5.5
"The arrogance of Israel testifies against her; she will stumble under her load of guilt. Judah, too, will fall with her.
Hos.5.6
They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.
Hos.5.6
When they decide to get their lives together and go off looking for GOD once again, They'll find it's too late. I, GOD, will be long gone.
Hos.5.6
When they go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, they will not find him; he has withdrawn himself from them.
Hos.5.6
"With their flocks and herds They shall go to seek the LORD, But they will not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.
Hos.5.6
Then at last, they will come with their flocks and herds to offer sacrifices to the LORD. But it will be too late! They will not find him, because he has withdrawn from them, and they are now alone.
Hos.5.7
They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.
Hos.5.7
They've played fast and loose with me for too long, filling the country with their bastard offspring. A plague of locusts will devastate their violated land.
Hos.5.7
They are unfaithful to the LORD; they give birth to illegitimate children. Now their New Moon festivals will devour them and their fields.
Hos.5.7
They have dealt treacherously with the LORD, For they have begotten pagan children. Now a New Moon shall devour them and their heritage.
Hos.5.7
For they have betrayed the honor of the LORD, bearing children that aren't his. Now their false religion will devour them, along with their wealth.
Hos.5.8
Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin.
Hos.5.8
"Blow the ram's horn shofar in Gibeah, the bugle in Ramah! Signal the invasion of Sin City! Scare the daylights out of Benjamin!
Hos.5.8
"Sound the trumpet in Gibeah, the horn in Ramah. Raise the battle cry in Beth Aven; lead on, O Benjamin.
Hos.5.8
"Blow the ram's horn in Gibeah, The trumpet in Ramah! Cry aloud at Beth Aven, "Look behind you, O Benjamin!'
Hos.5.8
"Blow the ram's horn in Gibeah! Sound the alarm in Ramah! Raise the battle cry in Beth-aven! Lead on into battle, O warriors of Benjamin!
Hos.5.9
Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.
Hos.5.9
Ephraim will be left wasted, a lifeless moonscape. I'm telling it straight, the unvarnished truth, to the tribes of Israel.
Hos.5.9
Ephraim will be laid waste on the day of reckoning. Among the tribes of Israel I proclaim what is certain.
Hos.5.9
Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke; Among the tribes of Israel I make known what is sure.
Hos.5.9
One thing is certain, Israel: When your day of punishment comes, you will become a heap of rubble.
Hos.5.10
The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.
Hos.5.10
"Israel's rulers are crooks and thieves, cheating the people of their land, And I'm angry, good and angry. Every inch of their bodies is going to feel my anger.
Hos.5.10
Judah's leaders are like those who move boundary stones. I will pour out my wrath on them like a flood of water.
Hos.5.10
"The princes of Judah are like those who remove a landmark; I will pour out My wrath on them like water.
Hos.5.10
"The leaders of Judah have become as bad as thieves. So I will pour my anger down on them like a waterfall.
Hos.5.11
Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.
Hos.5.11
"Brutal Ephraim is himself brutalized--a taste of his own medicine! He was so determined to do it his own worthless way.
Hos.5.11
Ephraim is oppressed, trampled in judgment, intent on pursuing idols.
Hos.5.11
Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, Because he willingly walked by human precept.
Hos.5.11
The people of Israel will be crushed and broken by my judgment because they are determined to worship idols.
Hos.5.12
Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
Hos.5.12
Therefore I'm pus to Ephraim, dry rot in the house of Judah.
Hos.5.12
I am like a moth to Ephraim, like rot to the people of Judah.
Hos.5.12
Therefore I will be to Ephraim like a moth, And to the house of Judah like rottenness.
Hos.5.12
I will destroy Israel as a moth consumes wool. I will sap Judah's strength as dry rot weakens wood.
Hos.5.13
When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.
Hos.5.13
"When Ephraim saw he was sick and Judah saw his pus-filled sores, Ephraim went running to Assyria, went for help to the big king. But he can't heal you. He can't cure your oozing sores.
Hos.5.13
"When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his sores, then Ephraim turned to Assyria, and sent to the great king for help. But he is not able to cure you, not able to heal your sores.
Hos.5.13
"When Ephraim saw his sickness, And Judah saw his wound, Then Ephraim went to Assyria And sent to King Jareb; Yet he cannot cure you, Nor heal you of your wound.
Hos.5.13
"When Israel and Judah saw how sick they were, Israel turned to Assyria, to the great king there, but he could neither help nor cure them.
Hos.5.14
For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.
Hos.5.14
"I'm a grizzly charging Ephraim, a grizzly with cubs charging Judah. I'll rip them to pieces--yes, I will! No one can stop me now. I'll drag them off. No one can help them.
Hos.5.14
For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, like a great lion to Judah. I will tear them to pieces and go away; I will carry them off, with no one to rescue them.
Hos.5.14
For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, And like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them and go away; I will take them away, and no one shall rescue.
Hos.5.14
I will tear at Israel and Judah as a lion rips apart its prey. I will carry them off, and there will be no one left to rescue them.
Hos.5.15
I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
Hos.5.15
Then I'll go back to where I came from until they come to their senses. When they finally hit rock bottom, maybe they'll come looking for me."
Hos.5.15
Then I will go back to my place until they admit their guilt. And they will seek my face; in their misery they will earnestly seek me."
Hos.5.15
I will return again to My place Till they acknowledge their offense. Then they will seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me."
Hos.5.15
Then I will return to my place until they admit their guilt and look to me for help. For as soon as trouble comes, they will search for me."
