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Hosea 11:1-2
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Hosea 11:1-2
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God’s Continuing Love for Israel
11 “When Israel was a [a]child, I loved him,
And out of Egypt (A)I called My (B)son.
2 [b]As they called them,
So they (C)went [c]from them;
They sacrificed to the Baals,
And burned incense to carved images.
Footnotes
- Hosea 11:1 Or youth
- Hosea 11:2 So with MT, Vg.; LXX Just as I called them; Tg. interprets as I sent prophets to a thousand of them.
- Hosea 11:2 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX from My face
Hosea 11:1-2
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Hosea 11:1-2
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Hosea 11:7-10
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Hosea 11:7-10
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7 My people are bent on (A)backsliding from Me.
Though [a]they call [b]to the Most High,
None at all exalt Him.
8 “How(B) can I give you up, Ephraim?
How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I make you like (C)Admah?
How can I set you like Zeboiim?
My heart [c]churns within Me;
My sympathy is stirred.
9 I will not execute the fierceness of My anger;
I will not again destroy Ephraim.
(D)For I am God, and not man,
The Holy One in your midst;
And I will not [d]come with terror.
10 “They shall walk after the Lord.
(E)He will roar like a lion.
When He roars,
Then His sons shall come trembling from the west;
Footnotes
- Hosea 11:7 The prophets
- Hosea 11:7 Or upward
- Hosea 11:8 Lit. turns over
- Hosea 11:9 Or enter a city
Hosea 11:7-10
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Hosea 11:7-10
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7 My people are determined to turn(A) from me.(B)
Even though they call me God Most High,
I will by no means exalt them.
8 “How can I give you up,(C) Ephraim?(D)
How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I treat you like Admah?
How can I make you like Zeboyim?(E)
My heart is changed within me;
all my compassion(F) is aroused.(G)
9 I will not carry out my fierce anger,(H)
nor will I devastate(I) Ephraim again.
For I am God, and not a man(J)—
the Holy One(K) among you.
I will not come against their cities.
10 They will follow the Lord;
he will roar(L) like a lion.(M)
When he roars,
his children will come trembling(N) from the west.(O)
Hosea 12:1-2
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Hosea 12:1-2
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Ephraim’s Sins Rebuked by God
12 “Ephraim (A)feeds on the wind,
And pursues the east wind;
He daily increases lies and [a]desolation.
(B)Also they make a [b]covenant with the Assyrians,
And (C)oil is carried to Egypt.
2 “The(D) Lord also brings a [c]charge against Judah,
And will punish Jacob according to his ways;
According to his deeds He will recompense him.
Footnotes
- Hosea 12:1 ruin
- Hosea 12:1 Or treaty
- Hosea 12:2 A legal complaint
Hosea 12:1-2
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Hosea 12:1-2
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12 [a]1 Ephraim(A) feeds on the wind;(B)
he pursues the east wind all day
and multiplies lies and violence.(C)
He makes a treaty with Assyria(D)
and sends olive oil to Egypt.(E)
2 The Lord has a charge(F) to bring against Judah;(G)
he will punish(H) Jacob[b] according to his ways
and repay him according to his deeds.(I)
Footnotes
- Hosea 12:1 In Hebrew texts 12:1-14 is numbered 12:2-15.
- Hosea 12:2 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he takes advantage of or he deceives.
Hosea 12:6-14
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Hosea 12:6-14
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6 (A)So you, by the help of your God, return;
Observe mercy and justice,
And wait on your God continually.
7 “A cunning [a]Canaanite!
(B)Deceitful scales are in his hand;
He loves to oppress.
8 And Ephraim said,
(C)‘Surely I have become rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors
They shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.’
9 “But I am the Lord your God,
Ever since the land of Egypt;
(D)I will again make you dwell in tents,
As in the days of the appointed feast.
10 (E)I have also spoken by the prophets,
And have multiplied visions;
I have given [b]symbols [c]through the witness of the prophets.”
11 Though (F)Gilead has idols—
Surely they are [d]vanity—
Though they sacrifice bulls in (G)Gilgal,
Indeed their altars shall be heaps in the furrows of the field.
12 Jacob (H)fled to the country of Syria;
(I)Israel served for a spouse,
And for a wife he tended sheep.
13 (J)By a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt,
And by a prophet he was preserved.
14 Ephraim (K)provoked Him to anger most bitterly;
Therefore his Lord will leave the guilt of his bloodshed upon him,
(L)And return his reproach upon him.
Footnotes
- Hosea 12:7 Or merchant
- Hosea 12:10 Or parables
- Hosea 12:10 Lit. by the hand
- Hosea 12:11 worthless
Hosea 12:6-14
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Hosea 12:6-14
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6 But you must return(A) to your God;
maintain love and justice,(B)
and wait for your God always.(C)
7 The merchant uses dishonest scales(D)
and loves to defraud.
8 Ephraim boasts,(E)
“I am very rich; I have become wealthy.(F)
With all my wealth they will not find in me
any iniquity or sin.”
9 “I have been the Lord your God
ever since you came out of Egypt;(G)
I will make you live in tents(H) again,
as in the days of your appointed festivals.
10 I spoke to the prophets,
gave them many visions
and told parables(I) through them.”(J)
11 Is Gilead wicked?(K)
Its people are worthless!
Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal?(L)
Their altars will be like piles of stones
on a plowed field.(M)
12 Jacob fled to the country of Aram[a];(N)
Israel served to get a wife,
and to pay for her he tended sheep.(O)
13 The Lord used a prophet to bring Israel up from Egypt,(P)
by a prophet he cared for him.(Q)
14 But Ephraim has aroused his bitter anger;
his Lord will leave on him the guilt of his bloodshed(R)
and will repay him for his contempt.(S)
Footnotes
- Hosea 12:12 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
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