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\toc1 Hosea
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\m
\v 1 The word of the \nd Lord\nd* that came to Hosea son of Beeri during the reigns of Uzziah,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt 2Ch 26:1–23; Is 1:1; Am 1:1\+xt*\f* Jotham,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt 2Kg 15:5; 2Ch 27:1–9\+xt*\f* Ahaz,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt 2Kg 16:1–20; 2Ch 28:1–27; Is 1:1; 7:1–17; Mc 1:1\+xt*\f* and Hezekiah,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt 2Kg 18:1–20:21; 2Ch 29:1–32:33; Mc 1:1\+xt*\f* kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt 2Kg 13:13; 14:23–29; Am 1:1\+xt*\f* son of Jehoash, king of Israel.
\s1 Hosea’s Marriage and Children
\m
\v 2 When the \nd Lord\nd* first spoke to Hosea, he said this to him:
\q Go and marry a~woman of promiscuity,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:2 \ft \+xt Hs 3:1\+xt*\f*
\q and have children of~promiscuity,
\q for the land is~committing blatant~acts~of~promiscuity
\q by abandoning the~\nd Lord\nd*.
\b
\p
\v 3 So he went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:3 \ft \+xt Ezk 23:4\+xt*\f*
\v 4 Then the \nd Lord\nd* said to him:
\q Name him Jezreel,~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 1:4 \ft = God Sows\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:4 \ft \+xt Hs 2:22\+xt*\f* for~in~a~little~while
\q I will bring the~bloodshed of~Jezreel~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:4 \ft \+xt 2Kg 9:24–10:11\+xt*\f*
\q on the house of~Jehu~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:4 \ft \+xt 2Kg 9:7; 10:30; 15:10\+xt*\f*
\q and put an end to~the~kingdom of~the~house of~Israel.
\q1
\v 5 On that day I will~break the~bow of~Israel~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:5 \ft \+xt Gn 49:24; Jb 29:20; Jr 49:35\+xt*\f*
\q in Jezreel Valley.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:5 \ft \+xt Jos 17:16; Jdg 6:33\+xt*\f*
\b
\p
\v 6 She conceived again and gave birth to a daughter, and the \nd Lord\nd* said to him:
\q Name her Lo-ruhamah,~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 1:6 \ft = No Compassion\f*
\q for I will no longer have~compassion
\q on the house of~Israel.
\q I will certainly take~them~away.
\q1
\v 7 But I will have compassion on~the~house of~Judah,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:7 \ft \+xt Is 30:18\+xt*\f*
\q and I will deliver them by the~\nd Lord\nd*~their~God.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:7 \ft \+xt Jr 25:5–6; Zch 9:9–10\+xt*\f*
\q I will not deliver them by~bow,~sword, or~war,
\q or by horses and cavalry.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:7 \ft \+xt Ps 44:3–7\+xt*\f*
\b
\p
\v 8 After Gomer had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived and gave birth to a son.
\v 9 Then the \nd Lord\nd* said:
\q Name him Lo-ammi,~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 1:9 \ft = Not My People\f*
\q for you are not my~people,
\q and I will not~be your~God.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:9 \ft Lit \fqa not be yours\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:9 \ft \+xt Ex 6:7; Lv 26:12; Jr 7:23; 11:4; 30:22; Ezk 36:28\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 10 Yet the number of~the~Israelites
\q will be like the~sand of~the~sea,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:10 \ft \+xt Gn 22:17; Jr 33:22\+xt*\f*
\q which cannot be measured or~counted.
\q And in the place where they~were~told:
\q You are not my~people,
\q they will be called: Sons~of~the~living~God.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:10 \ft \+xt Rm 9:25–27\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 11 And the Judeans and~the~Israelites
\q will be gathered together.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:11 \ft \+xt Jr 23:5–6; 50:4–5; Ezk 37:18–25; Hs 3:5\+xt*\f*
\q They will appoint for~themselves a~single~ruler~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:11 \ft \+xt Jr 30:21; Hs 3:5\+xt*\f*
\q and go up from~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:11 \ft Or \fqa and flourish in\ft ; Hb obscure\f*~the~land.
\q For the day of Jezreel~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:11 \ft \+xt Ezk 36:9–11\+xt*\f* will~be~great.
\c 2
\q1
\v 1 Call~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 2:1 \ft Lit \fqa Say to\f* your brothers: My~People
\q and your sisters: Compassion.
\s1 Israel’s Adultery Rebuked
\q1
\v 2 Rebuke your mother; rebuke~her.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:2 \ft \+xt Ezk 23:45\+xt*\f*
\q For she is not my wife and~I~am~not her~husband.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:2 \ft \+xt Is 50:1\+xt*\f*
\q Let her remove the~promiscuous~look from~her~face~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:2 \ft \+xt Jr 3:1,9,13\+xt*\f*
\q and her adultery from~between~her~breasts.
\q1
\v 3 Otherwise, I will strip her~naked~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:3 \ft \+xt Ezk 16:7,22,39\+xt*\f*
\q and expose her as she was on~the~day of~her~birth.
\q I will make her like~a~desert~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:3 \ft \+xt Is 32:13–14; Hs 13:15\+xt*\f*
\q and like a parched land,
\q and I will let her die of~thirst.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:3 \ft \+xt Jr 14:3; Am 8:11–13\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 4 I will have no compassion on~her~children~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:4 \ft \+xt Jr 13:14\+xt*\f*
\q because they are the~children of~promiscuity.
\q1
\v 5 Yes, their mother is~promiscuous;
\q she conceived them and~acted~shamefully.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:5 \ft \+xt Is 1:21; Hs 3:1\+xt*\f*
\q For she thought, “I~will~follow my~lovers,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:5 \ft \+xt Jr 2:25\+xt*\f*
\q the men who give me my~food and~water,
\q my wool and flax, my~oil and~drink.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:5 \ft \+xt Jr 44:17–18\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 6 Therefore, this is what I~will~do:
\q I will block her~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 2:6 \ft LXX, Syr; MT reads \fqa your\f* way~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:6 \ft \+xt Jb 19:8\+xt*\f* with~thorns;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:6 \ft \+xt Hs 9:6; 10:8\+xt*\f*
\q I will enclose her with~a~wall,
\q so that she cannot find her~paths.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:6 \ft \+xt Jr 18:15\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 7 She will pursue her lovers but~not~catch~them;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:7 \ft \+xt Hs 5:13\+xt*\f*
\q she will look for them but~not~find~them.
\q Then she will think,
\q “I will go back to~my~former~husband,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:7 \ft \+xt Jr 2:2; 3:1; Ezk 16:8; 23:4\+xt*\f*
\q for then it was better for~me than~now.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:7 \ft \+xt Jr 14:22; Hs 13:6\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 8 She does not recognize~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:8 \ft \+xt Is 1:3\+xt*\f*
\q that it is I who gave her the~grain,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:8 \ft \+xt Ezk 16:19\+xt*\f*
\q the new wine, and~the~fresh~oil.
\q I lavished silver and~gold on~her,
\q which they used for~Baal.
\q1
\v 9 Therefore, I will take back my~grain in~its~time~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:9 \ft \+xt Hs 8:7; 9:2\+xt*\f*
\q and my new wine in~its~season;
\q I will take away my~wool and~linen,
\q which were to cover her~nakedness.
\q1
\v 10 Now I will expose her~shame~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:10 \ft \+xt Ezk 16:37\+xt*\f*
\q in the sight of~her~lovers,
\q and no one will rescue her from~my~power.
\q1
\v 11 I will put an end to~all her~celebrations:~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:11 \ft \+xt Jr 7:34; 16:9\+xt*\f*
\q her feasts,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:11 \ft \+xt Hs 3:4; Am 5:21; 8:10\+xt*\f* New Moons,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:11 \ft \+xt Is 1:13–14\+xt*\f* and~Sabbaths~—
\q all her festivals.
\q1
\v 12 I will devastate her~vines and~fig~trees.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:12 \ft \+xt Jr 5:17; 8:13\+xt*\f*
\q She thinks that these are her~wages
\q that her lovers have~given~her.
\q I will turn them into~a~thicket,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:12 \ft \+xt Ps 80:12; Is 5:5; 7:23\+xt*\f*
\q and the wild animals will~eat~them.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:12 \ft \+xt Is 32:13–15\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 13 And I will punish her for~the~days of~the~Baals,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:13 \ft \+xt Hs 4:13; 11:2\+xt*\f*
\q to which she burned incense.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:13 \ft \+xt Jr 7:9\+xt*\f*
\q She put on her rings and~her jewelry~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:13 \ft \+xt Ezk 16:12,17; 23:40\+xt*\f*
\q and followed~her~lovers,
\q but she forgot me.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:13 \ft \+xt Hs 4:6; 8:14; 13:6\+xt*\f*
\qm This is the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~declaration.
\s1 Israel’s Adultery Forgiven
\q1
\v 14 Therefore, I am going to~persuade~her,
\q lead her to the~wilderness,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:14 \ft \+xt Ezk 20:33–38\+xt*\f*
\q and speak tenderly to~her.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 2:14 \ft Lit \fqa speak to her heart\f*
\q1
\v 15 There I will give her~vineyards back~to~her~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:15 \ft \+xt Ezk 28:25–26\+xt*\f*
\q and make the Valley of~Achor~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 2:15 \ft = Trouble\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:15 \ft \+xt Jos 7:26\+xt*\f*
\q into a gateway of~hope.
\q There she will respond as~she~did
\q in the days of~her~youth,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:15 \ft \+xt Jr 2:1–3\+xt*\f*
\q as in the day she came out of~the~land of~Egypt.
\q1
\v 16 In that day~—
\qm this is the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~declaration~—
\q you will call me “my~husband”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:16 \ft \+xt Is 54:5\+xt*\f*
\q and no~longer call~me “my~Baal.”~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 2:16 \ft Or \fqa my master\f*
\q1
\v 17 For I will remove the~names of~the~Baals
\q from her mouth;
\q they will no longer be~remembered by~their~names.
\q1
\v 18 On that day I will make a~covenant for~them
\q with the wild animals, the~birds of~the~sky,
\q and the creatures that crawl on~the~ground.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:18 \ft \+xt Jb 5:23; Is 11:6–9; Ezk 34:25\+xt*\f*
\q I will shatter bow, sword,
\q and weapons of war in~the~land~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 2:18 \ft Or \fqa war on the earth\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:18 \ft \+xt Ezk 39:1–10\+xt*\f*
\q and will enable the people to~rest~securely.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:18 \ft \+xt Ezk 34:25\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 19 I will take you to~be my~wife~forever.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:19 \ft \+xt Is 62:4–5\+xt*\f*
\q I will take you to~be my~wife in~righteousness,
\q justice, love, and~compassion.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:19 \ft \+xt Is 1:27; 54:6–8\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 20 I will take you to~be my~wife in~faithfulness,
\q and you will know the \nd Lord\nd*.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:20 \ft \+xt Hs 6:6; 13:4\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 21 On that day I~will~respond~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:21 \ft \+xt Is 55:10; Zch 8:12; Mal 3:10–11\+xt*\f*~—
\qm this is the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~declaration.
\q I will respond to~the~sky,
\q and it will respond to~the~earth.
\q1
\v 22 The earth will respond to~the~grain,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:22 \ft \+xt Jr 31:12; Jl 2:19\+xt*\f*
\q the new wine, and~the~fresh~oil,
\q and they will respond to~Jezreel.
\q1
\v 23 I will sow her~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 2:23 \ft = Israel\f* in~the~land for~myself,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:23 \ft \+xt Jr 31:37\+xt*\f*
\q and I will have~compassion~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:23 \ft \+xt Hs 1:6\+xt*\f*
\q on Lo-ruhamah;
\q I will say to Lo-ammi:~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:23 \ft \+xt Hs 1:9\+xt*\f*
\q You are my~people,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:23 \ft \+xt Hs 2:1; Rm 9:25\+xt*\f*
\q and he will say, “You~are my~God.”
\c 3
\s1 Waiting for Restoration
\m
\v 1 Then the \nd Lord\nd* said to me, “Go again; show love to a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:1 \ft \+xt Hs 1:2\+xt*\f* just as the \nd Lord\nd* loves the Israelites though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:1 \ft \+xt 2Sm 6:19; 1Ch 16:3; Sg 2:5\+xt*\f*
\p
\v 2 So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and nine bushels of barley.~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 3:2 \ft LXX reads \fqa barley and a measure of wine\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 3:2 \ft Lit \fqa silver, a homer of barley, and a lethek of barley\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:2 \ft \+xt Ru 4:10\+xt*\f*
\v 3 I said to her, “You are to live with me many days. You must not be promiscuous or belong to any man, and I will act the same way toward you.”
\p
\v 4 For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:4 \ft \+xt Hs 13:10–11\+xt*\f* without sacrifice~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:4 \ft \+xt Dn 9:27; 11:31; 12:11; Hs 2:11\+xt*\f* or sacred pillar,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:4 \ft \+xt Hs 10:1–2\+xt*\f* and without ephod~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:4 \ft \+xt Ex 28:4–12; 1Sm 23:9–12\+xt*\f* or household idols.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:4 \ft \+xt Gn 31:19,34; Jdg 17:5; 18:14,17\+xt*\f*
\v 5 Afterward, the people of Israel will return~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:5 \ft \+xt Jr 50:4–5\+xt*\f* and seek the \nd Lord\nd* their God and David their king.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:5 \ft \+xt Is 11:1–10; Jr 23:5–6; 33:15–16; Ezk 34:24; Rm 11:23\+xt*\f* They will come with awe to the \nd Lord\nd*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 3:5 \ft \+xt Jr 31:9\+xt*\f* and to his goodness in the last days.
\c 4
\s1 God’s Case against Israel
\q1
\v 1 Hear the word of~the~\nd Lord\nd*,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:1 \ft \+xt Hs 5:1\+xt*\f* people~of~Israel,
\q for the \nd Lord\nd* has a~case~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:1 \ft \+xt Hs 12:2; Mc 6:2\+xt*\f*
\q against the inhabitants of~the~land:
\q There is no truth,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:1 \ft \+xt Is 59:4; Jr 7:28\+xt*\f* no~faithful~love,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:1 \ft \+xt Hs 6:6\+xt*\f*
\q and no knowledge of~God~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:1 \ft \+xt Hs 5:4\+xt*\f* in~the~land!
\q1
\v 2 Cursing,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:2 \ft \+xt Hs 10:4\+xt*\f* lying,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:2 \ft \+xt Hs 7:3; 10:13; 11:12\+xt*\f* murder,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:2 \ft \+xt Hs 6:9\+xt*\f*~stealing,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:2 \ft \+xt Hs 7:1\+xt*\f*
\q and adultery~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:2 \ft \+xt Hs 7:4\+xt*\f* are~rampant;
\q one act of bloodshed follows~another.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:2 \ft \+xt Hs 6:8; 12:14\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 3 For this reason the~land~mourns,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:3 \ft \+xt Is 24:4; 33:9\+xt*\f*
\q and everyone who lives in~it~languishes,
\q along with the wild animals~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:3 \ft \+xt Jr 4:25\+xt*\f* and~the~birds of~the~sky;
\q even the fish of~the~sea~disappear.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:3 \ft \+xt Gn 1:20–25\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 4 But let no one dispute;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:4 \ft \+xt Ezk 3:26; Am 5:10,13\+xt*\f* let~no~one~argue,
\q for my case is against~you~priests.~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 4:4 \ft Text emended; MT reads \fqa argue, and your people are like those contending with a priest\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 4:4 \ft Hb obscure\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:4 \ft \+xt Dt 17:12–13\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 5 You will stumble by~day;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:5 \ft \+xt Ezk 14:3; Hs 5:5\+xt*\f*
\q the prophet will~also~stumble with~you by~night.
\q And I will destroy your~mother.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:5 \ft \+xt Hs 2:2,5\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 6 My people are destroyed for~lack of~knowledge.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:6 \ft \+xt Is 5:13\+xt*\f*
\q Because you have rejected~knowledge,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:6 \ft \+xt Mal 2:7–8\+xt*\f*
\q I will reject you~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:6 \ft \+xt Zch 11:8–9,15–17\+xt*\f* from~serving as~my~priest.
\q Since you have forgotten the~law of~your~God,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:6 \ft \+xt Hs 2:13; 8:14; 13:6\+xt*\f*
\q I will also forget your~sons.
\b
\q1
\v 7 The more they~multiplied,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:7 \ft \+xt Hs 10:1; 13:6\+xt*\f*
\q the more they~sinned against~me.
\q I~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 4:7 \ft Alt Hb tradition, Syr, Tg read \fqa They\f* will change their~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 4:7 \ft Alt Hb tradition reads \fqa my\f*~honor into~disgrace.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:7 \ft \+xt Hab 2:16\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 8 They feed on the sin~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 4:8 \ft Or \fqa sin offerings\f* of~my~people;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:8 \ft \+xt Hs 10:13\+xt*\f*
\q they have an appetite for~their~iniquity.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:8 \ft \+xt Is 56:11; Mc 3:11\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 9 The same judgment will~happen
\q to both people and~priests.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:9 \ft \+xt Is 24:2; Jr 5:31\+xt*\f*
\q I will punish them for~their~ways~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:9 \ft \+xt Hs 8:13; 9:9\+xt*\f*
\q and repay them for~their~deeds.
\q1
\v 10 They will eat but~not~be~satisfied;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:10 \ft \+xt Lv 26:26; Is 65:13; Mc 6:14\+xt*\f*
\q they will be promiscuous~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:10 \ft \+xt Hs 7:4\+xt*\f* but~not~multiply.
\q For they have abandoned their~devotion to~the~\nd Lord\nd*.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:10 \ft \+xt Hs 9:17\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 11 Promiscuity,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:11 \ft \+xt Hs 5:4\+xt*\f* wine, and~new~wine
\q take away one’s~understanding.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:11 \ft \+xt Is 5:12; 28:7\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 12 My people consult their~wooden~idols,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:12 \ft \+xt Is 44:19; Jr 2:27\+xt*\f*
\q and their divining rods inform~them.
\q For a spirit of promiscuity leads~them~astray;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:12 \ft \+xt Hs 5:4\+xt*\f*
\q they act~promiscuously~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:12 \ft \+xt Hs 9:1\+xt*\f*
\q in disobedience to~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 4:12 \ft Lit \fqa promiscuously from under\f*~their~God.
\q1
\v 13 They sacrifice on~the~mountaintops,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:13 \ft \+xt Jr 3:6\+xt*\f*
\q and they burn offerings on~the~hills,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:13 \ft \+xt Hs 2:13; 11:2\+xt*\f*
\q and under oaks, poplars, and~terebinths,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:13 \ft \+xt Jr 2:20\+xt*\f*
\q because their shade is~pleasant.
\q And so your daughters act~promiscuously
\q and your daughters-in-law commit~adultery.
\q1
\v 14 I will not punish your~daughters
\q when they act~promiscuously
\q or your~daughters-in-law
\q when they commit~adultery,
\q for the men themselves go~off with~prostitutes~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:14 \ft \+xt Hs 4:18; 7:4\+xt*\f*
\q and make sacrifices with~cult~prostitutes.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:14 \ft \+xt Dt 23:17\+xt*\f*
\q People without discernment are~doomed.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:14 \ft \+xt Hs 5:4\+xt*\f*
\s1 Warnings for Israel and Judah
\q1
\v 15 Israel, if you act~promiscuously,
\q don’t let Judah become~guilty!
\q Do not go to~Gilgal~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:15 \ft \+xt Hs 9:15; 12:1\+xt*\f*
\q or make a~pilgrimage to~Beth-aven,~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 4:15 \ft = House of Wickedness\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:15 \ft \+xt 1Kg 12:28–29; Hs 5:8; 10:5,8\+xt*\f*
\q and do not swear an~oath: As~the~\nd Lord\nd*~lives!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:15 \ft \+xt Jr 5:2; 44:26\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 16 For Israel is as obstinate as~a~stubborn~cow.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:16 \ft \+xt Ps 78:8\+xt*\f*
\q Can the \nd Lord\nd* now shepherd~them
\q like a lamb in~an~open~meadow?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:16 \ft \+xt Is 5:17; 7:25\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 17 Ephraim is attached to~idols;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:17 \ft \+xt Hs 13:2\+xt*\f*
\q leave him alone!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:17 \ft \+xt Ps 81:12; Hs 4:4\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 18 When their drinking is~over,
\q they turn to~promiscuity.
\q Israel’s leaders~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 4:18 \ft Lit \fqa Her shields\ft ; Ps 47:9; 89:18\f* fervently love~disgrace.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 4:18 \ft Hb obscure\f*
\q1
\v 19 A wind with its wings will carry~them~off,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 4:19 \ft Lit \fqa wind will bind it in its wings\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 4:19 \ft \+xt Hs 12:1; 13:5\+xt*\f*
\q and they will be ashamed of~their~sacrifices.
\b
\c 5
\q1
\v 1 Hear this, priests!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:1 \ft \+xt Hs 4:1\+xt*\f*
\q Pay attention, house~of~Israel!
\q Listen, royal house!
\q For the judgment applies to~you
\q because you have~been a~snare at~Mizpah~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:1 \ft \+xt Hs 9:8\+xt*\f*
\q and a net spread~out on~Tabor.
\q1
\v 2 Rebels~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:2 \ft \+xt Hs 9:15\+xt*\f* are deeply~involved in~slaughter;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:2 \ft \+xt Hs 4:2; 6:9\+xt*\f*
\q I will be a punishment for~all~of~them.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 5:2 \ft Hb obscure\f*
\q1
\v 3 I know Ephraim,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:3 \ft \+xt Hs 6:4; 7:1; Am 3:2; 5:12\+xt*\f*
\q and Israel is not hidden from~me.
\q For now,~Ephraim,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:3 \ft \+xt Hs 6:10\+xt*\f*
\q you have acted~promiscuously;
\q Israel is defiled.
\q1
\v 4 Their actions do~not allow~them
\q to return to~their~God,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:4 \ft \+xt Hs 4:11\+xt*\f*
\q for a spirit of promiscuity is~among~them,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:4 \ft \+xt Hs 4:12\+xt*\f*
\q and they do not know the~\nd Lord\nd*.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:4 \ft \+xt Hs 4:6,11,14\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 5 Israel’s arrogance testifies against~them.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 5:5 \ft Lit \fqa against his face\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:5 \ft \+xt Hs 7:10\+xt*\f*
\q Both Israel and~Ephraim~stumble
\q because of their~iniquity;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:5 \ft \+xt Hs 4:5\+xt*\f*
\q even Judah will~stumble with~them.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:5 \ft \+xt Ezk 23:31–35\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 6 They go with~their~flocks and~herds
\q to seek the~\nd Lord\nd*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:6 \ft \+xt Hs 8:13; Mc 6:6–7\+xt*\f*
\q but do not find him;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:6 \ft \+xt Is 1:15; Jr 14:12\+xt*\f*
\q he has withdrawn from~them.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:6 \ft \+xt Ezk 8:6\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 7 They betrayed the~\nd Lord\nd*;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:7 \ft \+xt Is 48:8; Hs 6:7\+xt*\f*
\q indeed, they gave birth to~illegitimate~children.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:7 \ft \+xt Hs 2:4\+xt*\f*
\q Now the New Moon~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:7 \ft \+xt Hs 2:11\+xt*\f* will~devour~them
\q along with their~fields.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:7 \ft \+xt Is 1:14\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 8 Blow the ram’s~horn in~Gibeah,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:8 \ft \+xt Hs 9:9; 10:9\+xt*\f*
\q the trumpet in~Ramah;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:8 \ft \+xt Is 10:29; Jr 31:15\+xt*\f*
\q raise the war cry in~Beth-aven:~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:8 \ft \+xt Hs 4:15\+xt*\f*
\q Look behind you,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 5:8 \ft Or \fqa We will follow you\f* Benjamin!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:8 \ft \+xt Jdg 5:14\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 9 Ephraim will become a~desolation~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:9 \ft \+xt Is 28:1–4; Hs 9:11–17\+xt*\f*
\q on the day of~punishment;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:9 \ft \+xt Is 37:3\+xt*\f*
\q I announce what~is~certain
\q among the tribes of~Israel.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:9 \ft \+xt Is 46:10; Zch 1:6\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 10 The princes of Judah are like~those
\q who move boundary~markers;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:10 \ft \+xt Dt 27:17\+xt*\f*
\q I will pour out my fury~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:10 \ft \+xt Ezk 7:8\+xt*\f* on~them like~water.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:10 \ft \+xt Ps 32:6; 93:3–4\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 11 Ephraim is oppressed, crushed~in~judgment,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:11 \ft \+xt Hs 9:16\+xt*\f*
\q for he is determined to~follow what~is~worthless.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 5:11 \ft Or \fqa follow a command\ft ; Hb obscure\f*
\q1
\v 12 So I am like~rot to~Ephraim~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:12 \ft \+xt Ps 39:11; Is 51:8\+xt*\f*
\q and like decay to~the~house of~Judah.
\q1
\v 13 When Ephraim saw his~sickness
\q and Judah his wound,
\q Ephraim went to~Assyria~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:13 \ft \+xt Hs 7:11; 8:9; 12:1\+xt*\f*
\q and sent a delegation to~the~great~king.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 5:13 \ft Or \fqa to King Yareb\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:13 \ft \+xt Hs 10:6\+xt*\f*
\q But he cannot cure you or~heal your~wound.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:13 \ft \+xt Hs 14:3\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 14 For I am like a lion to~Ephraim~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:14 \ft \+xt Ps 7:2; Hs 13:7; Am 3:4\+xt*\f*
\q and like a young lion to~the~house of~Judah.
\q Yes, I will tear them to~pieces and~depart.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:14 \ft \+xt Ps 50:22\+xt*\f*
\q I will carry them~off,
\q and no one can rescue~them.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:14 \ft \+xt Mc 5:8\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 15 I will depart and return to~my~place
\q until they recognize their~guilt and~seek my~face;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:15 \ft \+xt Is 64:7–9; Jr 3:13–14\+xt*\f*
\q they will search for me in~their~distress.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 5:15 \ft \+xt Ps 50:15; 78:34; Jr 2:27; Hs 3:5\+xt*\f*
\c 6
\s1 A Call to Repentance
\q1
\v 1 Come, let’s return to~the~\nd Lord\nd*.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:1 \ft \+xt Jr 50:4–5\+xt*\f*
\q For he has torn~us,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:1 \ft \+xt Hs 5:14\+xt*\f*
\q and he will~heal~us;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:1 \ft \+xt Hs 14:4\+xt*\f*
\q he has wounded~us,
\q and he will bind~up our~wounds.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:1 \ft \+xt Is 30:26\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 2 He will revive us after~two~days,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:2 \ft \+xt Ps 30:5\+xt*\f*
\q and on the third day he~will~raise~us~up
\q so we can live in~his~presence.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:2 \ft \+xt Dt 32:39\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 3 Let’s strive to~know the~\nd Lord\nd*.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:3 \ft \+xt Is 2:3; Mc 4:2\+xt*\f*
\q His appearance is as~sure~as the~dawn.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:3 \ft \+xt Ps 19:6; Mc 5:2\+xt*\f*
\q He will come to us like~the~rain,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:3 \ft \+xt Jl 2:23\+xt*\f*
\q like the spring showers that~water the~land.
\s1 The \nd Lord\nd*’s First Lament
\q1
\v 4 What am I going to~do with~you,~Ephraim?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:4 \ft \+xt Hs 7:1; 11:8\+xt*\f*
\q What am I going to~do with~you,~Judah?
\q Your love is like the~morning~mist~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:4 \ft \+xt Ps 78:34–37\+xt*\f*
\q and like the early~dew that~vanishes.
\q1
\v 5 This is why I~have~used the~prophets
\q to cut them~down;~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 6:5 \ft Or \fqa have cut down the prophets\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:5 \ft \+xt 1Sm 15:32–33; Jr 1:10,18; 5:14\+xt*\f*
\q I have killed them with~the~words from~my~mouth.
\q My judgment strikes like~lightning.~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 6:5 \ft LXX, Syr, Tg; MT reads \fqa Your judgments go out as light\f*
\q1
\v 6 For I desire faithful love and~not~sacrifice,
\q the knowledge of God~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:6 \ft \+xt Hs 4:1\+xt*\f* rather~than burnt~offerings.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:6 \ft \+xt Mt 9:13; 12:7\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 7 But they, like Adam,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 6:7 \ft Or \fqa they, as at Adam\ft , or \fqa they, like men,\f* have~violated the~covenant;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:7 \ft \+xt Hs 8:1\+xt*\f*
\q there they have betrayed~me.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:7 \ft \+xt Hs 5:7\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 8 Gilead is a city of~evildoers,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:8 \ft \+xt Hs 12:11\+xt*\f*
\q tracked with~bloody~footprints.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:8 \ft \+xt Hs 4:2\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 9 Like raiders who~wait in~ambush for~someone,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:9 \ft \+xt Hs 7:1\+xt*\f*
\q a band of priests murders on~the~road to~Shechem.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:9 \ft \+xt Jr 7:9–10; Hs 4:2\+xt*\f*
\q They commit atrocities.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:9 \ft \+xt Ezk 22:9; 23:27; Hs 2:10\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 10 I have seen something horrible~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:10 \ft \+xt Jr 5:30–31; 23:14\+xt*\f* in~the~house of~Israel:
\q Ephraim’s promiscuity is~there;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:10 \ft \+xt Hs 5:3\+xt*\f* Israel~is~defiled.
\q1
\v 11 A harvest is also appointed for~you,~Judah.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:11 \ft \+xt Jr 51:33; Jl 3:13\+xt*\f*
\b
\q When I restore the~fortunes of my~people,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 6:11 \ft \+xt Zph 2:7\+xt*\f*
\c 7
\q1
\v 1 when I heal Israel,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:1 \ft \+xt Ezk 24:13; Hs 6:4; 7:13; 11:8\+xt*\f*
\q the iniquity of Ephraim~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:1 \ft \+xt Hs 5:3\+xt*\f* and~the~crimes of~Samaria~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:1 \ft \+xt Hs 8:5–6; 10:5,7; 13:16\+xt*\f*
\q will be~exposed.
\q For they practice~fraud;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:1 \ft \+xt Hs 4:2\+xt*\f*
\q a thief breaks~in;
\q a raiding party pillages~outside.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:1 \ft \+xt Hs 6:9\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 2 But they never consider that~I~remember all~their~evil.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:2 \ft \+xt Ps 25:7; Jr 14:10; 17:1; Am 8:7\+xt*\f*
\q Now their actions are all~around~them;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:2 \ft \+xt Jr 2:19; 4:18; Hs 4:9\+xt*\f*
\q they are right in~front of~my~face.
\s1 Israel’s Corruption
\q1
\v 3 They please the king with~their~evil,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:3 \ft \+xt Jr 28:1–4; Mc 7:3\+xt*\f*
\q the princes with~their~lies.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:3 \ft \+xt Hs 4:2; 11:12\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 4 All of them commit~adultery;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:4 \ft \+xt Jr 9:2; 23:10\+xt*\f*
\q they are like an oven heated by~a~baker
\q who stops stirring the~fire
\q from the kneading of~the~dough until~it~is~leavened.
\q1
\v 5 On the day of~our~king,
\q the princes are sick with~the~heat of~wine~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:5 \ft \+xt Is 28:1,7–8\+xt*\f*~—
\q there is a conspiracy with~traitors.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 7:5 \ft Lit \fqa wine~#—~#he stretches out his hand to scorners\ft ; Hb obscure\f*
\q1
\v 6 For they~#—~#their hearts like~an~oven~—
\q draw him into~their~oven.
\q Their anger smolders all~night;
\q in the morning it blazes like~a~flaming~fire.
\q1
\v 7 All of them are as~hot as~an~oven,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:7 \ft \+xt Ps 21:9\+xt*\f*
\q and they consume their~rulers.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:7 \ft \+xt Hs 13:10\+xt*\f*
\q All their kings fall;
\q not one of them calls on~me.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 7:3–7 \ft These vv. may refer to a king’s assassination; Hb obscure.\f*
\b
\q1
\v 8 Ephraim has allowed himself to~get~mixed~up with~the~nations.
\q Ephraim is unturned bread baked~on~a~griddle.
\q1
\v 9 Foreigners consume his~strength,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:9 \ft \+xt Is 1:7\+xt*\f*
\q but he does not~notice.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:9 \ft \+xt Hs 4:6\+xt*\f*
\q Even his hair is streaked with~gray,
\q but he does not~notice.
\q1
\v 10 Israel’s arrogance testifies against~them,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 7:10 \ft Lit \fqa against his face\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:10 \ft \+xt Hs 5:5\+xt*\f*
\q yet they do not return to the \nd Lord\nd* their~God,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:10 \ft \+xt Hs 5:4\+xt*\f*
\q and for all this, they~do~not seek~him.
\b
\q1
\v 11 So Ephraim has become like~a~silly, senseless~dove;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:11 \ft \+xt Hs 4:6,11,14; 5:4\+xt*\f*
\q they call to Egypt,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:11 \ft \+xt Hs 8:13; 9:3,6\+xt*\f* and~they~go to~Assyria.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:11 \ft \+xt Hs 5:13; 8:9; 12:1\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 12 As they are going, I~will~spread my~net over~them;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:12 \ft \+xt Ezk 12:13\+xt*\f*
\q I will bring them down like~birds of~the~sky.
\q I will discipline them in~accordance
\q with the news that reaches~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 7:12 \ft Lit \fqa news to\f* their~assembly.
\s1 The \nd Lord\nd*’s Second Lament
\q1
\v 13 Woe to them,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:13 \ft \+xt Hs 9:12\+xt*\f* for~they~fled from~me;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:13 \ft \+xt Jr 14:10; Hs 9:17\+xt*\f*
\q destruction to them, for~they~rebelled against~me!
\q Though I want to~redeem~them,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:13 \ft \+xt Jr 51:9; Hs 7:1; Mt 23:37\+xt*\f*
\q they speak lies against~me.
\q1
\v 14 They do not cry to~me from~their~hearts;
\q rather, they wail on~their~beds.
\q They slash themselves~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 7:14 \ft Some Hb mss, LXX; other Hb mss read \fqa They stay\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:14 \ft \+xt 1Kg 18:28\+xt*\f* for~grain and~new~wine;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:14 \ft \+xt Am 2:8\+xt*\f*
\q they turn away from~me.
\q1
\v 15 I trained and strengthened their~arms,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:15 \ft \+xt Hs 11:3\+xt*\f*
\q but they plot evil against~me.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:15 \ft \+xt Nah 1:9\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 16 They turn, but not to~what is~above;~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 7:16 \ft Some emend to \fqa turn to what is useless\f*
\q they are like a~faulty~bow.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:16 \ft \+xt Ps 78:57\+xt*\f*
\q Their leaders will fall by~the~sword
\q because of their insolent~tongue.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:16 \ft \+xt Ps 12:3–4; 17:10; Dn 7:25; Mal 3:13–14\+xt*\f*
\q They will be ridiculed for~this in~the~land of~Egypt.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 7:16 \ft \+xt Ezk 23:32\+xt*\f*
\c 8
\s1 Israel’s False Hopes
\q1
\v 1 Put the ram’s~horn to~your~mouth!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:1 \ft \+xt Hs 5:8\+xt*\f*
\q One like an~eagle~comes
\q against the house of~the~\nd Lord\nd*,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:1 \ft \+xt Dt 28:49\+xt*\f*
\q because they transgress my~covenant~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:1 \ft \+xt Hs 6:7\+xt*\f*
\q and rebel against~my~law.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:1 \ft \+xt Hs 4:6; 8:12\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 2 Israel cries out to~me,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:2 \ft \+xt Hs 7:14\+xt*\f*
\q “My God, we know you!~”
\q1
\v 3 Israel has rejected what~is~good;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:3 \ft \+xt Hs 3:5\+xt*\f*
\q an enemy will pursue~him.
\b
\q1
\v 4 They have installed~kings,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:4 \ft \+xt Hs 13:10–11\+xt*\f*
\q but not through~me.
\q They have appointed~leaders,
\q but without my~approval.
\q They make their~silver and~gold~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:4 \ft \+xt Hs 2:8; 13:1–2\+xt*\f*
\q into idols for~themselves
\q for their own~destruction.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 8:4 \ft Lit \fqa themselves that it might be cut off\f*
\q1
\v 5 Your calf-idol~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 8:5 \ft Lit \fqa calf\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:5 \ft \+xt Hs 10:5; 13:2\+xt*\f* is~rejected,~Samaria.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:5 \ft \+xt 1Kg 12:28–29; Hs 7:1\+xt*\f*
\q My anger burns against~them.
\q How long will they be incapable of~innocence?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:5 \ft \+xt Ps 19:13; Jr 13:27\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 6 For this thing is from~Israel~—
\q a craftsman made it,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:6 \ft \+xt Hs 13:2\+xt*\f* and~it~is~not~God.
\q The calf of Samaria will~be~smashed to~bits!
\b
\q1
\v 7 Indeed, they sow the~wind~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:7 \ft \+xt Hs 10:13\+xt*\f*
\q and reap the~whirlwind.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:7 \ft \+xt Is 66:15; Nah 1:3\+xt*\f*
\q There is no standing~grain;
\q what sprouts fails to~yield~flour.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:7 \ft \+xt Hs 2:9\+xt*\f*
\q Even if they~did,
\q foreigners would swallow~it~up.
\q1
\v 8 Israel is swallowed up!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:8 \ft \+xt Jr 51:34\+xt*\f*
\q Now they are among~the~nations
\q like discarded pottery.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:8 \ft \+xt Jr 25:34; Hs 13:15\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 9 For they have gone~up to~Assyria~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:9 \ft \+xt Hs 7:11\+xt*\f*
\q like a wild donkey going~off on~its~own.
\q Ephraim has paid for~love.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:9 \ft \+xt Ezk 16:33\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 10 Even though they hire lovers among~the~nations,
\q I will now round~them~up,
\q and they will begin to~decrease in~number~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:10 \ft \+xt Jr 42:2\+xt*\f*
\q under the burden of~the~king and~leaders.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:10 \ft \+xt Is 10:8\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 11 When Ephraim multiplied his~altars for~sin,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:11 \ft \+xt Hs 10:1; 12:11\+xt*\f*
\q they became his~altars for~sinning.
\q1
\v 12 Though I were to~write~out for~him
\q ten thousand points of~my~instruction,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:12 \ft \+xt Hs 4:6\+xt*\f*
\q they would be~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 8:12 \ft Or \fqa Though I wrote out~.~.~. instruction, they are\f* regarded as~something~strange.
\q1
\v 13 Though they offer sacrificial~gifts~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 8:13 \ft Hb obscure\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:13 \ft \+xt Hs 5:6; 9:4\+xt*\f*
\q and eat the flesh,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:13 \ft \+xt Jr 6:20; 7:21\+xt*\f*
\q the \nd Lord\nd* does not accept~them.
\q Now he will remember their~guilt~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:13 \ft \+xt Hs 7:2; Lk 12:2; 1Co 4:5\+xt*\f*
\q and punish their~sins;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:13 \ft \+xt Hs 4:9; 9:7\+xt*\f*
\q they will return to~Egypt.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:13 \ft \+xt Hs 9:3,6\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 14 Israel has forgotten his~Maker~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:14 \ft \+xt Hs 2:13; 4:6; 13:6\+xt*\f* and~built~palaces;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:14 \ft \+xt Is 9:9–10\+xt*\f*
\q Judah has also multiplied fortified~cities.
\q I will send fire on~their~cities,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 8:14 \ft \+xt Jr 17:27\+xt*\f*
\q and it will consume their~citadels.
\c 9
\s1 The Coming Exile
\q1
\v 1 Israel, do not rejoice~jubilantly as~the~nations~do,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:1 \ft \+xt Is 22:12–13; Hs 10:5\+xt*\f*
\q for you have acted promiscuously,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:1 \ft \+xt Hs 4:12\+xt*\f* leaving~your~God.
\q You love the~wages of~a~prostitute
\q on every grain-threshing~floor.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:1 \ft \+xt Hs 7:14\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 2 Threshing floor and~wine~vat will~not sustain~them,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:2 \ft \+xt Hs 2:9\+xt*\f*
\q and the new wine will~fail~them.
\q1
\v 3 They will not stay in~the~land of~the~\nd Lord\nd*.
\q Instead, Ephraim will~return to~Egypt,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:3 \ft \+xt Hs 7:16; 8:13\+xt*\f*
\q and they will eat unclean~food~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:3 \ft \+xt Ezk 4:13\+xt*\f* in~Assyria.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:3 \ft \+xt Hs 11:7\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 4 They will not pour~out
\q their wine offerings to~the~\nd Lord\nd*,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:4 \ft \+xt Nm 15:5,7,10\+xt*\f*
\q and their sacrifices will~not~please~him.
\q Their food will be like~the~bread of~mourners;
\q all who eat it become~defiled.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:4 \ft \+xt Nm 19:11–14; Dt 26:12–14; Jr 16:5–7\+xt*\f*
\q For their bread will~be for~their~appetites~alone;
\q it will not enter the~house of~the~\nd Lord\nd*.
\q1
\v 5 What will you do on~a~festival~day,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:5 \ft \+xt Is 10:3; Jr 5:31\+xt*\f*
\q on the day of~the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~feast?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:5 \ft \+xt Hs 2:11; Jl 1:13\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 6 For even if they flee from~devastation,
\q Egypt will gather them, and~Memphis will~bury~them.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:6 \ft \+xt Is 19:13; Jr 2:16; 44:1; 46:14,19; Ezk 30:13,16\+xt*\f*
\q Thistles will take possession of~their~precious~silver;
\q thorns will invade their~tents.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:6 \ft \+xt Is 5:6; 7:23; Hs 10:8\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 7 The days of punishment have~come;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:7 \ft \+xt Is 10:3; Jr 10:15; Mc 7:4\+xt*\f*
\q the days of retribution have~come.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:7 \ft \+xt Is 34:8; Jr 16:18; 25:14\+xt*\f*
\q Let Israel recognize it!
\q The prophet is a~fool,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:7 \ft \+xt Lm 2:14\+xt*\f*
\q and the inspired man is~insane,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:7 \ft \+xt Is 44:25\+xt*\f*
\q because of the~magnitude
\q of your iniquity and~hostility.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:7 \ft \+xt Ezk 14:9–10\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 8 Ephraim’s watchman is with~my~God.
\q Yet the prophet encounters a~bird~trap
\q on all his~pathways.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:8 \ft \+xt Pr 29:5–6; Hs 5:1\+xt*\f*
\q Hostility is in the house of~his~God!
\q1
\v 9 They have deeply corrupted~themselves~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:9 \ft \+xt Is 31:6\+xt*\f*
\q as in the days of~Gibeah.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:9 \ft \+xt Jdg 19–21; Hs 5:8; 10:9\+xt*\f*
\q He will remember their~iniquity;
\q he will punish their~sins.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:9 \ft \+xt Hs 7:2; 8:13\+xt*\f*
\s1 Ephraim Bereaved of Offspring
\q1
\v 10 I discovered Israel
\q like grapes in~the~wilderness.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:10 \ft \+xt Mc 7:1\+xt*\f*
\q I saw your~ancestors
\q like the first fruit of~the~fig~tree in~its~first~season.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:10 \ft \+xt Jr 24:2\+xt*\f*
\q But they went to~Baal-peor,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:10 \ft \+xt Nm 25:1–9\+xt*\f*
\q consecrated themselves to~Shame,~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 9:10 \ft = Baal\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:10 \ft \+xt Jr 11:13; Hs 4:18\+xt*\f*
\q and became abhorrent,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:10 \ft \+xt Ezk 20:8\+xt*\f*
\q like the thing they~loved.
\q1
\v 11 Ephraim’s glory will~fly~away like~a~bird:~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:11 \ft \+xt Hs 4:7; 10:4\+xt*\f*
\q no birth, no~pregnancy, no~conception.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:11 \ft \+xt Hs 4:10\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 12 Even if they raise~children,
\q I will bereave them of~each~one.
\q Yes, woe to them when~I~depart from~them!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:12 \ft \+xt Hs 7:13\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 13 I have seen Ephraim like~Tyre,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:13 \ft \+xt Ezk 27:3–4\+xt*\f*
\q planted in a meadow,
\q so Ephraim will bring~out his~children
\q to the executioner.
\q1
\v 14 Give them, \nd Lord\nd*~—
\q What should you give?
\q Give them a~womb that~miscarries
\q and breasts that~are~dry!~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:14 \ft \+xt Gn 49:25\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 15 All their evil appears at~Gilgal,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:15 \ft \+xt Hs 4:15; 12:11\+xt*\f*
\q for there I began to~hate~them.
\q I will drive them from~my~house
\q because of their evil, wicked~actions.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:15 \ft \+xt Hs 4:9; 7:2; 12:2\+xt*\f*
\q I will no longer love~them;
\q all their leaders are~rebellious.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:15 \ft \+xt Hs 5:2\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 16 Ephraim~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:16 \ft \+xt Hs 5:11\+xt*\f* is struck~down;
\q their roots are withered;
\q they cannot bear fruit.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:16 \ft \+xt Hs 8:7\+xt*\f*
\q Even if they bear children,
\q I will kill the precious offspring of~their~wombs.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:16 \ft \+xt Ezk 24:21\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 17 My God will reject them
\q because they have not listened to~him;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:17 \ft \+xt Hs 4:10\+xt*\f*
\q they will become wanderers among~the~nations.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 9:17 \ft \+xt Hs 7:13\+xt*\f*
\c 10
\s1 The Vine and the Calf
\q1
\v 1 Israel is a~lush~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 10:1 \ft Or \fqa ravaged\f*~vine;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:1 \ft \+xt Is 5:1–7; Ezk 15:1–6\+xt*\f*
\q it yields fruit for~itself.
\q The more his fruit increased,
\q the more he increased the~altars.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:1 \ft \+xt Hs 8:11; 12:11\+xt*\f*
\q The better his land produced,
\q the better they made the~sacred~pillars.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:1 \ft \+xt 1Kg 14:23; Hs 3:4\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 2 Their hearts are~devious;~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 10:2 \ft Or \fqa divided\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:2 \ft \+xt 1Kg 18:21; Zph 1:5\+xt*\f*
\q now they must bear their~guilt.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:2 \ft \+xt Hs 13:16\+xt*\f*
\q The \nd Lord\nd* will break down their~altars~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:2 \ft \+xt Mc 5:13\+xt*\f*
\q and demolish their~sacred~pillars.
\q1
\v 3 In fact, they are now~saying,
\q “We have no king!
\q For we do not fear the~\nd Lord\nd*.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:3 \ft \+xt Ps 12:4; Is 5:19\+xt*\f*
\q What can a king do for~us?~”
\q1
\v 4 They speak mere words,
\q taking false oaths while~making~covenants.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:4 \ft \+xt Ezk 17:13–19; Hs 4:2\+xt*\f*
\q So lawsuits break~out
\q like poisonous weeds in~the~furrows of~a~field.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:4 \ft \+xt Dt 31:16–17; 2Kg 17:3–4\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 5 The residents of~Samaria~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:5 \ft \+xt Hs 7:1\+xt*\f* will~have~anxiety
\q over the calf~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:5 \ft \+xt Hs 8:5–6\+xt*\f* of~Beth-aven.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:5 \ft \+xt Hs 4:15; 5:8\+xt*\f*
\q Indeed, its idolatrous priests rejoiced over~it;
\q the people will~mourn over~it,
\q over its glory.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:5 \ft \+xt Hs 9:11\+xt*\f*
\q It will certainly go into exile.
\q1
\v 6 The calf itself will~be~taken to~Assyria~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:6 \ft \+xt Hs 11:5\+xt*\f*
\q as an offering to~the~great~king.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 10:6 \ft Or \fqa to King Yareb\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:6 \ft \+xt Hs 5:13\+xt*\f*
\q Ephraim will experience~shame;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:6 \ft \+xt Hs 4:7\+xt*\f*
\q Israel will be ashamed of~its~counsel.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:6 \ft \+xt Is 30:3; Jr 7:24\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 7 Samaria’s king will~disappear~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 10:7 \ft Or \fqa will be cut off\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:7 \ft \+xt Hs 13:11\+xt*\f*
\q like foam~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 10:7 \ft Or \fqa a stick\f* on~the~surface of~the~water.
\q1
\v 8 The high places~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:8 \ft \+xt Dt 12:2; Hs 4:13\+xt*\f* of~Aven, the~sin~of~Israel,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:8 \ft \+xt 1Kg 12:28–30; 13:34\+xt*\f*
\q will be destroyed;
\q thorns and thistles will grow over~their~altars.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:8 \ft \+xt Is 32:13; Hs 9:6\+xt*\f*
\q They will say to~the~mountains,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:8 \ft \+xt Lk 23:30; Rv 6:16\+xt*\f* “Cover~us!~”
\q and to the hills, “Fall~on~us!~”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:8 \ft \+xt Rv 6:16\+xt*\f*
\s1 Israel’s Defeat because of Sin
\q1
\v 9 Israel, you have~sinned
\q since the days of~Gibeah;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:9 \ft \+xt Hs 5:8; 9:9\+xt*\f*
\q they have taken their~stand~there.
\q Will not war against the~unjust
\q overtake them in~Gibeah?
\q1
\v 10 I will discipline~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:10 \ft \+xt Hs 4:9\+xt*\f* them at~my~discretion;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:10 \ft \+xt Ezk 5:13\+xt*\f*
\q nations will be gathered against~them
\q to put them in~bondage~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 10:10 \ft LXX, Syr, Vg read \fqa against them when they are disciplined\f*
\q for their double~iniquity.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:10 \ft \+xt Jdg 19–21; 1Kg 12:28–30\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 11 Ephraim is a~well-trained calf~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:11 \ft \+xt Jr 5:11; Hs 4:16\+xt*\f*
\q that loves to~thresh,
\q but I will place a yoke on~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 10:11 \ft Lit \fqa will pass over\f*~her fine~neck.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:11 \ft \+xt Jr 28:14\+xt*\f*
\q I will harness Ephraim;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:11 \ft \+xt Ps 66:12\+xt*\f*
\q Judah will plow;
\q Jacob will do the final~plowing.
\q1
\v 12 Sow righteousness for~yourselves~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:12 \ft \+xt Pr 11:18\+xt*\f*
\q and reap faithful~love;
\q break up your~unplowed~ground.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:12 \ft \+xt Jr 4:3\+xt*\f*
\q It is time to seek the~\nd Lord\nd*~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:12 \ft \+xt Hs 4:1; 12:6\+xt*\f*
\q until he comes~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:12 \ft \+xt Hs 6:3\+xt*\f* and~sends~righteousness
\q on you like~the~rain.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:12 \ft \+xt Is 44:3; 45:8\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 13 You have plowed wickedness and~reaped~injustice;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:13 \ft \+xt Jb 4:8; Gl 6:7\+xt*\f*
\q you have eaten the~fruit of~lies.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:13 \ft \+xt Hs 4:2; 7:3; 11:12\+xt*\f*
\q Because you have trusted in~your~own~way~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 10:13 \ft LXX reads \fqa your chariots\f*
\q and in your large number of~soldiers,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:13 \ft \+xt Ps 33:16\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 14 the roar of battle will rise against~your~people,
\q and all your fortifications will~be~demolished~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:14 \ft \+xt Is 17:3\+xt*\f*
\q in a day of~war,
\q like Shalman’s destruction of~Beth-arbel.
\q Mothers will be dashed to~pieces
\q along with their~children.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:14 \ft \+xt Hs 13:16\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 15 So it will be done to~you,~Bethel,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 10:15 \ft \+xt Hs 4:15; 10:5\+xt*\f*
\q because of your~extreme~evil.
\q At dawn the king of Israel will~be totally~destroyed.
\c 11
\s1 The \nd Lord\nd*’s Love for Israel
\q1
\v 1 When Israel was a child, I~loved~him,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:1 \ft \+xt Dt 4:37; 7:6–8; 10:14–15; Ps 78:68; Is 41:8; Am 3:2; Mal 1:2\+xt*\f*
\q and out of Egypt I called my~son.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:1 \ft \+xt Ex 4:22–23; Dt 32:5–6,18–20; Ps 103:13; Jr 3:19; Hs 1:10; Mt 2:15\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 2 Israel called to the Egyptians~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:2 \ft \+xt 2Kg 17:13–15\+xt*\f*
\q even as Israel was leaving them.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 11:2 \ft Lit \fqa They called to them; thus they went from before them\f*
\q They kept sacrificing to~the~Baals~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:2 \ft \+xt Hs 2:13; 4:13\+xt*\f*
\q and burning offerings to~idols.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:2 \ft \+xt Is 65:7; Jr 18:15\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 3 It was I who taught Ephraim to~walk,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:3 \ft \+xt Hs 7:15\+xt*\f*
\q taking them~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 11:3 \ft LXX, Syr, Vg; MT reads \fqa him\f* by~the~hand,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 11:3 \ft Lit \fqa them on his arms\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:3 \ft \+xt Dt 1:31; 32:10–11\+xt*\f*
\q but they never knew that~I~healed~them.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:3 \ft \+xt Ex 15:26\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 4 I led them with~human~cords,
\q with ropes of love.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:4 \ft \+xt Jr 31:2–3\+xt*\f*
\q To them I was like~one
\q who eases the~yoke from~their~jaws;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:4 \ft \+xt Hs 10:11\+xt*\f*
\q I bent down to~give~them~food.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:4 \ft \+xt Ex 16:32\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 5 Israel will not return to~the~land of~Egypt
\q and Assyria will be his~king,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:5 \ft \+xt Hs 7:16; 8:13; 9:3; 10:6\+xt*\f*
\q because they refused to~repent.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:5 \ft \+xt Hs 7:16\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 6 A sword will whirl through~his~cities;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:6 \ft \+xt Hs 13:16\+xt*\f*
\q it will destroy and devour the~bars of~his~gates,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 11:6 \ft Or \fqa devour his empty talkers\ft , or \fqa devour his limbs\ft ; Hb obscure\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:6 \ft \+xt Lm 2:9\+xt*\f*
\q because of their~schemes.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:6 \ft \+xt Hs 4:16–17\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 7 My people are bent on~turning from~me.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:7 \ft \+xt Jr 8:5\+xt*\f*
\q Though they call to~him on~high,
\q he will not exalt them at~all.
\b
\q1
\v 8 How can I give you up,~Ephraim?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:8 \ft \+xt Hs 6:4; 7:1\+xt*\f*
\q How can I surrender you,~Israel?
\q How can I make you like~Admah?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:8 \ft \+xt Gn 14:8; Dt 29:23\+xt*\f*
\q How can I treat you like~Zeboiim?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:8 \ft \+xt Gn 14:2; 19:1–29; Dt 29:23\+xt*\f*
\q I have had a~change of~heart;
\q my compassion is stirred!
\q1
\v 9 I will not vent the~full~fury of~my~anger;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:9 \ft \+xt Dt 13:17\+xt*\f*
\q I will not turn back to~destroy~Ephraim.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:9 \ft \+xt Jr 26:3; 30:11\+xt*\f*
\q For I am God and~not~man,
\q the Holy One among~you;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:9 \ft \+xt Is 5:24; 12:6; 41:14,16\+xt*\f*
\q I will not come in~rage.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 11:9 \ft Or \fqa come into any city\ft ; Hb obscure\f*
\q1
\v 10 They will follow the~\nd Lord\nd*;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:10 \ft \+xt Hs 3:5; 6:1–3\+xt*\f*
\q he will roar like~a~lion.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:10 \ft \+xt Is 31:4; Jl 3:16; Am 1:2\+xt*\f*
\q When he roars,
\q his children will~come~trembling from~the~west.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:10 \ft \+xt Is 66:2–5\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 11 They will be roused like~birds from~Egypt
\q and like doves~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:11 \ft \+xt Is 60:8; Hs 7:11\+xt*\f* from~the~land of~Assyria.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:11 \ft \+xt Is 11:11\+xt*\f*
\q Then I will settle them in~their~homes.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:11 \ft \+xt Ezk 34:27–28\+xt*\f*
\qm This is the~\nd Lord\nd*’s~declaration.
\q1
\v 12 Ephraim surrounds me with~lies,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 11:12 \ft \+xt Hs 4:2; 7:3\+xt*\f*
\q the house of Israel, with~deceit.
\q Judah still wanders with~God
\q and is faithful to~the~holy~ones.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 11:12 \ft Hb obscure\f*
\c 12
\s1 God’s Case against Jacob’s Heirs
\q1
\v 1 Ephraim chases~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 12:1 \ft Or \fqa grazes on\ft , or \fqa tends\f* the~wind~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:1 \ft \+xt Jr 22:22; Hs 4:19\+xt*\f*
\q and pursues the~east~wind.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:1 \ft \+xt Gn 41:6; Ezk 17:10\+xt*\f*
\q He continually multiplies lies and~violence.
\q He makes a covenant with~Assyria,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:1 \ft \+xt Hs 5:13; 7:11; 8:9\+xt*\f*
\q and olive oil is carried to~Egypt.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:1 \ft \+xt 2Kg 17:4\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 2 The \nd Lord\nd* also has a~dispute with~Judah.
\q He is about to punish Jacob according~to~his~conduct;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:2 \ft \+xt Hs 4:9; 7:2\+xt*\f*
\q he will repay him based~on his~actions.
\q1
\v 3 In the womb he grasped his~brother’s~heel,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:3 \ft \+xt Gn 25:26; 27:36\+xt*\f*
\q and as an adult he wrestled with~God.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:3 \ft \+xt Gn 32:24–28\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 4 Jacob struggled with the~angel and~prevailed;
\q he wept and sought his~favor.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:4 \ft \+xt Gn 32:26\+xt*\f*
\q He found him at~Bethel,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:4 \ft \+xt Gn 28:13–15; 35:10–15\+xt*\f*
\q and there he spoke with~him.~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 12:4 \ft LXX, Syr; MT reads \fqa us\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:4 \ft \+xt Gn 28:10–22; 35:1–14\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 5 The \nd Lord\nd* is the~God~of~Armies;
\q the \nd Lord\nd* is his~name.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:5 \ft \+xt Ex 3:15\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 6 But you must return to~your~God.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:6 \ft \+xt Hs 6:1–3; 10:12\+xt*\f*
\q Maintain love and~justice,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:6 \ft \+xt Hs 6:6\+xt*\f*
\q and always put your~hope in~God.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:6 \ft \+xt Mc 7:7\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 7 A merchant loves to~extort~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:7 \ft \+xt Hs 7:14\+xt*\f*
\q with dishonest scales in~his~hands.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:7 \ft \+xt Pr 11:1; Am 8:5; Mc 6:11\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 8 But Ephraim thinks,
\q “How rich I~have~become;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:8 \ft \+xt Ps 62:10; Hs 13:6\+xt*\f*
\q I made it all myself.
\q In all my~earnings,
\q no one can find any~iniquity in~me~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:8 \ft \+xt Hs 4:8; 14:1; Am 3:15; 6:4–6\+xt*\f*
\q that I can be~punished~for!~”~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 12:8 \ft Lit \fqa iniquity which is sin\f*
\s1 Judgment on Apostate Israel
\q1
\v 9 I have been the \nd Lord\nd* your~God
\q ever since~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 12:9 \ft LXX reads \fqa God who brought you out of\f* the~land of~Egypt.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:9 \ft \+xt Hs 11:1; 13:3\+xt*\f*
\q I will make you live in~tents~again,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:9 \ft \+xt Lv 23:42\+xt*\f*
\q as in the festival~days.
\q1
\v 10 I will speak through~the~prophets~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:10 \ft \+xt Jr 7:25\+xt*\f*
\q and grant many visions;
\q I will give parables through~the~prophets.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:10 \ft \+xt Ezk 17:2; 20:49\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 11 Since Gilead is full of~evil,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:11 \ft \+xt Hs 6:8\+xt*\f*
\q they will certainly come to~nothing.
\q They sacrifice bulls in~Gilgal;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:11 \ft \+xt Hs 4:15; 9:15\+xt*\f*
\q even their altars will~be like~piles of rocks~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:11 \ft \+xt Hs 8:11; 10:1–2\+xt*\f*
\q on the furrows of~a~field.
\s1 Further Indictment of Jacob’s Heirs
\q1
\v 12 Jacob fled to the~territory of~Aram.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:12 \ft \+xt Gn 28:5\+xt*\f*
\q Israel worked to~earn a~wife;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:12 \ft \+xt Gn 29:20\+xt*\f*
\q he tended flocks for~a~wife.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:12 \ft \+xt Gn 29:1–20\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 13 The \nd Lord\nd* brought Israel from~Egypt by~a~prophet,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:13 \ft \+xt Ex 14:19–22; Is 63:11–14\+xt*\f*
\q and Israel was tended by~a~prophet.
\b
\q1
\v 14 Ephraim has provoked bitter~anger,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:14 \ft \+xt 2Kg 17:7–18\+xt*\f*
\q so his Lord will leave his~bloodguilt on~him~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:14 \ft \+xt Ezk 18:10–13\+xt*\f*
\q and repay him for~his~contempt.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 12:14 \ft \+xt Dn 11:18; Mc 6:16\+xt*\f*
\b
\c 13
\q1
\v 1 When Ephraim spoke,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:1 \ft \+xt Jb 29:21–22\+xt*\f* there~was~trembling;
\q he was exalted in~Israel.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:1 \ft \+xt Jdg 8:1; 12:1\+xt*\f*
\q But he incurred guilt through~Baal~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:1 \ft \+xt Hs 2:8–17; 11:2\+xt*\f* and~died.
\b
\q1
\v 2 Now they continue to~sin
\q and make themselves a~cast~image,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:2 \ft \+xt Is 46:6; Jr 10:4; Hs 2:8\+xt*\f*
\q idols skillfully made from~their~silver,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:2 \ft \+xt Is 44:17–20\+xt*\f*
\q all of them the~work of~craftsmen.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:2 \ft \+xt Hs 8:6\+xt*\f*
\q People say about them,
\q “Let the men who~sacrifice~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 13:2 \ft Or \fqa “Those who make human sacrifices\f* kiss the~calves.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:2 \ft \+xt Hs 8:5–6; 10:5\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 3 Therefore, they will be like~the~morning~mist,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:3 \ft \+xt Hs 6:4\+xt*\f*
\q like the early dew that~vanishes,
\q like chaff blown from~a~threshing~floor,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:3 \ft \+xt Ps 1:4; Is 17:13; Dn 2:35\+xt*\f*
\q or like smoke from~a~window.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:3 \ft \+xt Ps 68:2\+xt*\f*
\s1 Death and Resurrection
\q1
\v 4 I have been the \nd Lord\nd* your~God~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:4 \ft \+xt Hs 12:9\+xt*\f*
\q ever since~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 13:4 \ft DSS, LXX read \fqa God who brought you out of\f* the~land of~Egypt;
\q you know no God but~me,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:4 \ft \+xt Ex 20:3; 2Kg 18:35\+xt*\f*
\q and no Savior exists besides~me.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:4 \ft \+xt Is 43:11; 45:21–22\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 5 I knew~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 13:5 \ft LXX, Syr read \fqa fed\f* you in~the~wilderness,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:5 \ft \+xt Dt 32:10\+xt*\f*
\q in the land of~drought.
\q1
\v 6 When they had~pasture,
\q they became~satisfied;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:6 \ft \+xt Dt 8:12,14; 32:13–15; Jr 5:7\+xt*\f*
\q they were~satisfied,
\q and their hearts became~proud.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:6 \ft \+xt Hs 7:14\+xt*\f*
\q Therefore they forgot me.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:6 \ft \+xt Hs 2:13; 4:6; 8:14\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 7 So I will be like~a~lion~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:7 \ft \+xt Hs 5:14\+xt*\f* to~them;
\q I will lurk like a leopard~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:7 \ft \+xt Jr 5:6\+xt*\f* on~the~path.
\q1
\v 8 I will attack~them
\q like a bear robbed of~her~cubs
\q and tear open the rib cage over~their~hearts.
\q I will devour them there like~a~lioness,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:8 \ft \+xt Ps 50:22\+xt*\f*
\q like a wild beast that would~rip them~open.
\q1
\v 9 I will destroy you,~Israel;
\q you have no help but~me.~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 13:9 \ft LXX reads \fqa At your destruction, Israel, who will help you?\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:9 \ft \+xt Jr 2:17,19; Hs 6:1–2; Mal 1:12–13\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 10 Where now is your~king,~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 13:10 \ft LXX, Syr, Vg; MT reads \fqa I will be your king\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:10 \ft \+xt 2Kg 17:4; Hs 8:4\+xt*\f*
\q that he may save you in~all your~cities,
\q and the~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 13:10 \ft Lit \fqa your\f* rulers~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 13:10 \ft Or \fqa judges\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:10 \ft \+xt Hs 7:7\+xt*\f* you demanded,~saying,
\q “Give me a king and~leaders”?
\q1
\v 11 I give you a~king in~my~anger~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:11 \ft \+xt 1Sm 8:7\+xt*\f*
\q and take away a~king in~my~wrath.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:11 \ft \+xt 1Kg 14:7–10; Hs 10:7\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 12 Ephraim’s guilt is~preserved;
\q his sin is stored up.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:12 \ft \+xt Dt 32:34–35; Jb 14:17; Rm 2:5\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 13 Labor pains come~on~him.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:13 \ft \+xt Mc 4:9–10\+xt*\f*
\q He is not a~wise~son;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:13 \ft \+xt Dt 32:6; Hs 5:4\+xt*\f*
\q when the time~comes,
\q he will not be~born.~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 13:13 \ft Lit \fqa he will not present himself at the opening of the womb for sons\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:13 \ft \+xt Is 37:3; 66:9\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 14 I will ransom them from~the~power of~Sheol.
\q I will redeem~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 13:14 \ft Or \fqa Should I ransom~.~.~.~? Should I redeem~.~.~.~?\f* them from~death.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:14 \ft \+xt Hs 6:1–2\+xt*\f*
\q Death, where are your~barbs?
\q Sheol, where is your~sting?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:14 \ft \+xt 1Co 15:55\+xt*\f*
\q Compassion is hidden from~my~eyes.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:14 \ft \+xt Jr 20:16; 31:35–37\+xt*\f*
\s1 The Coming Judgment
\q1
\v 15 Although he flourishes among~his~brothers,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 13:15 \ft Or \fqa among reeds\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:15 \ft \+xt Gn 49:22; Hs 10:1\+xt*\f*
\q an east wind will come,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:15 \ft \+xt Gn 41:6; Jr 4:11–12; Ezk 17:10; 19:12\+xt*\f*
\q a wind from the \nd Lord\nd* rising~up from~the~desert.
\q His water source will~fail,
\q and his spring will~run~dry.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:15 \ft \+xt Jr 51:36\+xt*\f*
\q The wind~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 13:15 \ft Probably the Assyrian king\f* will plunder the~treasury~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:15 \ft \+xt Jr 20:5\+xt*\f*
\q of every precious item.
\b
\q1
\v 16 Samaria~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:16 \ft \+xt Hs 7:1\+xt*\f* will bear her~guilt~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:16 \ft \+xt Hs 10:2\+xt*\f*
\q because she has rebelled against~her~God.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:16 \ft \+xt Hs 7:14\+xt*\f*
\q They will fall by~the~sword;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:16 \ft \+xt Hs 11:6\+xt*\f*
\q their children will~be~dashed to~pieces,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:16 \ft \+xt Hs 10:14\+xt*\f*
\q and their pregnant women ripped~open.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 13:16 \ft \+xt 2Kg 15:16\+xt*\f*
\c 14
\s1 A Plea to Repent
\q1
\v 1 Israel, return to the \nd Lord\nd* your~God,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:1 \ft \+xt Hs 6:1; 10:12; 12:6\+xt*\f*
\q for you have stumbled in~your~iniquity.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:1 \ft \+xt Hs 4:8; 5:5; 9:7\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 2 Take words of~repentance with~you~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:2 \ft \+xt Mc 7:18–19\+xt*\f*
\q and return to~the~\nd Lord\nd*.
\q Say to him, “Forgive~all our~iniquity
\q and accept what~is~good,
\q so that we may repay~you
\q with praise~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 14:2 \ft LXX reads \fqa with the fruit\f* from~our~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 14:2 \ft Lit \fqa repay the bulls of our\f*~lips.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:2 \ft \+xt Heb 13:15\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 3 Assyria will not save~us,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:3 \ft \+xt Hs 5:13\+xt*\f*
\q we will not ride on~horses,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:3 \ft \+xt Is 31:1\+xt*\f*
\q and we will no longer proclaim, ‘Our~gods!~’~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:3 \ft \+xt Hs 4:12\+xt*\f*
\q to the work of~our~hands.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:3 \ft \+xt Hs 8:6; 13:2\+xt*\f*
\q For the fatherless receives~compassion in~you.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:3 \ft \+xt Ps 68:5\+xt*\f*
\s1 A Promise of Restoration
\q1
\v 4 I will heal their~apostasy;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:4 \ft \+xt Is 57:18; Hs 6:1\+xt*\f*
\q I will freely love~them,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:4 \ft \+xt Zph 3:17\+xt*\f*
\q for my anger will~have~turned from~him.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:4 \ft \+xt Is 12:1\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 5 I will be like the~dew to~Israel;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:5 \ft \+xt Is 26:19\+xt*\f*
\q he will blossom like~the~lily~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:5 \ft \+xt Sg 2:1; Mt 6:28\+xt*\f*
\q and take root like the~cedars of~Lebanon.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:5 \ft \+xt Is 35:2\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 6 His new branches will~spread,
\q and his splendor will~be like~the~olive~tree,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:6 \ft \+xt Jr 11:16\+xt*\f*
\q his fragrance, like the~forest of~Lebanon.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:6 \ft \+xt Sg 4:11\+xt*\f*
\q1
\v 7 The people will return and~live beneath~his~shade.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:7 \ft \+xt Ezk 17:23\+xt*\f*
\q They will grow grain~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:7 \ft \+xt Hs 2:21–22\+xt*\f*
\q and blossom like~the~vine.
\q His renown will be like~the~wine of~Lebanon.
\b
\q1
\v 8 Ephraim, why should I~\f + \cat (I)\cat* \fr 14:8 \ft LXX reads \fqa he\f* have anything~more
\q to do with idols?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:8 \ft \+xt Jb 34:32\+xt*\f*
\q It is I who answer and~watch over~him.
\q I am like a~flourishing~pine~tree;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:8 \ft \+xt Is 41:19\+xt*\f*
\q your fruit comes from~me.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:8 \ft \+xt Ezk 17:13\+xt*\f*
\b
\q1
\v 9 Let whoever is wise~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:9 \ft \+xt Ps 107:43; Jr 9:12\+xt*\f* understand these~things,
\q and whoever is insightful recognize~them.
\q For the ways of~the~\nd Lord\nd* are~right,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:9 \ft \+xt Ps 111:7–8; Zph 3:5\+xt*\f*
\q and the righteous walk in~them,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:9 \ft \+xt Is 26:7\+xt*\f*
\q but the rebellious stumble in~them.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 14:9 \ft \+xt Is 1:28\+xt*\f*
\q
