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23 Hosea 9:1-17 ¹אַל־ תִּשְׂמַ֨ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀ אֶל־ גִּיל֙ כָּֽעַמִּ֔ים כִּ֥י זָנִ֖יתָ מֵעַ֣ל אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ אָהַ֣בְתָּ אֶתְנָ֔ן עַ֖ל כָּל־ גָּרְנ֥וֹת דָּגָֽן׃ ²גֹּ֥רֶן וָיֶ֖קֶב לֹ֣א יִרְעֵ֑ם וְתִיר֖וֹשׁ יְכַ֥חֶשׁ בָּֽהּ׃ ³לֹ֥א יֵשְׁב֖וּ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יְהוָ֑ה וְשָׁ֤ב אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ מִצְרַ֔יִם וּבְאַשּׁ֖וּר טָמֵ֥א יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ ⁴לֹא־ יִסְּכ֨וּ לַיהוָ֥ה׀ יַיִן֮ וְלֹ֣א יֶֽעֶרְבוּ־ לוֹ֒ זִבְחֵיהֶ֗ם כְּלֶ֤חֶם אוֹנִים֙ לָהֶ֔ם כָּל־ אֹכְלָ֖יו יִטַמָּ֑אוּ כִּֽי־ לַחְמָ֣ם לְנַפְשָׁ֔ם לֹ֥א יָב֖וֹא בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ ⁵מַֽה־ תַּעֲשׂ֖וּ לְי֣וֹם מוֹעֵ֑ד וּלְי֖וֹם חַג־ יְהוָֽה׃ ⁶כִּֽי־ הִנֵּ֤ה הָֽלְכוּ֙ מִשֹּׁ֔ד מִצְרַ֥יִם תְּקַבְּצֵ֖ם מֹ֣ף תְּקַבְּרֵ֑ם מַחְמַ֣ד לְכַסְפָּ֗ם קִמּוֹשׂ֙ יִֽירָשֵׁ֔ם ח֖וֹחַ בְּאָהֳלֵיהֶֽם׃ ⁷בָּ֣אוּ׀ יְמֵ֣י הַפְּקֻדָּ֗ה בָּ֚אוּ יְמֵ֣י הַשִׁלֻּ֔ם יֵדְע֖וּ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֱוִ֣יל הַנָּבִ֗יא מְשֻׁגָּע֙ אִ֣ישׁ הָר֔וּחַ עַ֚ל רֹ֣ב עֲוֹנְךָ֔ וְרַבָּ֖ה מַשְׂטֵמָֽה׃ ⁸צֹפֶ֥ה אֶפְרַ֖יִם עִם־ אֱלֹהָ֑י נָבִ֞יא פַּ֤ח יָקוֹשׁ֙ עַל־ כָּל־ דְּרָכָ֔יו מַשְׂטֵמָ֖ה בְּבֵ֥ית אֱלֹהָֽיו׃ ⁹הֶעְמִֽיקוּ־ שִׁחֵ֖תוּ כִּימֵ֣י הַגִּבְעָ֑ה יִזְכּ֣וֹר עֲוֹנָ֔ם יִפְק֖וֹד חַטֹּאותָֽם׃

¹⁰כַּעֲנָבִ֣ים בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר מָצָ֙אתִי֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כְּבִכּוּרָ֤ה בִתְאֵנָה֙ בְּרֵ֣אשִׁיתָ֔הּ רָאִ֖יתִי אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם הֵ֜מָּה בָּ֣אוּ בַֽעַל־ פְּע֗וֹר וַיִּנָּֽזְרוּ֙ לַבֹּ֔שֶׁת וַיִּהְי֥וּ שִׁקּוּצִ֖ים כְּאָהֳבָֽם׃ ¹¹אֶפְרַ֕יִם כָּע֖וֹף יִתְעוֹפֵ֣ף כְּבוֹדָ֑ם מִלֵּדָ֥ה וּמִבֶּ֖טֶן וּמֵהֵרָיֽוֹן׃ ¹²כִּ֤י אִם־ יְגַדְּלוּ֙ אֶת־ בְּנֵיהֶ֔ם וְשִׁכַּלְתִּ֖ים מֵֽאָדָ֑ם כִּֽי־ גַם־ א֥וֹי לָהֶ֖ם בְּשׂוּרִ֥י מֵהֶֽם׃ ¹³אֶפְרַ֛יִם כַּאֲשֶׁר־ רָאִ֥יתִי לְצ֖וֹר שְׁתוּלָ֣ה בְנָוֶ֑ה וְאֶפְרַ֕יִם לְהוֹצִ֥יא אֶל־ הֹרֵ֖ג בָּנָֽיו׃ ¹⁴תֵּן־ לָהֶ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה מַה־ תִּתֵּ֑ן תֵּן־ לָהֶם֙ רֶ֣חֶם מַשְׁכִּ֔יל וְשָׁדַ֖יִם צֹמְקִֽים׃ ¹⁵כָּל־ רָעָתָ֤ם בַּגִּלְגָּל֙ כִּֽי־ שָׁ֣ם שְׂנֵאתִ֔ים עַ֚ל רֹ֣עַ מַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֔ם מִבֵּיתִ֖י אֲגָרְשֵׁ֑ם לֹ֤א אוֹסֵף֙ אַהֲבָתָ֔ם כָּל־ שָׂרֵיהֶ֖ם סֹרְרִֽים׃ ¹⁶הֻכָּ֣ה אֶפְרַ֔יִם שָׁרְשָׁ֥ם יָבֵ֖שׁ פְּרִ֣י יַעֲשׂ֑וּן גַּ֚ם כִּ֣י יֵֽלֵד֔וּן וְהֵמַתִּ֖י מַחֲמַדֵּ֥י בִטְנָֽם׃

¹⁷יִמְאָסֵ֣ם אֱלֹהַ֔י כִּ֛י לֹ֥א שָׁמְע֖וּ ל֑וֹ וְיִהְי֥וּ נֹדְדִ֖ים בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ (WLC)

23 Hosea 9:1

23 Hosea 9:1-17 ¹Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor. ²The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her. ³They shall not dwell in the LORDS land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria. ⁴They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD. ⁵What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD? ⁶For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles. ⁷The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred. ⁸The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God. ⁹They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins. ¹⁰I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baal-peor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved. ¹¹As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception. ¹²Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them! ¹³Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer. ¹⁴Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. ¹⁵All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters. ¹⁶Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb. ¹⁷My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.(KJV)

23 Hosea 9:1-17 ¹Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor. ²The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her. ³They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria. ⁴They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD. ⁵What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD? ⁶For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles. ⁷The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred. ⁸The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God. ⁹They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins. ¹⁰I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baal-peor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved. ¹¹As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception. ¹²Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them! ¹³Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer. ¹⁴Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. ¹⁵All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters. ¹⁶Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb. ¹⁷My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.(KJV/NC)

23 Hosea 9:1-17 ¹Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, like the peoples; for thou hast played the harlot, departing from thy God; thou hast loved hire upon every grain-floor. ²The threshing-floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail her. ³They shall not dwell in Jehovah's land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria. ⁴They shall not pour out wine-offerings to Jehovah, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted; for their bread shall be for their appetite; it shall not come into the house of Jehovah. ⁵What will ye do in the day of solemn assembly, and in the day of the feast of Jehovah? ⁶For, lo, they are gone away from destruction; yet Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them; their pleasant things of silver, nettles shall possess them; thorns shall be in their tents. ⁷The days of visitation are come, the days of recompense are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the man that hath the spirit is mad, for the abundance of thine iniquity, and because the enmity is great. ⁸Ephraim was a watchman with my God: as for the prophet, a fowler's snare is in all his ways, and enmity in the house of his God. ⁹They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins. ¹⁰I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the first-ripe in the fig-tree at its first season: but they came to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves unto the shameful thing, and became abominable like that which they loved. ¹¹As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird: there shall be no birth, and none with child, and no conception. ¹²Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, so that not a man shall be left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them! ¹³Ephraim, like as I have seen Tyre, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring out his children to the slayer. ¹⁴Give them, O Jehovah-what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. ¹⁵All their wickedness is in Gilgal; for there I hated them: because of the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of my house; I will love them no more; all their princes are revolters. ¹⁶Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their womb. ¹⁷My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.(ASV)

23 Hosea 9:1-17 ¹REJOICE not, O Israel, leap not for joy, as others do; because you have gone astray from your God, you have loved gifts from every threshing floor. ²But the threshing floor and the winepress shall not satisfy them, and the oil shall fail them. ³They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria. ⁴They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall their sacrifices please him; their sacrifices shall be to them as the bread of affliction; all who eat of it shall be polluted; for their own bread shall not come into the house of the LORD. ⁵What will you do on the solemn feast day, and on the day of the feast of the LORD? ⁶For, lo, they are gone in the prey: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them; their valuable things of silver, strangers shall inherit them; thorns shall grow in their tents.

⁷¶ The days of vengeance have come, the days of recompense are near; then Israel shall know it; the prophet is a fool, a dull man possessed by a spirit of stupidity; because of the multitude of your iniquity, your lasciviousness has been increased. ⁸The watchman of Ephraim was with my God; but the prophet is a snare and a stumbling block in all his ways, and wantonness in the house of God. ⁹They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Ramtha; therefore he will remember their iniquity, and he will punish them for their sins. ¹⁰I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw their fathers like the first fruit of the fig tree, but they went to Baal-peor, and separated themselves to that shameful thing, and became abominable like the things they loved.

¹¹¶ As for Ephraim, their glory has flown away like a bird, they are cut off from the birth, from the womb, and from the conception. ¹²Though they bring up their children, yet I will bereave them, that there shall not be a man left; yea, woe to them, for I will take vengeance upon them! ¹³Ephraim's fate shall be like that of Tyre, as you have seen, though planted in a pleasant place with buildings; likewise Ephraim shall bring out his children to the slaughter. ¹⁴Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. ¹⁵All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them; because of the wickedness of their doings, I will drive them out of my house, I will love them no more; all their princes are rebels. ¹⁶Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bear children, I will cause them to die, even those who are tenderly beloved. ¹⁷My God will reject them because they did not hearken to him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations. (LAM)

23 Hosea 9:1-17 ¹Rejoice not, O Israel! Exult not like the peoples; for you have played the harlot, forsaking your God. You have loved a harlot's hire upon all threshing floors. ²Threshing floor and winevat shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail them. ³They shall not remain in the land of the LORD; but E'phraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria.

⁴They shall not pour libations of wine to the LORD; and they shall not please him with their sacrifices. Their bread shall be like mourners' bread; all who eat of it shall be defiled; for their bread shall be for their hunger only; it shall not come to the house of the LORD. ⁵What will you do on the day of appointed festival, and on the day of the feast of the LORD? ⁶For behold, they are going to Assyria; Egypt shall gather them, Memphis shall bury them. Nettles shall possess their precious things of silver; thorns shall be in their tents.

⁷The days of punishment have come, the days of recompense have come; Israel shall know it. The prophet is a fool, the man of the spirit is mad, because of your great iniquity and great hatred. ⁸The prophet is the watchman of E'phraim, the people of my God, yet a fowler's snare is on all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God. ⁹They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gib'e-ah: he will remember their iniquity, he will punish their sins.

¹⁰Like grapes in the wilderness, I found Israel. Like the first fruit on the fig tree, in its first season, I saw your fathers. But they came to Ba'al-pe'or, and consecrated themselves to Ba'al, and became detestable like the thing they loved. ¹¹E'phraim's glory shall fly away like a bird--no birth, no pregnancy, no conception! ¹²Even if they bring up children, I will bereave them till none is left. Woe to them when I depart from them! ¹³E'phraim's sons, as I have seen, are destined for a prey; E'phraim must lead forth his sons to slaughter. ¹⁴Give them, O LORD--what wilt thou give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

¹⁵Every evil of theirs is in Gilgal; there I began to hate them. Because of the wickedness of their deeds I will drive them out of my house. I will love them no more; all their princes are rebels.

¹⁶E'phraim is stricken, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit. Even though they bring forth, I will slay their beloved children. ¹⁷My God will cast them off, because they have not hearkened to him; they shall be wanderers among the nations.(RSV)

23 Hosea 9:1-17 ¹Do not rejoice, O Israel; do not be jubilant like the other nations. For you have been unfaithful to your God; you love the wages of a prostitute at every threshing floor. ²Threshing floors and winepresses will not feed the people; the new wine will fail them. ³They will not remain in the LORD's land; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria. ⁴They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, nor will their sacrifices please him. Such sacrifices will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat them will be unclean. This food will be for themselves; it will not come into the temple of the LORD. ⁵What will you do on the day of your appointed feasts, on the festival days of the LORD? ⁶Even if they escape from destruction, Egypt will gather them, and Memphis will bury them. Their treasures of silver will be taken over by briers, and thorns will overrun their tents. ⁷The days of punishment are coming, the days of reckoning are at hand. Let Israel know this. Because your sins are so many and your hostility so great, the prophet is considered a fool, the inspired man a maniac. ⁸The prophet, along with my God, is the watchman over Ephraim, yet snares await him on all his paths, and hostility in the house of his God. ⁹They have sunk deep into corruption, as in the days of Gibeah. God will remember their wickedness and punish them for their sins. ¹⁰"When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the desert; when I saw your fathers, it was like seeing the early fruit on the fig tree. But when they came to Baal Peor, they consecrated themselves to that shameful idol and became as vile as the thing they loved. ¹¹Ephraim's glory will fly away like a bird -- no birth, no pregnancy, no conception. ¹²Even if they rear children, I will bereave them of every one. Woe to them when I turn away from them! ¹³I have seen Ephraim, like Tyre, planted in a pleasant place. But Ephraim will bring out their children to the slayer." ¹⁴Give them, O LORD -- what will you give them? Give them wombs that miscarry and breasts that are dry. ¹⁵"Because of all their wickedness in Gilgal, I hated them there. Because of their sinful deeds, I will drive them out of my house. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious. ¹⁶Ephraim is blighted, their root is withered, they yield no fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay their cherished offspring." ¹⁷My God will reject them because they have not obeyed him; they will be wanderers among the nations.(NIV)

23 Hosea 9:1-17 ¹Don't rejoice, Israel, to jubilation like the nations;
For you were unfaithful to your God.
You love the wages of a prostitute at every grain threshing floor.

²The threshing floor and the winepress won't feed them,
And the new wine will fail her.

³They won't dwell in Yahweh's land;
But Ephraim will return to Egypt,
And they will eat unclean food in Assyria.

⁴They won't pour out wine offerings to Yahweh,
Neither will they be pleasing to him.
Their sacrifices will be to them like the bread of mourners;
All who eat of it will be polluted;
For their bread will be for their appetite.
It will not come into the house of Yahweh.

⁵What will you_P do in the day of solemn assembly,
And in the day of the feast of Yahweh?

⁶For, behold, they have gone away from destruction.
Egypt will gather them up.
Memphis will bury them.
Nettles will possess their pleasant things of silver.
Thorns will be in their tents.

⁷The days of visitation have come.
The days of reckoning have come.

Israel will consider the prophet to be a fool,
And the man who is inspired to be insane,
Because of the abundance of your sins,
And because your hostility is great.

⁸A prophet watches over Ephraim with my God.
A fowler's snare is on all of his paths,
And hostility in the house of his God.

⁹They have deeply corrupted themselves,
As in the days of Gibeah.
He will remember their iniquity.
He will punish them for their sins.

¹⁰I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness.
I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree at its first season;
But they came to Baal Peor, and consecrated themselves to the shameful thing,
And became abominable like that which they loved.

¹¹As for Ephraim, their glory will fly away like a bird.
There will be no birth, none with child, and no conception.

¹²Though they bring up their children,
Yet I will bereave them, so that not a man shall be left.
Indeed, woe also to them when I depart from them!

¹³Ephraim, like I have seen Tyre, is planted in a pleasant place;
But Ephraim will bring out his children to the killer.

¹⁴Give them'Yahweh_f what will you give?
Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

¹⁵'All their wickedness is in Gilgal;
For there I hated them.
Because of the wickedness of their deeds I will drive them out of my house!
I will love them no more.
All their princes are rebels.

¹⁶Ephraim is struck.
Their root has dried up.
They will bear no fruit.
Even though they bring forth, yet I will kill the beloved ones of their womb.'

¹⁷My God will cast them away, because they did not listen to him;
And they will be wanderers among the nations.(WEB)

23 Hosea 9:1-17 ¹Don't rejoice, Israel, to jubilation like the nations;
for you were unfaithful to your God.
You love the wages of a prostitute at every grain threshing floor.

²The threshing floor and the winepress won't feed them,
and the new wine will fail her.

³They won't dwell in the LORD's land;
but Ephraim will return to Egypt,
and they will eat unclean food in Assyria.

⁴They won't pour out wine offerings to the LORD,
neither will they be pleasing to him.
Their sacrifices will be to them like the bread of mourners;
all who eat of it will be polluted;
for their bread will be for their appetite.
It will not come into the house of the LORD.

⁵What will you do in the day of solemn assembly,
and in the day of the feast of the LORD?

⁶For, behold, they have gone away from destruction.
Egypt will gather them up.
Memphis will bury them.
Nettles will possess their pleasant things of silver.
Thorns will be in their tents.

⁷The days of visitation have come.
The days of reckoning have come.

Israel will consider the prophet to be a fool,
and the man who is inspired to be insane,
because of the abundance of your sins,
and because your hostility is great.

⁸A prophet watches over Ephraim with my God.
A fowler's snare is on all of his paths,
and hostility in the house of his God.

⁹They have deeply corrupted themselves,
as in the days of Gibeah.
He will remember their iniquity.
He will punish them for their sins.

¹⁰I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness.
I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree at its first season;
but they came to Baal Peor, and consecrated themselves to the shameful thing,
and became abominable like that which they loved.

¹¹As for Ephraim, their glory will fly away like a bird.
There will be no birth, none with child, and no conception.

¹²Though they bring up their children,
yet I will bereave them, so that not a man shall be left.
Indeed, woe also to them when I depart from them!

¹³I have seen Ephraim, like Tyre, planted in a pleasant place;
but Ephraim will bring out his children to the murderer.

¹⁴Give them'LORD_f what will you give?
Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

¹⁵'All their wickedness is in Gilgal;
for there I hated them.
Because of the wickedness of their deeds I will drive them out of my house!
I will love them no more.
All their princes are rebels.

¹⁶Ephraim is struck.
Their root has dried up.
They will bear no fruit.
Even though they bring forth, yet I will kill the beloved ones of their womb.'

¹⁷My God will cast them away, because they did not listen to him;
and they will be wanderers among the nations.(WEB/HNV)

23 Hosea 9:1-17 ¹DO not rejoice, oh Israel, do not jump for joy, as others do; because you have gone astray from your God, you have loved gifts from every threshing floor. ²But the threshing floor and the winepress will not satisfy them, and the oil will fail them. ³They will not live in Yahvah's land; but Ephraim will return to Egypt, and they will eat unclean things in Assyria. ⁴They will not offer wine offerings to Yahvah, nor will their sacrifices please him; their sacrifices will be to them as the bread of affliction; all who eat of it will be polluted; for their own bread will not come into the house of Yahvah. ⁵What will you do on the solemn feast day, and on the day of the feast of Yahvah? ⁶For, look, they are gone in the prey: Egypt will gather them up, Memphis will bury them; their valuable things of silver, strangers will inherit them; thorns will grow in their tents.

⁷The days of vengeance have come, the days of repayment are near; then Israel will know it; the prophet is a fool, a dull man possessed by a spirit of stupidity; because of the multitude of your iniquity, your lasciviousness has been increased. ⁸The watchman of Ephraim was with my God; but the prophet is a snare and a stumbling block in all his ways, and wantonness in the house of God. ⁹They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Ramtha; therefore he will remember their iniquity, and he will punish them for their sins. ¹⁰I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw their fathers like the firstfruit of the fig tree, but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves to that shameful thing, and became abominable like the things they loved.

¹¹As for Ephraim, their glory has flown away like a bird, they are cut off from the birth, from the womb, and from the conception. ¹²Though they bring up their children, yet I will bereave them, that there will not be a man left; yes, woe to them, for I will take vengeance on them. ¹³Ephraim's fate will be like that of Tyre, as you have seen, though planted in a pleasant place with buildings; likewise Ephraim will bring out his children to the slaughter. ¹⁴Give them, oh Yahvah: what will you give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. ¹⁵All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them; because of the wickedness of their actions, I will drive them out of my house, I will not love them any longer; all their princes are rebels. ¹⁶Ephraim is struck, their root is dried up, they will bear no fruit: yes, though they bear children, I will cause them to die, even those who are tenderly beloved. ¹⁷My God will reject them because they did not listen to him; and they will be wanderers among the nations. (BRB)