Hosea 55HoseaGod's case against IsraelLeeser Tanakh

Leeser TanakhBerean Standard Bible

1. Judgment on Israel and Judah

2. 1ENGLEEHear this, O ye priests; and listen well, O ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for the punishment threateneth you; because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread out upon Thabor.BSBBSB: “Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.
3. 2ENGLEEAnd for murdering they who had rebelled against God concealed themselves in deep places; but I will inflict correction on them all.BSBBSB: The rebels are deep in slaughter; but I will chastise them all.
4. 3ENGLEEI well know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me; for now, O Ephraim, hast thou played the harlot, and Israel is defiled.BSBBSB: I know all about Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me. For now, O Ephraim, you have turned to prostitution; Israel is defiled.
5. 4ENGLEETheir doings will not permit them to return unto their God; for the spirit of lewdness is in their bosom, and the Lord they have not known.BSBBSB: Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God, for a spirit of prostitution is within them, and they do not know the LORD.
6. 5ENGLEETherefore shall the pride of Israel be humbled before his face: and Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in their iniquity; Judah also shall stumble with them.BSBBSB: Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; even Judah stumbles with them.
7. 6ENGLEEWith their flocks and with their herds will they go to seek the Lord; but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them.BSBBSB: They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.
8. 7ENGLEEAgainst the Lord have they dealt treacherously; for strange children have they begotten: now shall one month devour them together with their possessions.BSBBSB: They have been unfaithful to the LORD; for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the New Moon will devour them along with their land.
9. 8ENGLEEBlow ye the cornet in Gib'ah, the trumpet in Ramah: blow the alarm at Beth-aven, The enemy is after thee, O Benjamin.BSBBSB: Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the battle cry in Beth-aven: Lead on, O Benjamin!
10. 9ENGLEEEphraim shall be made desolate on the day of chastisement: among the tribes of Israel had I made known that which is true.BSBBSB: Ephraim will be laid waste on the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Israel I proclaim what is certain.
11. 10ENGLEEThe princes of Judah were like those that remove the landmark: my wrath, therefore, will I pour out upon them like water.BSBBSB: The princes of Judah are like those who move boundary stones; I will pour out My fury upon them like water.
12. 11ENGLEEOppressed is Ephraim, broken through punishment; because he willingly walked after the commandment of false prophets.BSBBSB: Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols.
13. 12ENGLEEBut like the moth became I unto Ephraim, and like rottenness to the house of Judah.BSBBSB: So I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like decay to the house of Judah.
14. 13ENGLEEThen saw Ephraim his sickness, and Judah his wound, and Ephraim went to Asshur, and the other sent to the king that should contend [Jareb]; but he will never be able to heal you, nor remove from you your wound.BSBBSB: When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
15. 14ENGLEEFor I am as a lion unto Ephraim, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I myself will tear in pieces and go away; I will bear away, and none shall deliver.BSBBSB: For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them.
16. 15ENGLEEI will go from here, and return to my place, till they acknowledge their guilt, and seek my presence: in their affliction will they seek for me.BSBBSB: Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”