Hosea 5
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The punishments from God against Israel
Verse 1
WEB “Listen to this, you priests! Listen, house of Israel, and give ear, house of the king! For the judgment is against you; for you have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread on Tabor.
KJV Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
TSK O priests: ho 4:1,6,7, ho 6:9, mal 1:6, mal 2:1; O house: ho 7:3-5, 1ki 14:7-16, 1ki 21:18-22, 2ch 21:12-15, jer 13:18, jer 22:1-9, am 7:9, mic 3:1,9; for: ho 9:11-17, ho 10:15, ho 13:8; ye have: ho 9:8, mic 7:2, hab 1:15-17; Tabor: jud 4:6, jer 46:18
Verse 2
WEB The rebels are deep in slaughter; but I discipline all of them.
KJV And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.
TSK the revolters: ho 6:9, ho 9:15, jer 6:28; profound: ps 64:3-6, ps 140:1-5, isa 29:15, jer 11:18,19, jer 18:18, lu 22:2-5, ac 23:12-15; though: ho 6:5, isa 1:5, jer 5:3, jer 25:3-7, am 4:6-12, zep 3:1,2, re 3:19
Verse 3
WEB I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me; for now, Ephraim, you have played the prostitute. Israel is defiled.
KJV I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.
TSK know: am 3:2, heb 4:13, re 3:15; Ephraim: ho 5:9,11,13, ho 6:4, ho 8:11, ho 12:1, ho 13:1, ge 48:19,20, de 33:17, isa 7:5,8,9,17; thou: ho 4:17,18, 1ki 12:26-33, 1ki 14:14-16, eze 23:5-21
Verse 4
WEB Their deeds won’t allow them to turn to their God; for the spirit of prostitution is within them, and they don’t know Yahweh.
KJV They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.
TSK They will not frame their doings: ps 36:1-4, ps 78:8, joh 3:19,20, 2th 2:11,12; for: ho 4:12, jer 50:38; and: ho 4:1, 1sa 2:12, ps 9:10, jer 9:6,24, jer 22:15,16, jer 24:7, joh 8:55, joh 16:3, 1jo 2:3,4
Verse 5
WEB The pride of Israel testifies to his face. Therefore Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their iniquity. Judah also will stumble with them.
KJV And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.
TSK the pride: ho 7:10, pr 30:13, isa 3:9, isa 9:9,10, isa 28:1-3; testify: isa 44:9, isa 59:12, jer 14:7, mt 23:31, lu 19:22; fall in: ho 4:5, ho 14:1, pr 11:5,21, pr 14:32, pr 24:16, am 5:2; Judah: ho 5:14, ho 8:14, 2ki 17:19,20, eze 23:31-35, am 2:4,5
Verse 6
WEB They will go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Yahweh; but they won’t find him. He has withdrawn himself from them.
KJV They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.
TSK go: ex 10:9,24-26, pr 15:8, pr 21:27, jer 7:4, mic 6:6,7; they: pr 1:28, isa 1:11-15, isa 66:3, jer 11:11, la 3:44, eze 8:18, am 5:21-23, mic 3:4, joh 7:34; he: so 5:6, lu 5:16
Verse 7
WEB They are unfaithful to Yahweh; for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the new moon will devour them with their fields.
KJV They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.
TSK dealt: ho 6:7, isa 48:8, isa 59:13, jer 3:20, jer 5:11; begotten: ne 13:23,24, ps 144:7,11, mal 2:11-15; a month: eze 12:28, zec 11:8
Approaching desolations threatened
Verse 8
WEB “Blow the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah! Sound a battle cry at Beth Aven, behind you, Benjamin!
KJV Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin.
TSK Blow: ho 8:1, jer 4:5, jer 6:1, joe 2:1,15; Gibeah: ho 9:9, ho 10:9, jud 19:12-15, jud 20:4-6, 1sa 15:34, 2sa 21:6, isa 10:29; Ramah: 1sa 7:17, 1sa 8:4, 1sa 15:34; Beth-aven: ho 4:15, ho 10:5,8, jos 7:2, 1ki 12:29; after: jud 5:14
Verse 9
WEB Ephraim will become a desolation in the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Israel, I have made known that which will surely be.
KJV Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.
TSK Ephraim: ho 5:12,14, ho 8:8, ho 9:11-17, ho 11:5,6, ho 13:1-3,15,16, job 12:14, isa 28:1-4, am 3:14,15, am 7:9,17; have: isa 46:10, isa 48:3,5, am 3:7, zec 1:6, joh 16:4
Verse 10
WEB The princes of Judah are like those who remove a landmark. I will pour out my wrath on them like water.
KJV The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.
TSK remove: de 19:14, de 27:17, 2ki 16:7-9, 2ch 28:16-22, pr 17:14, pr 22:28; like: ps 32:6, ps 88:17, ps 93:3,4, mt 7:27, lu 6:49
Verse 11
WEB Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; Because he is intent in his pursuit of idols.
KJV Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.
TSK oppressed: de 28:33, 2ki 15:16-20,29, am 5:11,12; he willingly: 1ki 12:26-33, mic 6:16
Verse 13
WEB “When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, Then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound.
KJV When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.
TSK his wound: jer 30:12,14, mic 1:9; went: ho 7:11, ho 10:6, ho 12:1, 2ki 15:19,29, 2ki 16:7, 2ch 28:16-18; yet: 2ch 28:20,21, jer 30:15
Verse 14
WEB For I will be to Ephraim like a lion, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear in pieces and go away. I will carry off, and there will be no one to deliver.
KJV For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.
TSK as a lion: ho 13:7,8, job 10:16, ps 7:2, la 3:10, am 3:4-8; will tear: ps 7:2, ps 50:22, mic 5:8; none: de 28:31, job 10:7, isa 5:29, am 2:14
Verse 15
WEB I will go and return to my place, until they acknowledge their offense, and seek my face. In their affliction they will seek me earnestly.”
KJV I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
TSK return: ho 5:6, ex 25:21,22, 1ki 8:10-13, ps 132:14, isa 26:21, eze 8:6, eze 10:4, eze 11:23, mic 1:3; till: ho 14:1-3, le 26:40-42, de 4:29-31, de 30:1-3, 1ki 8:47,48, 2ch 6:36,37, 2ch 7:14, ne 1:8,9, job 33:27, isa 64:5-9, jer 3:13, jer 29:12-14, jer 31:18-20, eze 6:9, eze 20:43, eze 36:31, da 9:4-12; in their: jud 4:3, jud 6:6,7, jud 10:10-16, 2ch 33:12,13, job 27:8-10, ps 50:15, ps 78:34, ps 83:16, pr 1:27,28, pr 8:17, isa 26:9,16, jer 2:27, zep 2:1-3, lu 13:25