Hoshĕa (Hosea) 4
4
1Hear the word of יהוה, you children of Yisra’ĕl, for יהוה has a case against the inhabitants of the land: “For there is no truth or loving-commitment or knowledge of Elohim in the land.
2“Swearing, and lying, and murdering, and stealing, and committing adultery have increased. And bloodshed follows bloodshed.
3“Therefore the land mourns, and everyone living there languishes, with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens. And the fish of the sea are taken away.
4“However, let no one strive or reprove another, for your people are like those striving with a priest.
5“And you shall stumble in the day, and the prophet shall also stumble with you in the night. And I shall make your mother perish.
6“My people have perished for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being priest for Me. Since you have forgotten the Torah of your Elohim, I also forget your children.
7“As they were increased, so they sinned against Me. My esteem they have changed into shame.
8“They eat the sin of My people, and lift up their desire to their crookedness.
9“And it shall be: like people, like priest. And I shall punish them for their ways, and reward them for their deeds.
10“And they shall eat but not be satisfied, they shall whore but not increase, for they have stopped obeying יהוה.
11“Whoring, and wine, and new wine enslave the heart.
12“My people ask from their Wood, and their Staff declares to them. For a spirit of whorings has led them astray, and they went whoring from under their Elohim.
13“They slaughter on the mountaintops, and burn incense on the hills, under oak and poplars and terebinth, because its shade is good. Therefore your daughters commit whoring, and your brides commit adultery.
14“I would not punish your daughters when they commit whoring, nor your brides when they commit adultery, for the men themselves go aside with whores, and slaughter with cult prostitutes – a people that do not understand are thrust down!
15“Though you are a whore, Yisra’ĕl, let not Yehuḏah become guilty. Do not come up to Gilgal, nor go up to Bĕyth Awen, nor swear an oath, saying, ‘As יהוה lives!’
16“For Yisra’ĕl is stubborn, like a stubborn calf. Would יהוה now feed them like a lamb in a broad place?
17“Ephrayim is joined to idols, let him alone.
18“Their drink is sour, they have whored continually. Her rulers wildly loved shame.
19“A wind has bound her up in its wings, and they are ashamed because of their slaughterings.
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Hoshea (Hos) 4
4
1Hear the word of Adonai,
people of Isra’el!
For Adonai has a grievance
against the inhabitants of the land:
there is no truth, no faithful love
or knowledge of God in the land;
2only swearing and lying, killing and stealing
and committing adultery!
They break all bounds, with one blood crime
following another.
3Therefore the land mourns,
and everyone living there languishes,
wild animals too, and the birds in the air;
even the fish in the sea are removed.
4But no one should quarrel or rebuke,
because your people are having to quarrel with the cohen.
5Therefore you will stumble by day,
and the prophet will stumble with you at night.
“I will destroy your mother.
6My people are destroyed for want of knowledge.
Because you rejected knowledge,
I will also reject you as cohen for me.
Because you forgot the Torah of your God,
I will also forget your children.
7The more they increased in number,
the more they sinned against me.
I will change their glory into shame.
8They feed on the sin of my people
and are greedy for their crimes.
9But the cohen will fare
no better than the people;
I will punish him for his ways
and pay him back for his deeds.
10They will eat but not have enough
and consort with whores but have no children,
because they stopped listening to Adonai.
11Whoring and wine, both old and new,
take away my people’s wits.
12My people consult their piece of wood,
their diviner’s wand speaks to them;
for the spirit of whoring makes them err,
they go off whoring, deserting their God.
13They sacrifice on the mountain peaks
and offer incense on the hills
under oaks, poplars and pistachio trees;
because they give good shade.
Therefore your daughters behave like whores,
And your daughters-in-law commit adultery.
14I won’t punish your daughters when they act like whores,
or your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery;
because the men are themselves going off with whores
and sacrificing with prostitutes.
Yes, a people without understanding
will come to ruin.”
15If you, Isra’el, prostitute yourself,
still Y’hudah has no need to incur such guilt.
Don’t go to Gilgal or up to Beit-Aven,
and don’t swear, “As Adonai lives.”
16For Isra’el is stubborn as a stubborn cow;
will Adonai now feed them like a lamb in a big pasture?
17Efrayim is joined to idols;
let him alone!
18When they finish carousing, they start their whoring;
their rulers deeply love dishonor.
19The wind will carry them off in its wings
and their sacrifices bring them nothing but shame.
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