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Hosea 11:7-12:12
Complete Jewish Bible
Hosea 11:7-12:12
Complete Jewish Bible
7 My people are hanging in suspense
about returning to me;
and though they call them upwards,
nobody makes a move.
8 Efrayim, how can I give you up,
or surrender you, Isra’el?
How could I treat you like Admah
or make you like Tzvoyim?
My heart recoils at the idea,
as compassion warms within me.
9 I will not give vent to the fierceness of my rage,
I will not return to destroy Efrayim;
for I am God, not a human being,
the Holy One among you;
so I will not come in fury.
10 They will go after Adonai,
who will roar like a lion;
for he will roar, and the children will come
trembling from the west.
11 They will tremble like a bird as they come from Egypt,
like a dove as they come from the land of Ashur;
and I will resettle them in their own houses,
says Adonai.
12 (11:12) “Efrayim surrounds me with lies
and the house of Isra’el with deceit.
Y’hudah still rules with God
and is faithful with holy ones.
2 (1) Efrayim is chasing the wind,
pursuing the wind from the east.
All day he piles up lies and desolation —
they make a covenant with Ashur,
while sending olive oil to Egypt.
3 (2) Adonai also has a grievance against Y’hudah;
he will punish Ya‘akov according to his ways
and pay him back for his misdeeds.
4 (3) In the womb he took his brother by the heel;
in the strength of his manhood he fought with God.
5 (4) Yes, he fought with an angel and won;
he wept and pleaded with him.
Then at Beit-El he found him,
and there he would [later] speak with us —
6 (5) Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot;
Adonai is his name!
7 (6) So you, return to your God;
hold fast to grace and justice;
and always put your hope in your God.
8 (7) “A huckster keeps false scales,
and he loves to cheat.
9 (8) Efrayim says, ‘I have gotten so rich!
I have made me a fortune!
And in all my profits no one will find
anything wrong or sinful.’
10 (9) “But I am Adonai your God,
from the land of Egypt.
Again I will make you live in tents,
as in the days of the established festival.
11 (10) I have spoken to the prophets;
it was I who gave vision after vision;
through the prophets I gave examples
to show what it would all be like.
12 (11) Is Gil‘ad given to iniquity?
Yes, they have become worthless.
In Gilgal they sacrifice to bulls;
therefore their altars are like piles of stones
in a plowed field.”
Hosea 11:7-12:12
New International Version
Hosea 11:7-12:12
New International Version
7 My people are determined to turn(A) from me.(B)
Even though they call me God Most High,
I will by no means exalt them.
8 “How can I give you up,(C) Ephraim?(D)
How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I treat you like Admah?
How can I make you like Zeboyim?(E)
My heart is changed within me;
all my compassion(F) is aroused.(G)
9 I will not carry out my fierce anger,(H)
nor will I devastate(I) Ephraim again.
For I am God, and not a man(J)—
the Holy One(K) among you.
I will not come against their cities.
10 They will follow the Lord;
he will roar(L) like a lion.(M)
When he roars,
his children will come trembling(N) from the west.(O)
11 They will come from Egypt,
trembling like sparrows,
from Assyria,(P) fluttering like doves.(Q)
I will settle them in their homes,”(R)
declares the Lord.
Israel’s Sin
12 Ephraim has surrounded me with lies,(S)
Israel with deceit.
And Judah is unruly against God,
even against the faithful(T) Holy One.[a](U)
12 [b]1 Ephraim(V) feeds on the wind;(W)
he pursues the east wind all day
and multiplies lies and violence.(X)
He makes a treaty with Assyria(Y)
and sends olive oil to Egypt.(Z)
2 The Lord has a charge(AA) to bring against Judah;(AB)
he will punish(AC) Jacob[c] according to his ways
and repay him according to his deeds.(AD)
3 In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel;(AE)
as a man he struggled(AF) with God.
4 He struggled with the angel and overcame him;
he wept and begged for his favor.
He found him at Bethel(AG)
and talked with him there—
5 the Lord God Almighty,
the Lord is his name!(AH)
6 But you must return(AI) to your God;
maintain love and justice,(AJ)
and wait for your God always.(AK)
7 The merchant uses dishonest scales(AL)
and loves to defraud.
8 Ephraim boasts,(AM)
“I am very rich; I have become wealthy.(AN)
With all my wealth they will not find in me
any iniquity or sin.”
Footnotes
- Hosea 11:12 In Hebrew texts this verse (11:12) is numbered 12:1.
- Hosea 12:1 In Hebrew texts 12:1-14 is numbered 12:2-15.
- Hosea 12:2 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he takes advantage of or he deceives.
- Hosea 12:12 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
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