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“The leaders of the people went to look for the Lord. They took their sheep and cattle with them, but they did not find the Lord because he refused to accept them. They have not been faithful to the Lord. Their children are from some stranger. And now, he will destroy them and their land again.[a]

A Prophecy of Israel’s Destruction

“Blow the horn in Gibeah.
    Blow the trumpet in Ramah.[b]
Give the warning at Beth Aven.
    The enemy is behind you, Benjamin.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:7 And now … again The Hebrew text here is hard to understand.
  2. Hosea 5:8 Gibeah, Ramah Cities on Judah’s border with Israel.

When they go with their flocks and herds
    to seek the Lord,(A)
they will not find him;
    he has withdrawn(B) himself from them.
They are unfaithful(C) to the Lord;
    they give birth to illegitimate(D) children.
When they celebrate their New Moon feasts,(E)
    he will devour[a](F) their fields.

“Sound the trumpet(G) in Gibeah,(H)
    the horn in Ramah.(I)
Raise the battle cry in Beth Aven[b];(J)
    lead on, Benjamin.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:7 Or Now their New Moon feasts / will devour them and
  2. Hosea 5:8 Beth Aven means house of wickedness (a derogatory name for Bethel, which means house of God).