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(A)With their flocks and herds they shall go
    to seek the Lord,
(B)but they will not find him;
    (C)he has withdrawn from them.
(D)They have dealt faithlessly with the Lord;
    for they have borne alien children.
    Now the new moon shall devour them with their fields.
(E)Blow the horn in (F)Gibeah,
    the trumpet in (G)Ramah.
Sound the alarm at (H)Beth-aven;
    we follow you,[a] O Benjamin!

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  1. Hosea 5:8 Or after you

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    he has withdrawn(B) himself from them.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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  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).