They shall go with their sheep, and with their bullocks, to seek the Lord: but they shall not find him: for he hath withdrawn himself from them.

They have transgressed against the Lord: for they have begotten [a]strange children: now shall [b]a month devour them with their portions.

Blow ye the trumpet in Gibeah, and the shame in Ramah: cry out at Beth Aven, after thee, O [c]Benjamin.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:7 That is, their children are degenerate, so that there is no hope in them.
  2. Hosea 5:7 Their destruction is not far off.
  3. Hosea 5:8 That is, all Israel comprehended under this part, signifying that the Lord’s plagues should pursue them from place to place till they were destroyed.

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    he has withdrawn(B) himself from them.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