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With their flocks and their herds they will go
    to seek the Lord,
but they will not find Him.
    He has withdrawn from them.
They have dealt faithlessly with the Lord,
    for they have given birth to illegitimate children.
Now the New Moon will devour them
    along with their portion.

War, Wrath, and Repentance

Blow the horn in Gibeah,
    and the trumpet in Ramah.
Cry aloud at Beth Aven,
    Look behind you, O Benjamin!”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:8 Or “After you, O Benjamin!”

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    he has withdrawn(B) himself from them.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