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They have been unfaithful to the Lord,
    having raised unbelieving children.
In the coming month they will be devoured,
    along with their fields.[a]

“Sound the trumpet in Gibeah,
    and the alarm in Ramah.
Cry out at Beth-aven
    Go out,[b] Benjamin!
Ephraim will be desolate
    when it is rebuked.
I have made known among the tribes of Israel
    what will surely come about.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:7 Or inheritance
  2. Hosea 5:8 So LXX; MT After you

They are unfaithful(A) to the Lord;
    they give birth to illegitimate(B) children.
When they celebrate their New Moon feasts,(C)
    he will devour[a](D) their fields.

“Sound the trumpet(E) in Gibeah,(F)
    the horn in Ramah.(G)
Raise the battle cry in Beth Aven[b];(H)
    lead on, Benjamin.
Ephraim will be laid waste(I)
    on the day of reckoning.(J)
Among the tribes of Israel
    I proclaim what is certain.(K)

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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).