Threshing floor and wine press will (A)not feed them,
And the new wine will fail [a]them.
They will not remain in (B)the Lord’s land,
But Ephraim will return to (C)Egypt,
And in (D)Assyria they will eat (E)unclean food.
They will not pour out drink offerings of (F)wine to the Lord,
(G)Their sacrifices will not please Him.
Their bread will [b]be like [c]mourners’ bread;
All who eat of it will be (H)defiled,
For their bread will be for [d]themselves alone;
It will not enter the house of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 9:2 Lit her
  2. Hosea 9:4 Lit be to them
  3. Hosea 9:4 Or bread of misfortune
  4. Hosea 9:4 Lit their appetite

Threshing floors and winepresses will not feed the people;
    the new wine(A) will fail them.
They will not remain(B) in the Lord’s land;
    Ephraim will return to Egypt(C)
    and eat unclean food in Assyria.(D)
They will not pour out wine offerings(E) to the Lord,
    nor will their sacrifices please(F) him.
Such sacrifices will be to them like the bread of mourners;(G)
    all who eat them will be unclean.(H)
This food will be for themselves;
    it will not come into the temple of the Lord.(I)

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