Hosea 3:4 - Easy To Read Version4 In the same way, the people of Israel will continue many days without a king or a leader. They will be without a sacrifice or a memorial stone. {\cf2\super [29]} They will be without an ephod {\cf2\super [30]} or a household god. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17694 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim: Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition4 For the children of Israel shall dwell and sit deprived many days, without king or prince, without sacrifice or [idolatrous] pillar, and without ephod [a garment worn by priests when seeking divine counsel] or teraphim (household gods). Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)4 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without pillar, and without ephod or teraphim: Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible4 Similarly, the Israelites will remain many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred standing stone, without a priestly vest or household divine images. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version4 For the sons of Israel will sit for many days without a king, and without a leader, and without sacrifice, and without altar, and without priestly vestments, and without religious symbols. Ver Capítulo |
“Then the future ruler will make an agreement with many people. That agreement will continue for one week. {\cf2\super [115]} The offerings and sacrifices will stop for a half of a week. {\cf2\super [116]} And a destroyer will come. He will do terrible, destructive things! {\cf2\super [117]} But God has ordered that destroyer to be completely destroyed.”
Gideon used the gold to make an ephod. [72] He put the ephod in his home town, the town called Ophrah. All the people of Israel worshiped the ephod. In this way, the people of Israel were not faithful to God—they worshiped the ephod. [73] The ephod became a trap that caused Gideon and his family to sin.
This shows that the king of Babylon \{is planning the way he wants to attack that area\}. The king of Babylon has come to the place where the two roads separate. The king of Babylon has used \{magic\} signs to find the future. He shook some arrows. He asked questions from family idols. He looked at the liver {\cf2\super [161]} \{from an animal he killed\}.
People use their little statues and magic to learn the things that will happen in the future—but that is all useless. Those people see visions and tell about their dreams, but it is nothing but worthless lies. So the people are like sheep wandering here and there crying for help—but there is no shepherd to lead them.