“For before the child knows to refuse evil and choose the good, the land that you dread is to be forsaken by both her sovereigns.
Hosea 5:3 - The Scriptures 2009 “I have known Ephrayim, and Yisra’ĕl has not been hidden from Me. For now, O Ephrayim, you have whored, Yisra’ĕl is defiled. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from Me; for now, O Ephraim, you have played the harlot and have worshiped idols; Israel is defiled. American Standard Version (1901) I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me; for now, O Ephraim, thou hast played the harlot, Israel is defiled. Common English Bible I know Ephraim; Israel doesn’t escape my eye; for now Ephraim you have acted like a prostitute; Israel is defiled. Catholic Public Domain Version I know Ephraim, and Israel has not been hidden from me, yet now Ephraim has committed fornication, and Israel has been contaminated. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now Ephraim hath committed fornication, Israel is defiled. |
“For before the child knows to refuse evil and choose the good, the land that you dread is to be forsaken by both her sovereigns.
“יהוה brings on you and your people and your father’s house days that have not come since the day that Ephrayim turned away from Yehuḏah – the sovereign of Ashshur.”
Because Aram, Ephrayim, and the son of Remalyahu have plotted evil against you, saying,
The beginning of the word of יהוה with Hoshĕa. And יהוה said to Hoshĕa, “Go, take yourself a woman of whoring and children of whoring, for the land has utterly whored away from יהוה.”
Ephrayim is feeding on wind, and pursuing an east wind. All the day he increases falsehood and ruin. And they make a covenant with Ashshur, and oil is sent to Mitsrayim.
When Ephrayim spoke there was trembling, he was lifted up in Yisra’ĕl. But through Ba‛al he became guilty, and he died.
“Ephrayim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, because he walked after the command when it pleased him.
“When Ephrayim saw his sickness, and Yehuḏah saw his wound, then Ephrayim went to Ashshur and sent to Sovereign Yarĕḇ. But he is unable to heal you, or to remove the wound from you.
“Ephrayim is laid waste in the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Yisra’ĕl I shall make known what is certain.
“I have seen a horrible matter in the house of Yisra’ĕl: the whoring of Ephrayim is there, Yisra’ĕl is defiled.
“Ephrayim, what would I do with you? Yehuḏah, what would I do with you? For your loving-commitment is like a morning cloud, and like the early dew it goes away.
“Since Ephrayim has made many slaughter-places for sin, they have been slaughter-places for sinning to him.
“You alone have I known of all the clans of the earth, therefore I punish you for all your crookednesses.”
For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great, afflicting the righteous and accepting bribes, and turning aside the poor at the gate.
His splendour is like a first-born bull, and his horns are like the horns of the wild ox. With them he pushes the peoples to the ends of the earth. And they are the ten thousands of Ephrayim, and they are the thousands of Menashsheh.
And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all are naked and laid bare before the eyes of Him with whom is our account.
“I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I would that you were cold or hot.