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Hosea 13:9

Contemporary English Version 1995

Israel, you are done for. Don't expect help from me.

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It's all your own fault! You stopped following me, the Lord your God,

Your own sins will punish you, because it was a bitter mistake for you to reject me without fear of punishment. I, the Lord All-Powerful, have spoken.

Israel, no other god is like ours— the clouds are his chariot as he rides across the skies to come and help us.

Israel, return! Come back to the Lord, your God. Sin has made you fall.

That's why I cannot bless you! *

I am the Lord God All-Powerful, and you had better try to please me. You have sinned. Now see if I will have mercy on any of you.

I, the Lord, have been your God since the time you were in Egypt. I am the only God you know, the only one who can save.

Tell those who disobey, “You're in big trouble— what you did to others will come back to you.”

The look on your faces shows that you are sinful as Sodom, and you don't try to hide it. You are in for trouble, and you have brought it all on yourselves.

But if you don't find me, you hurt only yourself, and if you hate me, you are in love with death.

But if you go to bed with another man's wife, you will destroy yourself by your own stupidity.

The Lord God of Jacob blesses everyone who trusts him and depends on him.

God is our mighty fortress, always ready to help in times of trouble.

We depend on you, Lord, to help and protect us.

The Lord has rescued you and given you more blessings than any other nation. He protects you like a shield and is your majestic sword. Your enemies will bow in fear, and you will trample on their backs.

“People of Judah, your hearts will be in pain, but it's your own fault that you will be punished.”

But even you priests insult me by saying, “There's nothing special about the Lord's altar, and these sacrifices are worthless.”

You get so disgusted that you even make vulgar signs at me. And for an offering, you bring stolen animals or those that are lame or sick. Should I accept these?

He said to himself, “The Syrian gods must have helped their kings defeat me. Maybe if I offer sacrifices to those gods, they will help me.” That was the sin that finally led to the downfall of Ahaz, as well as to the destruction of Judah.

They don't really pray to me; they just howl in their beds. They have rejected me for Baal and slashed themselves, in the hope that Baal will bless their crops.

I taught them what they know, and I made them strong. Now they plot against me




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