Hosea 7 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

¹ Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knew it not: yea, grey hairs also are spread about upon him, and he is ignorant of it.

² 0 And the pride of Israel shall be humbled before his face: and they have not returned to the Lord their God, nor have they sought him in all these.

³ 1 And Ephraim is become as a dove that is decoyed, not having a heart: they called upon Egypt, they went to the Assyrians.

⁴ 2 And when they shall go, I will spread my net upon them: I will bring them down as the fowl of the air, I will strike them as their congregation hath heard.

⁵ 3 Woe to them, for they have departed from me: they shall be wasted because they have transgressed against me: and I redeemed them : and they have spoken lies against me.

⁶ 4 And they have not cried to me with their heart, but they howled in their beds: they have thought upon wheat and wine, they are departed from me.

⁷ 5 And I have chastised them, and strengthened their arms: and they have imagined evil against me.

⁸ 6 They returned, that they might be without yoke: they became like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword, for the rage of their tongue. This is their derision in the land of Egypt.

⁹ Let there be a trumpet in thy throat like an eagle upon the house of the Lord: because they have transgressed my covenant, and have violated my law.

¹⁰ They shall call upon me: O my God, we, Israel, know thee.

¹¹ Israel hath cast off the thing that is good, the enemy shall pursue him.

¹² They have reigned, but not by me: they have been princes, and I knew not: of their silver, and their gold they have made idols to themselves, that they might perish.

¹³ Thy calf, O Samaria, is cast off, my wrath is kindled against them. How long will they be incapable of being cleansed ?

¹⁴ For itself also is the invention of Israel: a workman made it, and it is no god: for the calf of Samaria shall be turned to spiders' webs.

¹⁵ For they shall sow wind, and reap a whirlwind, there is no standing stalk in it, the bud shall yield no meal; end if it should yield, strangers shall eat it.

¹⁶ Israel is swallowed up: now is he become among the nations like an unclean vessel.