Hosea 5 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ “Hear this, O priests! And listen, O house of Yisra’ĕ

² “And they have made deep the pit of Shittim, so I reprove them all.

³ “I have known Ephrayim, and Yisra’ĕ

⁴ “Their deeds do not allow them to turn back to their Elohim, for the spirit of whorings is among them, and they do not know יהוה.

⁵ “And the Excellency of Yisra’ĕ

⁶ “With their flocks and herds they go to seek יהוה, but do not find Him – He has withdrawn from them.

⁷ “They have acted treacherously against יהוה, for they have brought forth strange children. Now a new moon shall devour them with their portions.

⁸ “Blow the ram’s horn in Gibʽ

⁹ “Ephrayim is laid waste in the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Yisra’ĕ

¹⁰ “The chiefs of Yehuḏ

¹¹ “Ephrayim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, because it pleased him to walk after Tsaw.

¹² “So I am to Ephrayim like a moth, and to the house of Yehuḏ

¹³ “When Ephrayim saw his sickness, and Yehuḏ

¹⁴ “For I am like a lion to Ephrayim, and like a young lion to the house of Yehuḏ

¹⁵ “I shall go, I shall return to My place, until they confess their guilt and seek My face, in their distress diligently search for Me, and say,