Hosea 7:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But they never consider that I remember all their evil. Now their actions are all around them; they are right in front of my face. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But they do not consider and say to their minds and hearts that I [earnestly] remember all their wickedness. Now their own doings surround and entangle them; they are before My face. American Standard Version (1901) And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now have their own doings beset them about; they are before my face. Common English Bible But they don’t consider within their hearts that I remember all their wickedness. Now their deeds show who they are, right in front of my face. Catholic Public Domain Version And, so that they may not say in their hearts that I am the one who has called to mind all of their wickedness: now their own inventions have encircled them. These things have happened in my presence. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And lest they may say in their hearts, that I remember all their wickedness: their own devices now have beset them about, they have been done before my face. |
The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s feeding trough, but Israel does not know; my people do not understand.’
Lord, they went to you in their distress; they poured out whispered prayers because your discipline fell on them.
No one comes to his senses; no one has the perception or insight to say, ‘I burned half of it in the fire, I also baked bread on its coals, I roasted meat and ate. Should I make something detestable with the rest of it? Should I bow down to a block of wood? ’
At their feasts they have lyre, harp, tambourine, flute, and wine. They do not perceive the Lord’s actions, and they do not see the work of his hands.
This is what the Lord says concerning these people: Truly they love to wander; they never rest their feet. So the Lord does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins.
for my gaze takes in all their ways. They are not concealed from me, and their iniquity is not hidden from my sight.
The sin of Judah is inscribed with an iron stylus. With a diamond point it is engraved on the tablet of their hearts and on the horns of their altars,
Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Recognise how evil and bitter it is for you to abandon the Lord your God and to have no fear of me. This is the declaration of the Lord God of Armies.
the one great in counsel and powerful in action. Your eyes are on all the ways of the children of men in order to reward each person according to his ways and as the result of his actions.
Your way and your actions have brought this on you. This is your punishment. It is very bitter, because it has reached your heart!
‘As for the incense you burned in Judah’s cities and in Jerusalem’s streets #– #you, your ancestors, your kings, your officials, and the people of the land #– #did the Lord not remember them? He brought this to mind.
While they offer false visions and lying divinations about you, the time has come to put you to the necks of the profane wicked ones; the day has come for final punishment.
The Lord also has a dispute with Judah. He is about to punish Jacob according to his conduct; he will repay him based on his actions.
The same judgement will happen to both people and priests. I will punish them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.
He will revive us after two days, and on the third day he will raise us up so that we can live in his presence.
Though they offer sacrificial gifts , and eat the flesh, the Lord does not accept them. Now he will remember their guilt and punish their sins; they will return to Egypt.
All their evil appears at Gilgal, for there I began to hate them. I will drive them from my house because of their evil, wicked actions. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious.
They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity; he will punish their sins.
The Lord has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: , I will never forget all their deeds.
‘Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it because their evil has come up before me.’
But if you don’t do this, you will certainly sin against the Lord; be sure your sin will catch up with you.
There is nothing covered that won’t be uncovered, nothing hidden that won’t be made known.
So don’t judge anything prematurely, before the Lord comes, who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God.
If only they were wise, they would comprehend this; they would understand their fate.
No creature is hidden from him, but all things are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.