Then Elijah approached all the people and said, ‘How long will you waver between two opinions? , If the Lord is God, follow him. But if Baal, follow him.’ But the people didn’t answer him a word.
Hosea 7:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Ephraim has allowed himself to get mixed up with the nations. Ephraim is unturned bread baked on a griddle. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Ephraim mixes himself among the peoples [courting the favor of first one country, then another]; Ephraim is a cake not turned. American Standard Version (1901) Ephraim, he mixeth himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned. Common English Bible Ephraim mixes himself among the people; Ephraim is like flatbread that is cooked on only one side. Catholic Public Domain Version Ephraim himself has been mingled with the nations. Ephraim has become like bread, baked under ashes, that has not been turned over. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Ephraim himself is mixed among the nations: Ephraim is become as bread baked under the ashes, that is not turned. |
Then Elijah approached all the people and said, ‘How long will you waver between two opinions? , If the Lord is God, follow him. But if Baal, follow him.’ But the people didn’t answer him a word.
After these things had been done, the leaders approached me and said, ‘The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated themselves from the surrounding peoples whose detestable practices are like those of the Canaanites, Hethites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.
So do not give your daughters to their sons in marriage or take their daughters for your sons. Never pursue their welfare or prosperity, so that you will be strong, eat the good things of the land, and leave it as an inheritance to your sons for ever.’
When Ephraim saw his disease and Judah his wound, Ephraim went to Assyria and sent a delegation to the great king. , But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
They betrayed the Lord; indeed, they gave birth to illegitimate children. Now the New Moon will devour them along with their fields.
Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with grey, but he does not notice.
They will not stay in the land of the Lord. Instead, Ephraim will return to Egypt, and they will eat unclean food in Assyria.
those who bow in worship on the rooftops to the stars in the sky; those who bow and pledge loyalty to the Lord but also pledge loyalty to Milcom; ,
Judah has acted treacherously, and a detestable act has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the Lord’s sanctuary, , which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god. ,
‘No one can serve two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.