So the Lord became very angry at Israel and took them out of his sight. There were no Israelites left, except the family group of Judah!
Hosea 9:12 - Easy To Read Version But even if the Israelites do raise their children, \{it will not help\}. I will take the children away from them. I will leave them, and they will have nothing but troubles. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them! Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them so that not a man shall be left; yes, woe also to them when I look away and depart from them! American Standard Version (1901) Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, so that not a man shall be left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them! Common English Bible Though they bring up children, I will make them childless until no one is left. Doom to them indeed when I leave them! Catholic Public Domain Version And even if they should nurture their sons, I will make them without children among men. Yes, and woe to them, when I have withdrawn from them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And though they should bring up their children, I will make them without children among men: yea, and woe to them, when I shall depart from them. |
So the Lord became very angry at Israel and took them out of his sight. There were no Israelites left, except the family group of Judah!
until the Lord took Israel away from his sight. And the Lord said this would happen! He sent his prophets to tell the people this would happen. So the Israelites were taken out of their country into Assyria. And they have been there to this day.
An evil person might have many children.\par But his children will be killed in war.\par The children of an evil person\par will not have enough to eat.\par
I will separate the people of Judah\par with my pitchfork. {\cf2\super [128]} \par I will scatter them at the city gates of the land.\par My people have not changed.\par So I will destroy them.\par I will take away their children.\par
Listen to this warning, Jerusalem.\par If you don’t listen\par then I will turn my back on you.\par I will make your land an empty desert.\par No person will be able to live there.”\par
Look at me, Lord!\par See who it is\par that you have treated this way!\par Let me ask this question:\par Should women eat the children\par they have given birth to?\par Should women eat the children\par that they have cared for?\par Should priest and prophet\par be killed in the temple of the Lord?\par
You invited terror to come to me\par from all around.\par You invited terror like you were inviting it\par to a holiday.\par No person escaped\par on the day of the Lord’s anger.\par My enemy has killed\par those that I raised and brought up.\par
It will be bad for them.\par They left me.\par They refused to obey me.\par So they will be destroyed.\par I saved those people.\par But they speak lies against me.\par
I can see that Ephraim is leading his children into a trap. {\cf2\super [95]} Ephraim brings out his children to the killer.
Ephraim {\cf2\super [97]} will be punished.\par Their root is dying.\par They will not have any more babies.\par They might give birth to babies,\par but I will kill the precious babies\par that come from their bodies.\par
The Lord will remove those people from Judah’s family. Those people might bring gifts to the Lord—but it will not help.
For 40 years you will suffer for your sins. (That is one year for each of the 40 days that the men explored the land.) You will know that it is a terrible thing for me to be against you.
Why? Because the Lord told those people of Israel that they would all die in the desert. The only two men who were left alive were Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
The Lord will curse you, and you will not have many children. He will curse your land and you will not have good crops. He will curse your animals and they will not have many babies. He will curse all your calves and lambs.
“Other people will be allowed to take your sons and your daughters. Day after day, you will look for your children. You will look for them until your eyes become weak and blind—but you will not find them. And God will not help you.
At that time, I will become very angry at them, and I will leave them. I will refuse to help them, and they will be destroyed. Terrible things will happen to them, and they will have many troubles. Then they will say, ‘These bad things happened to us because our God is not with us.’
In the streets, soldiers will kill them. In their houses, terrible things will happen. Soldiers will kill young men and women. They will kill babies and old people.
Barak continued fighting Sisera’s army. Barak and his men chased Sisera’s chariots and army all the way to Harosheth Haggoyim. Barak and his men used their swords to kill all of Sisera’s men. Not one of Sisera’s men was left alive.
The Lord’s Spirit left Saul. Then the Lord sent a bad spirit to Saul. It caused him much trouble.