13 And the Lord said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them.

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13 Then the Lord said, “So (A)shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, where I will drive them.”

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11 Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

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Futile Reliance on the Nations

11 “Ephraim(A) also is like a silly dove, without [a]sense—
(B)They call to Egypt,
They go to (C)Assyria.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 7:11 Lit. heart

The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.

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The inhabitants of Samaria fear
Because of the (A)calf[a] of Beth Aven.
For its people mourn for it,
And [b]its priests shriek for it—
Because its (B)glory has departed from it.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 10:5 Lit. calves, images
  2. Hosea 10:5 idolatrous priests

17 Therefore thus saith the Lord; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.

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17 “Therefore(A) thus says the Lord:

(B)‘Your wife shall be a harlot in the city;
Your sons and daughters shall fall by the sword;
Your land shall be divided by survey line;
You shall die in a (C)defiled land;
And Israel shall surely be led away captive
From his own land.’ ”

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