<< Hosea 8 >>
King James Bible: Purple Letter Edition | |
1Set the trumpet to thy mouth.
He shall come like {as} an eagle against the house of the
LORD, because they have transgressed
My covenant, and trespassed against
My law.
2Israel shall cry unto
Me, My
God, we know
Thee.
3Israel hath cast off
the thing that is good; the enemy shall pursue him.
4They have set up kings, but not by
Me; they have made princes, and
I knew
it not; of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.
5Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast
thee off;
Mine anger is kindled against them; how long
will it be before {ere} they attain to
innocence {innocency}?
6For from Israel
was it also; the workman made it; therefore it
is not
God. But the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
7For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. It hath no stalk; the bud shall yield no meal; if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
8Israel is swallowed up; now shall they be among the nations {Gentiles} like {as} a vessel in which {wherein} is no pleasure.
9For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself; Ephraim hath hired lovers.
10Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.
11Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.
12I have written to him the great things of My law, but they were counted as a strange thing.
13They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of Mine offerings, and eat it, but the LORD accepteth them not; now will He remember their iniquity, and judge {visit} their sins; they shall return to Egypt.
14For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fortified {fenced} cities; but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces of it {thereof}.
