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Hosea 9

17 aligned verses; 17 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, like the peoples; for thou hast played the harlot , `departing' from thy God; thou hast loved hire upon every grain- floor.
Do not rejoice , O Israel, with exultation like the nations, for you have played the harlot against your God; you have made love for hire on every threshing floor.
The threshing - floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail her .
The threshing floor and winepress will not feed them, and the new wine will fail them .
They shall not dwell in Jehovah's land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt , and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria.
They will not remain in the land of the LORD ; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.
They shall not pour out wine - offerings to Jehovah , neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted; for their bread shall be for their appetite ; it shall not come into the house of Jehovah .
They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD , and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves ; it will not enter the house of the LORD .
What will ye do in the day of solemn assembly , and in the day of the feast of Jehovah ?
What will you do on the appointed day, on the day of the LORD’s feast?
For , lo, they are gone away from destruction ; `yet' Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them ; their pleasant things of silver, nettles shall possess them; thorns shall be in their tents.
For even if they flee destruction , Egypt will gather them and Memphis will bury them . Their precious silver will be taken over by thistles , and thorns will overrun their tents.
The days of visitation are come , the days of recompense are come; Israel shall know it : the prophet is a fool, the man that hath the spirit is mad , for the abundance of thine iniquity , and because the enmity is great .
The days of punishment have come ; the days of retribution have arrived— let Israel know it . The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane , because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility .
Ephraim `was' a watchman with my God : as for the prophet , a fowler's snare is in all his ways, `and' enmity in the house of his God .
The prophet is Ephraim’s watchman , along with my God, yet the snare of the fowler lies on all his paths. Hostility is in the house of his God !
They have deeply corrupted themselves , as in the days of Gibeah : he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.
They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah ; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness ; I saw your fathers as the first-ripe in the fig - tree at its first season : but they came to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves unto the shameful thing , and became abominable like that which they loved.
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness . I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season . But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved.
As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird : there shall be no birth, and none with child , and no conception.
Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird , with no birth, no pregnancy , and no conception.
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!
Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes , woe be to them when I turn away from them!
Ephraim, like as I have seen Tyre, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring out his children to the slayer .
I have seen Ephraim, like Tyre, planted in a meadow. But Ephraim will bring out his children for slaughter .
Give them, O Jehovah- what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts .
Give them, O LORD— what will You give? Give them wombs that miscarry and breasts that dry up!
All their wickedness is in Gilgal ; for there I hated them : because of the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of my house ; I will love them no more ; all their princes are revolters .
All their evil appears at Gilgal , for there I hated them . I will drive them from My house for the wickedness of their deeds. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious .
Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit : yea, though they bring forth , yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their womb .
Ephraim is struck down; their root is withered; they cannot bear fruit . Even if they bear children , I will slay the darlings of their wombs .
My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

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