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Hosea 9

17 aligned verses; 17 with wording or punctuation differences .

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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.
Don't rejoice, Israel, to jubilation like the nations ; For you were unfaithful to your God . You love the wages of a prostitute at every grain threshing floor.
The threshing floor and winepress will not feed them, and the new wine will fail them .
The threshing floor and the winepress won't feed them, And the new wine will fail her .
They will not remain in the land of the LORD ; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.
They won't dwell in Yahweh's land; But Ephraim will return to Egypt , And they will eat unclean food in Assyria.
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 .
They won't pour out wine offerings to Yahweh , Neither will they be pleasing to him . Their sacrifices will be to them like the bread of mourners; All who eat of it will be polluted; For their bread will be for their appetite. It will not come into the house of Yahweh .
What will you do on the appointed day, on the day of the LORD’s feast?
What will you do in the day of solemn assembly , And in the day of the feast of Yahweh ?
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.
For , behold, they have gone away from destruction . Egypt will gather them up. Memphis will bury them. Nettles will possess their pleasant things of silver . Thorns will be in their tents.
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.
The days of visitation have come . The days of reckoning have come . Israel will consider the prophet to be a fool, And the man who is inspired to be insane, Because of the abundance of your sins, And because your hostility is great .
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 !
A prophet watches over Ephraim with my God . A fowler's snare is on all of his paths , And hostility in the house of his God .
They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah ; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.
They have deeply corrupted themselves , As in the days of Gibeah . He will remember their iniquity. He will punish them for their sins.
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.
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 to the shameful thing , And became abominable like that which they loved.
Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird , with no birth, no pregnancy , and no conception.
As for Ephraim, their glory will fly away like a bird . There will be no birth, none with child , and no conception.
Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one . Yes , woe be to them when I turn away from them!
Though they bring up their children, Yet I will bereave them , so that not a man shall be left . Indeed , woe also to them when I depart from them!
I have seen Ephraim, like Tyre, planted in a meadow. But Ephraim will bring out his children for slaughter .
Ephraim, like I have seen Tyre, is planted in a pleasant place; But Ephraim will bring out his children to the killer .
Give them , O LORD— what will You give? Give them wombs that miscarry and breasts that dry up!
Give them --Yahweh what will you give? Give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
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 .
" All their wickedness is in Gilgal ; For there I hated them. Because of the wickedness of their deeds I will drive them out of my house ! I will love them no more. All their princes are rebels .
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 .
Ephraim is struck . Their root has dried up. They will bear no fruit. Even though they bring forth , yet I will kill the beloved ones of their womb . "
My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
My God will cast them away, because they did not listen to him; And they will be wanderers among the nations.

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