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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, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God , thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor .
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 .
The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her.
The threshing- floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail her.
They shall not dwell in the LORD's land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.
They shall not dwell in Jehovah's land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria.
They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD , 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 for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD .
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 .
What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD ?
What will ye do in the day of solemn assembly , and in the day of the feast of Jehovah ?
For, lo, they are gone because of destruction : Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them : the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them : thorns shall be in their tabernacles .
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 .
The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred .
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 watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.
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.
They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore 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 iniquity, he will visit their sins.
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time : but they went to Baalpeor , and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as 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 unto the shameful thing, and became abominable like that which they loved.
As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird , from the birth, and from the womb , and from the conception.
As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird : there shall be no birth, and none with child , and no conception.
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!
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!
Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus , is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer .
Ephraim, like as I have seen Tyre , is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring out his children to the slayer .
Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
Give them, O Jehovah- what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
All their wickedness is in Gilgal : for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house , I will love them no more : all their princes are revolters.
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.
Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.
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.
My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him : and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him ; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

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