<h3>The Lord Will Punish Israel</h3>9 <poetry>Rejoice not, O Israel! <indent>Exult not like the peoples;</indent> for you have played the whore, forsaking your God. <indent> You have loved a prostitute's wages</indent> <indent>on all threshing floors.</indent> </poetry> 2 <poetry> Threshing floor and wine vat shall not feed them, <indent>and the new wine shall fail them.</indent> </poetry> 3 <poetry>They shall not remain in the land of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, <indent>but Ephraim shall return to Egypt,</indent> <indent>and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria.</indent></poetry><poetry></poetry> 4 <poetry> They shall not pour drink offerings of wine to the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, <indent> and their sacrifices shall not please him.</indent> It shall be like mourners' bread to them; <indent>all who eat of it shall be defiled;</indent> for their bread shall be for their hunger only; <indent> it shall not come to the house of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.</indent></poetry><poetry></poetry> 5 <poetry> What will you do on the day of the appointed festival, <indent>and on the day of the feast of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>?</indent> </poetry> 6 <poetry>For behold, they are going away from destruction; <indent>but Egypt shall gather them;</indent> <indent>Memphis shall bury them.</indent> Nettles shall possess their precious things of silver; <indent> thorns shall be in their tents.</indent></poetry><poetry></poetry> 7 <poetry> The days of punishment have come; <indent>the days of recompense have come;</indent> <indent>Israel shall know it.</indent> The prophet is a fool; <indent>the man of the spirit is mad,</indent> because of your great iniquity <indent>and great hatred.</indent> </poetry> 8 <poetry>The prophet is the watchman of Ephraim with my God; yet a fowler's snare is on all his ways, <indent>and hatred in the house of his God.</indent> </poetry> 9 <poetry> They have deeply corrupted themselves <indent>as in the days of Gibeah:</indent> he will remember their iniquity; <indent>he will punish their sins.</indent></poetry><poetry></poetry> 10 <poetry>Like grapes in the wilderness, <indent> I found Israel.</indent> Like the first fruit on the fig tree <indent>in its first season,</indent> <indent>I saw your fathers.</indent> But they came to Baal-peor <indent>and consecrated themselves to the thing of shame,</indent> <indent>and became detestable like the thing they loved.</indent> </poetry> 11 <poetry>Ephraim's glory shall fly away like a bird— <indent> no birth, no pregnancy, no conception!</indent> </poetry> 12 <poetry> Even if they bring up children, <indent>I will bereave them till none is left.</indent> Woe to them <indent>when I depart from them!</indent> </poetry> 13 <poetry>Ephraim, as I have seen, was like a young palm planted in a meadow; <indent>but Ephraim must lead his children out to slaughter. </indent> </poetry> 14 <poetry>Give them, O <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>— <indent>what will you give?</indent> Give them a miscarrying womb <indent>and dry breasts.</indent></poetry><poetry></poetry> 15 <poetry>Every evil of theirs is in Gilgal; <indent>there I began to hate them.</indent> Because of the wickedness of their deeds <indent>I will drive them out of my house.</indent> I will love them no more; <indent>all their princes are rebels.</indent></poetry><poetry></poetry> 16 <poetry>Ephraim is stricken; <indent> their root is dried up;</indent> <indent>they shall bear no fruit.</indent> Even though they give birth, <indent> I will put their beloved children to death.</indent> </poetry> 17 <poetry> My God will reject them <indent>because they have not listened to him;</indent> <indent> they shall be wanderers among the nations.</indent></poetry></poetry>

Hosea 9:1

Rejoice not, O Israel! <indent>Exult not like the peoples;</indent> <cr>1</cr>for you have played the whore, forsaking your God. <indent><cr>2</cr>You have loved a prostitute's wages</indent> <indent>on all threshing floors.</indent>

<cr>1</cr>Threshing floor and wine vat shall not feed them, <indent>and <cr>2</cr>the new wine shall fail them.</indent>

Hosea 9:2

They shall not remain in <cr>1</cr>the land of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, <indent>but <cr>2</cr>Ephraim shall return to Egypt,</indent> <indent>and <cr>3</cr>they shall eat unclean food in Assyria.</indent></poetry><pb/><poetry>

Hosea 9:3

<cr>1</cr>They shall not pour drink offerings of wine to the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, <indent><cr>2</cr>and their sacrifices shall not please him.</indent> It shall be like <cr>3</cr>mourners' bread to them; <indent>all who eat of it shall be defiled;</indent> for their bread shall be for their hunger only; <indent><cr>4</cr>it shall not come to the house of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>.</indent></poetry><pb/><poetry>

Hosea 9:4

<cr>1</cr>What will you do on the day of the appointed festival, <indent>and on the day of the feast of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>?</indent>

Hosea 9:5

For behold, they are going away from destruction; <indent>but <cr>1</cr>Egypt shall gather them;</indent> <indent>Memphis shall bury them.</indent> Nettles shall possess <cr>2</cr>their precious things of silver; <indent><cr>3</cr>thorns shall be in their tents.</indent></poetry><pb/><poetry>

Hosea 9:6

<cr>1</cr>The days of punishment have come; <indent>the days of recompense have come;</indent> <indent>Israel shall know it.</indent> <cr>2</cr>The prophet is a fool; <indent>the man of the spirit is mad,</indent> because of your great iniquity <indent>and great hatred.</indent>

Hosea 9:7

The prophet is <cr>1</cr>the watchman of Ephraim with my God; yet <cr>2</cr>a fowler's snare is on all his ways, <indent>and hatred in the house of his God.</indent>

Hosea 9:8

<cr>1</cr>They have deeply corrupted themselves <indent>as <cr>2</cr>in the days of Gibeah:</indent> <cr>3</cr>he will remember their iniquity; <indent>he will punish their sins.</indent></poetry><pb/><poetry>

Hosea 9:9

Like grapes in the wilderness, <indent><cr>1</cr>I found Israel.</indent> Like the first fruit on the fig tree <indent>in its first season,</indent> <indent>I saw your fathers.</indent> But <cr>2</cr>they came to Baal-peor <indent>and <cr>3</cr>consecrated themselves to the thing of shame,</indent> <indent>and <cr>4</cr>became detestable like the thing they loved.</indent>

Hosea 9:10

Ephraim's <cr>1</cr>glory shall fly away like a bird— <indent><cr>2</cr>no birth, no pregnancy, no conception!</indent>

Hosea 9:11

<cr>1</cr>Even if they bring up children, <indent>I will bereave them till none is left.</indent> <cr>2</cr>Woe to them <indent>when <cr>3</cr>I depart from them!</indent>

Hosea 9:12

Ephraim, <cr>1</cr>as I have seen, was like a young palm<ft>1</ft> planted in a meadow; <indent>but <cr>2</cr>Ephraim must lead his children out to slaughter.<ft>2</ft></indent>

Hosea 9:13

Give them, O <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>— <indent>what will you give?</indent> Give them <cr>1</cr>a miscarrying womb <indent>and dry breasts.</indent></poetry><pb/><poetry>

Hosea 9:14

Every evil of theirs is in <cr>1</cr>Gilgal; <indent>there I began to hate them.</indent> Because of the wickedness of their deeds <indent>I will drive them out of my house.</indent> I will love them no more; <indent>all <cr>2</cr>their princes are <cr>3</cr>rebels.</indent></poetry><pb/><poetry>

Hosea 9:15

Ephraim is stricken; <indent><cr>1</cr>their root is dried up;</indent> <indent>they shall bear no fruit.</indent> Even <cr>2</cr>though they give birth, <indent><cr>3</cr>I will put their beloved children to death.</indent>

Hosea 9:16

<cr>1</cr>My God will reject them <indent>because they have not listened to him;</indent> <indent><cr>2</cr>they shall be wanderers among the nations.</indent></poetry>

Hosea 9:17

 1 Rejoice not, O Israel! Exult not like the peoples;  for you have played the whore, forsaking your God.  You have loved a prostitute's wages on all threshing floors.  2  Threshing floor and wine vat shall not feed them, and  the new wine shall fail them.  3 They shall not remain in  the land of the Lord, but  Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and  they shall eat unclean food in Assyria.  4  They shall not pour drink offerings of wine to the Lord,  and their sacrifices shall not please him. It shall be like  mourners' bread to them; all who eat of it shall be defiled; for their bread shall be for their hunger only;  it shall not come to the house of the Lord.  5  What will you do on the day of the appointed festival, and on the day of the feast of the Lord?  6 For behold, they are going away from destruction; but  Egypt shall gather them; Memphis shall bury them. Nettles shall possess  their precious things of silver;  thorns shall be in their tents.  7  The days of punishment have come; the days of recompense have come; Israel shall know it.  The prophet is a fool; the man of the spirit is mad, because of your great iniquity and great hatred.  8 The prophet is  the watchman of Ephraim with my God; yet  a fowler's snare is on all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.  9  They have deeply corrupted themselves as  in the days of Gibeah:  he will remember their iniquity; he will punish their sins.  10 Like grapes in the wilderness,  I found Israel. Like the first fruit on the fig tree in its first season, I saw your fathers. But  they came to Baal-peor and  consecrated themselves to the thing of shame, and  became detestable like the thing they loved.  11 Ephraim's  glory shall fly away like a bird—  no birth, no pregnancy, no conception!  12  Even if they bring up children, I will bereave them till none is left.  Woe to them when  I depart from them!  13 Ephraim,  as I have seen, was like a young palm  planted in a meadow; but  Ephraim must lead his children out to slaughter.   14 Give them, O Lord— what will you give? Give them  a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.  15 Every evil of theirs is in  Gilgal; there I began to hate 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.  16 Ephraim is stricken;  their root is dried up; they shall bear no fruit. Even  though they give birth,  I will put their beloved children to death.  17  My God will reject them because they have not listened to him;  they shall be wanderers among the nations.

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