The Bible Verse By Verse Continued...

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Hosea 5:7 (NIV)

They are unfaithful to the Lord;
they give birth to illegitimate children.
When they celebrate their New Moon feasts,
he will devour their fields.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Hosea 5:8 (NIV)

‘Sound the trumpet in Gibeah,
the horn in Ramah.
Raise the battle cry in Beth Aven;
lead on, Benjamin.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Hosea 5:9 (NASB)

Ephraim will become a desolation in the day of rebuke; Among the tribes of Israel I make known what is trustworthy.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Hosea 5:10 (NASB)

The leaders of Judah have become like those who displace a boundary marker; On them I will pour out My anger like water.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Hosea 5:11 (NASB)

Ephraim is oppressed, broken by judgment, Because he was determined to follow man’s command.

 

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Hosea 5:12 (NASB)

Therefore I am like a moth to Ephraim, And like rottenness to the house of Judah.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Hosea 5:13 (NASB)

When Ephraim saw his sickness,
And Judah his sore,
Ephraim then went to Assyria
And sent word to King Jareb.
But he is unable to heal you,
Or to cure you of your sore.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Hosea 5:14 (NASB)

For I will be like a lion to Ephraim
And like a young lion to the house of Judah.
I, yes I, will tear to pieces and go away,
I will carry away, and there will be no one to rescue.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Hosea 5:15 (NASB)

I will go away and return to My place
Until they acknowledge their guilt and seek My face;
In their distress they will search for Me.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Hosea 6:1 (NASB)

“Come, let’s return to the Lord.
For He has torn us, but He will heal us;
He has wounded us, but He will bandage us.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Hosea 6:2 (NASB)

He will revive us after two days;
He will raise us up on the third day,
That we may live before Him.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Hosea 6:3 (NASB)

So let’s learn, let’s press on to know the Lord.
His appearance is as sure as the dawn;
And He will come to us like the rain,
As the spring rain waters the earth.”

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Hosea 6:4 (NASB)

What shall I do with you, Ephraim?
What shall I do with you, Judah?
For your loyalty is like a morning cloud,
And like the dew which goes away early.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Hosea 6:5 (NASB)

Therefore I have cut them in pieces by the prophets;
I have slain them by the words of My mouth;
And the judgments on you are like the light that shines.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Hosea 6:6 (NASB)

For I desire loyalty rather than sacrifice,
And the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Hosea 6:7 (NASB)

But like Adam they have violated the covenant;
There they have dealt treacherously with Me.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Hosea 6:8 (NASB)

Gilead is a city of wrongdoers,
Tracked with bloody footprints.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Hosea 6:9 (NASB)

And as a band of robbers lie in wait for a person,
So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem;
Certainly they have committed an act of infamy.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Hosea 6:10 (NASB)

In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing;
Ephraim’s infidelity is there, Israel has defiled itself.

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Hosea 6:11 (NASB)

Also, Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you,
When I restore the fortunes of My people.