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Book of Hosea, Chapter 7

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Chapter 7 of Hosea—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ “At the time that I would bring healing to Israel,1 the error of Eʹphra·im is also actually uncovered,2 and the bad things of Sa·marʹi·a;3 for they have practiced falsehood,4 and a thief himself comes in; a marauder band actually makes a dash on the outside.5
  2. And they do not say to their own heart6 that all their badness I will remember.7 Now their dealings have surrounded them.8 In front of my face they have come to be.9
  3. By their badness they make [the] king rejoice, and, by their deceptions, princes.10
  4. All of them are adulterers,11 like a furnace set burning by a baker, [who] ceases poking after kneading dough until it is leavened.
  5. On the day of our king, princes have sickened themselves12—there is a rage because of wine.13 He has drawn his hand along with deriders.
  6. For they have brought their heart near as to a furnace;14 it is burning inside them.15 All night long their baker is sleeping; by morning [the furnace][a] is burning as with a flaming fire.16
  7. They get hot, all of them, like the furnace, and they actually devour their judges. Their own kings have all fallen;17 none among them is calling out to me.18
  8. ¶ “As for Eʹphra·im, it is among the peoples that he personally mingles himself.19 Eʹphra·im himself has become a round cake not turned on the other side.20
  9. Strangers have eaten up his power,21 and he himself has not come to know [it].22 Also, gray hairs themselves have become white on him, but he himself has not come to know [it].
  10. And the pride of Israel has testified to his face,23 and they have not returned to Jehovah their God,[b]24 nor have they looked for him because of all this.25
  11. And Eʹphra·im proves to be like a simpleminded dove26 without heart.[c]27 To Egypt they have called;28 to As·syrʹi·a they have gone.29
  12. ¶ “Whichever way they go, I shall spread out over them my net.30 Like flying creatures of the heavens I shall bring them down.31 I shall discipline them in agreement with the report to their assembly.32
  13. Woe to them,33 for they have fled from me!34 Despoiling to them, for they have transgressed against me! And I myself proceeded to redeem them,35 but they themselves have spoken lies even against me.36
  14. And they did not call to me for aid with their heart,37 although they kept howling on their beds. On account of their grain and sweet wine they kept loafing about;38 they kept turning against me.39
  15. And I, for my part, did disciplining;40 I strengthened their arms,41 but against me they kept scheming what was bad.42
  16. And they proceeded to return, not to anything higher;[d]43 they had become like a loose bow.44 By the sword their princes will fall because of the denunciation of their tongue.45 This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.”46

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit., “it,” masc., referring to “furnace,” masc.
  2. ^ “Their God.” Heb., ʼElo·heh·hemʹ.
  3. ^ Or, “without good motive.” Heb., ʼehn lev.
  4. ^ “Not to anything higher.” Lit., “not upward,” that is, not to an elevated form of worship. Heb., loʼ ʽal.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ De 32:39
  2. ^ Is 28:1; Mc 6:16
  3. ^ Eze 16:46; Am 8:14; Mc 1:5
  4. ^ Je 9:3; Mc 7:3
  5. ^ Ho 6:9
  6. ^ De 32:29; Is 1:3; 44:19
  7. ^ Je 14:10; Am 8:7
  8. ^ Ps 9:16; Pr 5:22
  9. ^ Ps 90:8; Pr 5:21
  10. ^ 1Ki 22:6; Je 5:31; Ro 1:32
  11. ^ Je 3:9; Ml 3:5
  12. ^ Pr 20:1; Is 28:1
  13. ^ Is 5:11; Hab 2:15
  14. ^ 2Sa 13:28
  15. ^ Pr 4:16
  16. ^ Mc 2:1
  17. ^ 2Ki 15:10, 14
  18. ^ Is 9:13; Eze 22:30; Da 9:13
  19. ^ Ps 106:35; Eze 23:5
  20. ^ 1Ki 18:21; Re 3:15
  21. ^ 2Ki 13:3; 15:19
  22. ^ Pr 23:35
  23. ^ Je 3:3; Ho 5:5
  24. ^ Ne 9:35; Is 9:13; Je 8:5; Am 4:6; Zc 1:4
  25. ^ Ps 14:2; Ro 3:11
  26. ^ Ho 11:11
  27. ^ Pr 15:32; Is 1:3
  28. ^ 2Ki 17:4; Is 30:2
  29. ^ 2Ki 15:19; Je 2:18; Eze 23:5
  30. ^ Eze 12:13
  31. ^ Ec 9:12
  32. ^ De 28:15; 2Ki 17:13; Is 28:26
  33. ^ Is 31:1; Eze 16:23
  34. ^ Je 2:5
  35. ^ Is 41:14; Mc 6:4
  36. ^ Is 59:13
  37. ^ Ps 78:37; Is 29:13; Je 3:10; Zc 7:5
  38. ^ Jg 9:27; Am 2:8
  39. ^ Ps 78:57
  40. ^ Ps 94:12; Heb 12:6
  41. ^ 2Ki 13:5
  42. ^ Pr 6:14; Na 1:9
  43. ^ Je 3:10
  44. ^ Ps 78:57
  45. ^ Ps 12:4; 73:9; Is 3:8
  46. ^ Eze 36:20; Ho 9:3

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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