Hosea 5:1

AMP: Hear this and pay close attention, O priests!Give heed, O house of Israel!Listen, O house of the king!For the [pronounced] judgment pertains to you and is meant for you to hear,Because you have been a snare at MizpahAnd a net spread out over Tabor (military strongholds on either side of the Jordan River).

ASV: Hear this, O ye priests, and hearken, O house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king; for unto you pertaineth the judgment; for ye have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

BSB: “Hear this, O priests!Take heed, O house of Israel!Give ear, O royal house!For this judgment is against youbecause you have been a snare at Mizpah,a net spread out on Tabor.

DARBY: Hear this, ye priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ear, O house of the king: for this judgment is for you; for ye have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

DRA: Hear ye this, O priests, and hearken, O ye house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king: for there is a judgment against you, because you have been a snare to them whom you should have watched over, and a net spread upon Thabor.

KJV: Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

Hosea 5:2

AMP: The revolters have gone deep into depravity,But I [the Lord God] will chastise them all.

ASV: And the revolters are gone deep in making slaughter; but I am a rebuker of them all.

BSB: The rebels are deep in slaughter;but I will chastise them all.

DARBY: And they have plunged themselves in the corruption of apostasy, but I will be a chastiser of them all.

DRA: And you have turned aside victims into the depth: and I am, the teacher of them all.

KJV: And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.

Hosea 5:3

AMP: I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me;For now, O Ephraim, you have played the prostitute and have worshiped idols;Israel has defiled itself.

ASV: I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me; for now, O Ephraim, thou hast played the harlot, Israel is defiled.

BSB: I know all about Ephraim,and Israel is not hidden from Me.For now, O Ephraim,you have turned to prostitution;Israel is defiled.

DARBY: I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me; for now, Ephraim, thou hast committed whoredom; Israel is defiled.

DRA: I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now Ephraim hath committed fornication, Israel is defiled.

KJV: I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.

Hosea 5:4

AMP: Their [immoral] practices will not permit themTo return to their God,For the spirit of prostitution is within themAnd they do not know the Lord [they do not recognize, appreciate, heed or cherish Him].

ASV: Their doings will not suffer them to turn unto their God; for the spirit of whoredom is within them, and they know not Jehovah.

BSB: Their deeds do not permit themto return to their God,for a spirit of prostitution is within them,and they do not know the LORD.

DARBY: Their doings do not allow them to return unto their God; for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they know not Jehovah.

DRA: They will not set their thoughts to return to their God: for the spirit of fornication is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord.

KJV: They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.

Hosea 5:5

AMP: But the pride and self-reliance of Israel testifies against him.Therefore Israel, and [especially] Ephraim, stumble and fall in their wickedness and guilt;Judah also has stumbled with them.

ASV: And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in their iniquity; Judah also shall stumble with them.

BSB: Israel’s arrogance testifies against them;Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity;even Judah stumbles with them.

DARBY: And Israel's pride doth testify to his face; and Israel and Ephraim shall fall by their iniquity: Judah also shall fall with them.

DRA: And the pride of Israel shall answer in his face: and Israel and Ephraim shall fall in their iniquity, Juda also shall fall with them.

KJV: And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.

Hosea 5:6

AMP: They will go with their flocks and with their herdsTo seek the Lord [diligently searching for Him], but they will not find Him;He has withdrawn from them [refusing to hear the prayers of the unrepentant].

ASV: They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find him: he hath withdrawn himself from them.

BSB: They go with their flocks and herdsto seek the LORD,but they do not find Him;He has withdrawn Himself from them.

DARBY: They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah; but they shall not find [him]: he hath withdrawn himself from them.

DRA: With their flocks, and with their herds, they shall go to seek the Lord, and shall not find him: he is withdrawn from them.

KJV: They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.

Hosea 5:7

AMP: They have dealt treacherously against the Lord,For they have borne illegitimate (pagan) children.Now the New Moon will devour them along with their land [bringing judgment and captivity].

ASV: They have dealt treacherously against Jehovah; for they have borne strange children: now shall the new moon devour them with their fields.

BSB: They have been unfaithful to the LORD;for they have borne illegitimate children.Now the New Moon will devour themalong with their land.

DARBY: They have dealt treacherously against Jehovah; for they have begotten strange children: now shall the new moon devour them, with their allotted possessions.

DRA: They have transgressed against the Lord, for they have begotten children that are strangers: now shall a month devour them with their portions.

KJV: They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.

Hosea 5:8

AMP: ¶Blow the horn in Gibeah,The trumpet in Ramah [the lofty hills on Benjamin’s northern border].Sound the alarm at Beth-aven:“Behind you and coming after you [is the enemy], O Benjamin [be on guard]!”

ASV: Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: sound an alarm at Beth-aven; behind thee, O Benjamin.

BSB: Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah,the trumpet in Ramah;raise the battle cry in Beth-aven:Lead on, O Benjamin!

DARBY: Blow the horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; cry aloud [at] Beth-aven: behind thee, O Benjamin!

DRA: Blow ye the cornet in Gabaa, the trumpet in Rama: howl ye in Bethaven, behind thy back, O Benjamin.

KJV: Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin.

Hosea 5:9

AMP: Ephraim will become a desolation in the day of rebuke;Among the tribes of Israel I declare what is certain.

ASV: Ephraim shall become a desolation in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.

BSB: Ephraim will be laid wasteon the day of rebuke.Among the tribes of IsraelI proclaim what is certain.

DARBY: Ephraim shall be a desolation in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which is sure.

DRA: Ephraim shall be in desolation in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel I have shewn that which shall surely be.

KJV: Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.

Hosea 5:10

AMP: The princes of Judah are like those who move a boundary marker;I will pour out My wrath on them like [an unrestrained flood of] water. [Deut 19:14; Prov 22:28]

ASV: The princes of Judah are like them that remove the landmark: I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.

BSB: The princes of Judahare like those who move boundary stones;I will pour out My furyupon them like water.

DARBY: The princes of Judah are become like them that remove the landmark: I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.

DRA: The princes of Juda are become as they that take up the bound: I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.

KJV: The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.

Hosea 5:11

AMP: Ephraim is oppressed; he is broken and crushed by [divine] judgment,Because he was determined to follow man’s command (vanities, filth, secular precepts).

ASV: Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; because he was content to walk after [man`s] command.

BSB: Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment,for he is determined to follow worthless idols.

DARBY: Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, because in selfwill he walked after the commandment [of man].

DRA: Ephraim is under oppression, and broken in judgment: because he began to go after filthiness.

KJV: Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.

Hosea 5:12

AMP: Therefore I am like a moth to EphraimAnd like dry rot to the house of Judah [in My judgment against them].

ASV: Therefore am I unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.

BSB: So I am like a moth to Ephraim,and like decay to the house of Judah.

DARBY: And I will be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.

DRA: And I will be like a moth to Ephraim: and like rottenness to the house of Juda.

KJV: Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.

Hosea 5:13

AMP: When Ephraim saw his sickness,And Judah his wound,Then Ephraim went to Assyria [instead of the Lord]And sent to [Assyria’s] great King Jareb [for help].But he cannot heal youNor will he cure you of your wound [received in judgment].

ASV: When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah [saw] his wound, then went Ephraim to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound.

BSB: When Ephraim saw his sicknessand Judah his wound,then Ephraim turned to Assyriaand sent to the great king.But he cannot cure youor heal your wound.

DARBY: When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his sore, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb; but he was unable to heal you, nor hath he removed your sore.

DRA: And Ephraim saw his sickness, and Juda his band: and Ephraim went to the Assyrian, and sent to the avenging king: and he shall not be able to heal you, neither shall he be able to take off the band from you.

KJV: When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.

Hosea 5:14

AMP: For I will be like a lion to EphraimAnd like a young lion to the house of Judah.I, even I, will tear to pieces and go on [tearing];I will carry off [the prey] and there will be no one to rescue them.

ASV: For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will carry off, and there shall be none to deliver.

BSB: For I am like a lion to Ephraimand like a young lion to the house of Judah.I, even I, will tear them to piecesand then go away.I will carry them offwhere no one can rescue them.

DARBY: For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah. I, I will tear and go away; I will carry off, and there shall be none to deliver.

DRA: For I will be like a lioness to Ephraim, and like a lion's whelp to the house of Juda: I, I will catch, and go: I will take away, and there is none that can rescue.

KJV: For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.

Hosea 5:15

AMP: I will go away and return to My place [on high]Until they acknowledge their offense and bear their guilt and seek My face;In their distress they will earnestly seek Me, saying,

ASV: I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me earnestly.

BSB: Then I will return to My placeuntil they admit their guilt and seek My face;in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”

DARBY: I will go away, I will return to my place, till they acknowledge their trespass, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.

DRA: I will go and return to my place: until you are consumed, and seek my face.

KJV: I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.

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