Hosea 5

¹Give ear to this, O priests; give attention, O Israel, and you, family of the king; for you are to be judged; you have been a deceit at Mizpah and a net stretched out on Tabor.

²They have gone deep in the evil ways of Shittim, but I am the judge of all.

³I have knowledge of Ephraim, and Israel is not secret from me; for now, O Ephraim, you have been false to me, Israel has become unclean.

⁴Their works will not let them come back to their God, for a false spirit is in them and they have no knowledge of the Lord.

⁵And the pride of Israel gives an answer to his face; and Ephraim will have a fall through his sins, and the fall of Judah will be the same as theirs.

⁶They will go, with their flocks and their herds, in search of the Lord, but they will not see him; he has taken himself out of their view.

⁷They have been false to the Lord; they have given birth to strange children; now the new moon will make them waste with their fields.

⁸Let the horn be sounded in Gibeah and in Ramah; give a loud cry in Beth-aven, They are after you, O Benjamin.

⁹Ephraim will become a waste in the day of punishment; I have given knowledge among the tribes of Israel of what is certain.

¹⁰The rulers of Judah are like those who take away a landmark; I will let loose my wrath on them like flowing water.

¹¹Ephraim is troubled; he is crushed by his judges, because he took pleasure in walking after deceit.

¹²And so to Ephraim I am like a wasting insect, and a destruction to the children of Judah.

¹³When Ephraim saw his disease and Judah his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria and sent to the great king; but he is not able to make you well or give you help for your wound.

¹⁴For I will be to Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the children of Judah; I, even I, will give him wounds and go away; I will take him away, and there will be no helper.

¹⁵I will go back to my place till they are made waste; in their trouble they will go after me early and will make search for me.

Hosea 5

¹"Listen to this, you priests! Listen, house of Israel, and give ear, house of the king! For the judgment is against you; for you have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread on Tabor.

²The rebels are deep in slaughter; but I discipline all of them.

³I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me; for now, Ephraim, you have played the prostitute. Israel is defiled.

⁴Their deeds won't allow them to turn to their God; for the spirit of prostitution is within them, and they do not know the Lord.

⁵The pride of Israel testifies to his face. Therefore Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their iniquity. Judah also will stumble with them.

⁶They will go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord; but they won't find him. He has withdrawn himself from them.

⁷They are unfaithful to the Lord; for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the new moon will devour them with their fields.

⁸"Blow the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah! Sound a battle cry at Beth Aven, behind you, Benjamin!

⁹Ephraim will become a desolation in the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Israel, I have made known that which will surely be.

¹⁰The princes of Judah are like those who remove a landmark. I will pour out my wrath on them like water.

¹¹Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; Because he is intent in his pursuit of idols.

¹²Therefore I am to Ephraim like a moth, and to the house of Judah like rottenness.

¹³"When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, Then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither will he cure you of your wound.

¹⁴For I will be to Ephraim like a lion, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear in pieces and go away. I will carry off, and there will be no one to deliver.

¹⁵I will go and return to my place, until they acknowledge their offense, and seek my face. In their affliction they will seek me earnestly."