1 Rejoice not, O Israel! Exult not like the peoples; for you have played the harlot, forsaking your God. You have loved a harlot's hire upon all threshing floors.
2 Threshing floor and winevat shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail them.
3 They shall not remain in the land of the LORD; but E'phraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria.
4 They shall not pour libations of wine to the LORD; and they shall not please him with their sacrifices. Their bread shall be like mourners' bread; 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 appointed festival, and on the day of the feast of the LORD?
6 For behold, they are going to Assyria; 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 E'phraim, the people of 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 Gib'e-ah: 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 Ba'al-pe'or, and consecrated themselves to Ba'al, and became detestable like the thing they loved.
11 E'phraim'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 E'phraim's sons, as I have seen, are destined for a prey; E'phraim must lead forth his sons to slaughter.
14 Give them, O LORD -- what wilt thou 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 E'phraim is stricken, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit. Even though they bring forth, I will slay their beloved children.
17 My God will cast them off, because they have not hearkened to him; they shall be wanderers among the nations.
Versículos relacionados com Hosea, 9:
Hosea Chapter 9 deals with the imminent punishment that God will bring about the people of Israel because of their sins and infidelity. Israel had become a rotten fruit, and God would reject them and leave them alone. Following are five selected verses from other parts of the Bible that address topics related to this chapter:
Jeremiah 17:10: "I, the Lord, squad my heart, I prove the thoughts; and this to give each one according to his ways, according to the fruit of his works." This verse talks about God's righteousness and how he judges each one according to his works, a theme present in Hosea 9.
Proverbs 1:31: "Therefore, they will eat the fruit of their way, and shall be bound of their own advice." This verse highlights how the choices and actions of the people of Israel have resulted in their own destruction.
Jeremiah 2:19: "Your own malice shall punish you, and your apostasies will rebuke you; you know, and see, that evil and how bitter is the Lord, your God, and do not have my fear in you, says The Lord, the god of armies. " This verse talks about the punishment that comes as a result of infidelity and apostasy, a theme present in Hosea 9.
Psalm 9:16: "The Lord manifested himself, executing judgment; he destroyed the wicked and erased his name forever." This verse talks about God's righteousness and how it destroys the wicked, something the people of Israel were about to experience.
Psalm 78:31-32: "It was then that the wrath of God lit against them; He killed the strongest among them, and wounded the young people of Israel. Nevertheless, they continued to sin, and did not believe in their wonders . " This verse talks about the rebellion and infidelity of the people of Israel, who continued to sin despite the punishment of God, a theme present in Hosea 9.
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