6 For indeed they are gone because of destruction.
Egypt shall gather them up;
Memphis shall bury them.
aNettles shall possess their valuables of silver;
Thorns shall be in their tents.
Egypt shall gather them up;
Memphis shall bury them.
aNettles shall possess their valuables of silver;
Thorns shall be in their tents.
7 The adays of punishment have come;
The days of recompense have come.
Israel knows!
The prophet is a bfool,
cThe spiritual man is insane,
Because of the greatness of your iniquity and great enmity.
The days of recompense have come.
Israel knows!
The prophet is a bfool,
cThe spiritual man is insane,
Because of the greatness of your iniquity and great enmity.
8 The awatchman of Ephraim is with my God;
But the prophet is a1 fowler’s snare in all his ways—
Enmity in the house of his God.
But the prophet is a1 fowler’s snare in all his ways—
Enmity in the house of his God.
9 aThey are deeply corrupted,
As in the days of bGibeah.
He will remember their iniquity;
He will punish their sins.
As in the days of bGibeah.
He will remember their iniquity;
He will punish their sins.
10 “I found Israel
Like grapes in the awilderness;
I saw your fathers
As the bfirstfruits on the fig tree in its first season.
But they went to cBaal Peor,
And1 separated themselves to that shame;
dThey became an abomination like the thing they loved.
Like grapes in the awilderness;
I saw your fathers
As the bfirstfruits on the fig tree in its first season.
But they went to cBaal Peor,
And1 separated themselves to that shame;
dThey became an abomination like the thing they loved.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of words in Hosea 9:7:
Enmity {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Enmity {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Have {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Iniquity {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Man {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Man {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Spiritual {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Prophet {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Punishment {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
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