Hosea 5:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Hosea 5:9

7 They have ^adealt treacherously with the Lord,
For they have begotten¹ pagan children.
Now a New Moon shall devour them and their heritage.

8 “Blow^a the ram’s horn in Gibeah,
The trumpet in Ramah!
^bCry aloud at ^cBeth Aven,
‘Look behind you, O Benjamin!’

9 Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke;
Among the tribes of Israel I make known what is sure.

10 “The princes of Judah are like those who ^aremove a landmark;
I will pour out My wrath on them like water.

11 Ephraim is ^aoppressed and broken in judgment,
Because he willingly walked by ^bhuman precept.

12 Therefore I will be to Ephraim like a moth,
And to the house of Judah ^alike rottenness.

Verse Comparison: Hosea 5:9

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

Amplified® Bible
Ephraim shall become a desolation in the day of rebuke {and} punishment. Among the tribes of Israel I declare what shall surely be.

Contemporary English Version
I, the LORD, will punish and wipe out Israel. This is my solemn promise to every tribe of Israel.

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

Good News Bible
The day of punishment is coming, and Israel will be ruined. People of Israel, this will surely happen!

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

New American Standard Bible
Ephraim will become a desolation in the day of rebuke; Among the tribes of Israel I declare what is sure.

New International Version
Ephraim will be laid waste
on the day of reckoning.
Among the tribes of Israel
I proclaim what is certain.

New King James Version
Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke;
Among the tribes of Israel I make known what is sure.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Ephraim will become a desolation in the day of rebuke; Among the tribes of Israel I declare what I know as sure.

Revised Standard Version
E'phraim shall become a desolation in the day of punishment; among the tribes of Israel I declare what is sure.

Young's Literal Translation
Ephraim is for a desolation in a day of reproof, Among the tribes of Israel I have made known a sure thing.

New English Translation
Ephraim will be ruined in the day of judgment!¹ What I am declaring² to the tribes of Israel will certainly take place!³

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