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Hosea

Uses the prophet's marriage as a symbol for Israel's unfaithfulness and God's faithful love.

Chapter 5

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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.

Geneva: O ye Priestes, heare this, and hearken ye, O house of Israel, and giue ye eare, O house of the King: for iudgement is towarde you, because you haue bene a snare on Mizpah, and a net spred vpon Tabor.

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

Geneva: Yet they were profounde, to decline to slaughter, though I haue bene a rebuker of them all.

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

Geneva: I knowe Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for nowe, O Ephraim thou art become an harlot, and Israel is defiled.

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.

Geneva: They will not giue their mindes to turne vnto their God: for the spirit of fornication is in the middes of them, and they haue not knowen the Lord.

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.

Geneva: And the pride of Israel doth testifie to his face: therefore shal Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquitie: Iudah also shall fall with 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KJV: They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.

Geneva: They shall goe with their sheepe, and with their bullockes to seeke the Lorde: but they shall not finde him: for he hath withdrawne himselfe from them.

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

Geneva: They haue transgressed against the Lorde: for they haue begotte strange children: now shal a moneth deuoure them with their portions.

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

Geneva: Blowe ye the trumpet in Gibeah, and the shaume in Ramah: crie out at Beth-auen, after thee, O Beniamin.

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

Geneva: Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel haue I caused to knowe the trueth.

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

Geneva: The princes of Iudah were like them that remoue the bounde: therefore will I powre out my wrath vpon them like water.

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

Geneva: Ephraim is oppressed, and broken in iudgement, because he willingly walked after the commandement.

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

Geneva: Therefore wil I be vnto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Iudah as a rottennesse.

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.

Geneva: When Ephraim sawe his sickenes, and Iudah his wound, then went Ephraim vnto Asshur, and sent vnto King Iareb: yet coulde hee not heale you, nor cure you of your wound.

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.

Geneva: For I will be vnto Ephraim as a lyon, and as a lyons whelpe to the house of Iudah: I, euen I will spoyle, and goe away: I will take away, and none shall rescue it.

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.

Geneva: I will go, and returne to my place, til they acknowledge their fault, and seeke me: in their affliction they will seeke me diligently.