Hosea 5

1 Hear this, O ye priests, and hearken, O house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king, for to you pertains the judgment. For ye have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

“Hear this, priests! Pay attention, house of Israel! Listen, house of the king! For judgment is coming against you all. You have been a snare at Mizpah and a net spread over Tabor.

2 And the revolters have gone deep in making slaughter, but I am a rebuker of them all.

The rebels stand deep in slaughter, but I will punish all of them.

3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me. For now, O Ephraim, thou have played the harlot; Israel is defiled.

I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me. Ephraim, now you have become like a prostitute; Israel is defiled.

4 Their doings will not allow them to turn to their God, for the spirit of whoredom is within them, and they do not know Jehovah.

Their deeds will not allow them to turn to God, for the mind of adultery is in them, and they do not know Yahweh.

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

The pride of Israel testifies against him; so Israel and Ephraim will stumble in their guilt; and Judah also will stumble with them.

6 They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek Jehovah, but they shall not find him. He has withdrawn himself from them.

They will go with their flocks and herds to seek Yahweh, but they will not find him, for he has withdrawn himself from them.

7 They have dealt treacherously against Jehovah, for they have borne strange sons. Now the new moon shall devour them with their fields.

They were unfaithful to Yahweh, for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the new moon festivals will devour them with their fields.

8 Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah. Sound an alarm at Beth-aven, behind thee, O Benjamin.

Blow the horn in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah. Sound a battle cry at Beth Aven: 'We will follow you, Benjamin!'

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

Ephraim will become a desolation on the day of punishment. Among the tribes of Israel I have declared what is certain to happen.

10 The rulers of Judah are like those who remove the landmark. I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.

The leaders of Judah are like those who move a boundary stone. I will pour my wrath on them like water.

11 Ephraim is oppressed. He is crushed in judgment, because he was content to walk after man's command.

Ephraim is crushed; he is crushed in judgment, because he has willingly walked after idols.

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

So I will be like a moth to Ephraim, and like rot to the house of Judah.

13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb. But he is not able to heal you, nor will he cure you of your wound.

When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria, and Judah sent messengers to the great king. But he was not able to cure you people or heal your wound.

14 For I will be to Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear and go away, I will carry off, and there shall be none to deliver.

So I will be like a lion to Ephraim, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear and go away; I will carry them off, and there will be no one to rescue them.

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

I will go and return to my place, until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face, until they earnestly seek me in their distress.”