Hosea 8

1 To mouth your a horn like eagle over [the] house of Yahweh because they have transgressed covenant my and on law my they have rebelled.

“Place a trumpet at your lips! An eagle is coming over the house of Yahweh because the people have broken my covenant and rebelled against my law.

2 To me they cry out O God my we know you Israel.

They cry out to me, 'My God, we in Israel know you.'

3 It has rejected Israel good an enemy he will pursue him.

But Israel has rejected what is good, and the enemy will pursue him.

4 They they have made kings and not from me they have installed leaders and not I knew silver their and gold their they have made for themselves idols so that it may be cut off.

They have set up kings, but not by me. They have made princes, but without my knowledge. With their silver and gold they have made idols for themselves, but it was only so they might be cut off.”

5 He has rejected calf your O Samaria it has burned anger my on them until when? not will they be able innocence.

“Your calf has been rejected, Samaria. My anger is burning against these people. For how long will they stay guilty?

6 For [are] from Israel and it a craftsman he made it and not [is] God it for fragments it will become [the] calf of Samaria.

For this idol came from Israel; a workman made it; it is not God! The calf of Samaria will be broken to pieces.

7 For a wind they sow and a storm-wind they will reap standing grain not [belongs] to it growth not it will produce flour perhaps it will produce strangers they will swallow it.

For the people sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The standing grain has no heads; it yields no flour. If it does come to maturity, foreigners will devour it.

8 It will be swallowed Israel now they are among the nations like a vessel [which] there not [is] pleasure in it.

Israel is swallowed up; now they lie among the nations like something useless.

9 For they they have gone up Assyria a wild donkey isolated to itself Ephraim they have hired (lovers *L(abh)*)

For they went up to Assyria like a wild donkey all alone. Ephraim has hired lovers for herself.

10 also for they will hire among the nations now I will gather them and they have begun a few from [the] burden of a king princes.

Even though they have hired lovers among the nations, I will now gather them together. They will begin to waste away because of the oppression of the king of princes.

11 For he has multiplied Ephraim altars for sinning they have become to him altars for sinning.

For Ephraim has multiplied altars for sin offerings, but they have become altars for committing sins instead.

12 (I wrote *Q(k)*) for him ([the] numerous things of *Q(K)*) law my like a strange [thing] they are regarded.

I could write down my law for them ten thousand times, but they would view it as something strange to them.

13 [the] sacrifices of Gifts my they sacrifice flesh and they ate [it] Yahweh not he is pleased with them now he will remember iniquity their so he may punish sins their they Egypt they will return.

As for the sacrifices of my offerings, they sacrifice meat and eat it, but I, Yahweh, do not accept them. Now I will think about their iniquity and punish their sins. They will return to Egypt.

14 And he has forgotten Israel maker his and he has built palaces and Judah he has multiplied cities fortified and I will send fire on cities his and it will consume fortresses his.

Israel has forgotten me, his Maker, and has built palaces. Judah has fortified many cities, but I will send fire on his cities; it will destroy his fortresses.