Hosea 8 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

They cry ^H2199 out ^H2199 to Me,

“My God ^H430, we of Israel ^H3478 know ^H3045 You!”

Israel ^H3478 has rejected ^H2186 the good ^H2896;

The enemy ^H340 will pursue ^H7291 him.

They have set ^H4427 up ^H4427 kings ^H4427, but not by Me;

They have appointed ^H8323 officials ^H8323, but I did not know ^H3045 it.

With their silver ^H3701 and gold ^H2091 they have made ^H6213 idols ^H6091 for themselves,

So ^H4616 that ^H4616 [fn]they will be eliminated ^H3772.

[fn]He has rejected ^H2186 your calf ^H5695, Samaria ^H8111, saying,

“My anger ^H639 burns ^H2734 against them!”

How ^H4970 long ^H5704 will they be ^H3201 incapable ^H3808 H3201 of innocence ^H5356?

For from Israel ^H3478 comes even this ^H1931!

A craftsman ^H2796 made ^H6213 it, so it is not God ^H430;

Assuredly ^H3588, the calf ^H5695 of Samaria ^H8111 will be broken ^H7616 to ^H7616 [fn]pieces ^H7616.

For they sow ^H2232 wind ^H7307

And they harvest ^H7114 a storm ^H5492.

The standing ^H7054 grain ^H7054 has ^H369 no ^H369 [fn]kernels ^H6780;

It yields ^H6213 no ^H1097 [fn]grain ^H7058.

If ^H194 it were to yield ^H6213, strangers ^H2114 would swallow ^H1104 it.

Israel ^H3478 has been swallowed ^H1104 up ^H1104;

They are now ^H6258 among the nations ^H1471

Like a vessel ^H3627 in which no ^H369 one ^H369 delights ^H2656.

For they have gone ^H5927 up ^H5927 to Assyria ^H804,

Like a wild ^H6501 donkey ^H6501 all alone ^H909;

Ephraim ^H669 has paid ^H8566 fees ^H8566 for ^H8566 [fn]lovers ^H158.

Even ^H1571 though ^H3588 they [fn]pay ^H8566 for allies among the nations ^H1471,

I will gather ^H6908 them up now ^H6258;

And they will begin ^H2490 to diminish ^H4592

Because ^H4480 of the burden ^H4853 of the king ^H4428 of officials ^H8269.

Since ^H3588 Ephraim ^H669 has multiplied ^H7235 altars ^H4196 for sin ^H2398,

They have become ^H1961 altars ^H4196 of sinning ^H2398 for him.

Though I wrote ^H3789 for him ten ^H7239 thousand ^H7239 precepts of My Law ^H8451,

They are regarded ^H2803 as a strange ^H2114 thing ^H2114.

As for My sacrificial ^H2077 gifts ^H1890,

They sacrifice ^H2076 the flesh ^H1320 and eat ^H398 it,

But the LORD ^H3068 has taken ^H7521 no ^H3808 delight ^H7521 in them.

Now ^H6258 He will remember ^H2142 their guilt ^H5771,

And punish ^H6485 them for their sins ^H2403;

They will return ^H7725 to Egypt ^H4714.

For Israel ^H3478 has forgotten ^H7911 his Maker ^H6213 and built ^H1129 palaces ^H1964;

And Judah ^H3063 has multiplied ^H7235 fortified ^H1219 cities ^H5892,

But I will send ^H7971 a fire ^H784 on its cities ^H5892, and it will consume ^H398 its palatial ^H759 buildings ^H759.