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They have betrayed the honor of the Lord,
    bearing children that are not his.
Now their false religion will devour them
    along with their wealth.[a]

“Sound the alarm in Gibeah!
    Blow the trumpet in Ramah!
Raise the battle cry in Beth-aven[b]!
    Lead on into battle, O warriors of Benjamin!
One thing is certain, Israel[c]:
    On your day of punishment,
    you will become a heap of rubble.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:7 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
  2. 5:8 Beth-aven means “house of wickedness”; it is being used as another name for Bethel, which means “house of God.”
  3. 5:9 Hebrew Ephraim, referring to the northern kingdom of Israel; also in 5:11, 12, 13, 14.

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