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Hosea 9:9-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Hosea 9:9-11
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9 They have sunk to the depths of corruption,
as in the days of Gibeah;[a](A)
God will remember their iniquity
and punish their sins.
From Former Glory to a History of Corruption
10 Like grapes in the desert,
I found Israel;
Like the first fruits of the fig tree, its first to ripen,(B)
I looked on your ancestors.
But when they came to Baal-peor[b](C)
and consecrated themselves to the Shameful One,
they became as abhorrent as the thing they loved.
11 Ephraim is like a bird:
their glory flies away—
no birth, no pregnancy, no conception.(D)
Footnotes
- 9:9 The days of Gibeah: the precise allusion is not clear. Perhaps it is a reference to the outrage committed at Gibeah in the days of the judges (Jgs 19–21), or to questions surrounding Saul’s kingship at Gibeah (1 Sm 10:26; 14:2; 22:6).
- 9:10 Baal-peor: where the Israelites consecrated themselves for the first time to Baal (Nm 25; see note on Hos 5:1–2). Baal is here called the Shameful One.
Hosea 9:9-11
New International Version
Hosea 9:9-11
New International Version
9 They have sunk deep into corruption,(A)
as in the days of Gibeah.(B)
God will remember(C) their wickedness
and punish them for their sins.(D)
10 “When I found Israel,
it was like finding grapes in the desert;
when I saw your ancestors,
it was like seeing the early fruit(E) on the fig(F) tree.
But when they came to Baal Peor,(G)
they consecrated themselves to that shameful idol(H)
and became as vile as the thing they loved.
11 Ephraim’s glory(I) will fly away like a bird(J)—
no birth, no pregnancy, no conception.(K)
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