Hosea 9:10

⁸ The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God.

⁹ They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.

I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baal-peor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.

¹¹ As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.

¹² Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved.
KJV: I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baal-peor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.
WEB: I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree at its first season; but they came to Baal Peor, and consecrated themselves to the shameful thing, and became abominable like that which they loved.
ASV: I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the first-ripe in the fig-tree at its first season: but they came to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves unto the shameful thing, and became abominable like that which they loved.
DARBY: I found Israel as grapes in the wilderness; as first-ripe fruit on the fig-tree, I saw your fathers at the beginning: they went to Baal-Peor, and separated themselves unto that shame, and became abominations like their lover.
BLB: Like grapes in the wilderness, I found Israel; as the firstfruits on the fig tree in its first season, I saw your⁺ fathers. They went [to] Baal-peor and dedicated themselves to that shame, and they became as detestable as that which they loved!

ÅB: Som druer i ørkenen fant jeg Israel, som den tidligste frukt på et fikentre i dets første tid så jeg deres fedre; men da de kom til Ba'al-Peor, vidde de seg til avgudsdyrkelsen og ble avskyelige slik som den de elsket.
OTB: Jeg fant Israel som druer i ørkenen;
Jeg verdsatte deres forfedre som den tidligste frukt på fikentreet i dets første sesong.
Men de gikk til Ba'al-Peor for å vie seg til skam,
Og de ble like avskyelige for meg som alt de satte pris på der.
B1930: Som druer i ørkenen fant jeg Israel, som den tidligste frukt på et fikentre i dets første tid så jeg eders fedre; men da de kom til Ba'al-Peor, vidde de sig til avgudsdyrkelsen og blev vederstyggelige likesom den de elsket.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 11:13
For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.
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Hosea 4:14
I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.
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Numbers 25:1–18
And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.
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Ezekiel 20:8
But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
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Hosea 2:15
And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.
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Psalms 106:28–29
They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
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Jeremiah 2:2–3
Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
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Amos 4:5
And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
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