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Hosea 9:3

EphraimAssyriaEgypt
Judgment

1 Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations, for you have played the harlot against your God; you have made love for hire on every threshing floor.

2 The threshing floor and winepress will not feed them, and the new wine will fail them.

They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.

4 They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves; it will not enter the house of the LORD.

5 What will you do on the appointed day, on the day of the LORD’s feast?

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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.

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BSB
They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.
KJV
They shall not dwell in the LORD’s land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.
WEB
They won’t dwell in the LORD’s land; but Ephraim will return to Egypt, and they will eat unclean food in Assyria.
ASV
They shall not dwell in Jehovah`s land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria.
DARBY
They shall not dwell in Jehovah's land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and in Assyria shall they eat that which is unclean.
BLB
They will not dwell in the land of YHWH, and Ephraim will return to Egypt, and Assyria will eat unclean [things].
ÅB
De skal ikke bli boende i Herrens land; men Efra'im skal vende tilbake til Egypt, og i Assur skal de spise det som er urent.
OTB
De skal ikke bo i Herrens land,
Men Efraim skal vende tilbake til Egypt,
Og i Assyria skal de spise uren mat.
B1930
De skal ikke bli boende i Herrens land; men Efra'im skal vende tilbake til Egypten, og i Assur skal de ete det som er urent.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 4:13

    Then the LORD said, “This is how the Israelites will eat their defiled bread among the nations to which I will banish them.”

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  • Hosea 8:13

    Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to Me, and though they eat the meat, the LORD does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins: They will return to Egypt.

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  • Leviticus 25:23

    The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me.

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  • Jeremiah 2:7

    I brought you into a fertile land to eat its fruit and bounty, but you came and defiled My land, and made My inheritance detestable.

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  • Hosea 7:11

    So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove— calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.

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  • Joshua 23:15

    But just as every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come to pass, likewise the LORD will bring upon you the calamity He has threatened, until He has destroyed you from this good land He has given you.

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  • Hosea 9:6

    For even if they flee destruction, Egypt will gather them and Memphis will bury them. Their precious silver will be taken over by thistles, and thorns will overrun their tents.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:26

    I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it, but will be utterly destroyed.

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