Hosea 9:7
5 What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD?
6 For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.
The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.
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.
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
- The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived— let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.
- KJV
- The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.
- WEB
- The days of visitation have come. The days of reckoning have come. Israel will consider the prophet to be a fool, and the man who is inspired to be insane, because of the abundance of your sins, and because your hostility is great.
- ASV
- The days of visitation are come, the days of recompense are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the man that hath the spirit is mad, for the abundance of thine iniquity, and because the enmity is great.
- DARBY
- The days of visitation are come; the days of recompence are come: Israel shall know [it]: the prophet is a fool, the inspired man is mad, because of the greatness of thine iniquity, and the great enmity.
- BLB
- The days of punishment have come in; the days of recompense have come in. let Israel knows the prophet [is] a fool, the man of the spirit is insane over the abundance of your iniquity, and the greatness of your hatred.
- ÅB
- Kommet er hjemsøkelsens dager, kommet er gjengjeldelsens dager; Israel skal få merke det: En dåre er profeten, avsindig er åndens mann, fordi din misgjerning er så stor og ditt fiendskap så sterkt.
- OTB
- Straffens dager er kommet,
Gjenlønnelsens dager er kommet;
La Israel vite dette!
Profeten blir ansett som en narr,
Den inspirerte personen som en galning,
På grunn av grovheten i din ugjerning,
Og fordi din fiendtlighet er så stor. - B1930
- Kommet er hjemsøkelsens dager, kommet er gjengjeldelsens dager; Israel skal få merke det: En dåre er profeten, avsindig er åndens mann, fordi din misgjerning er så stor og ditt fiendskap så sterkt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 26:24–25
And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
Read in contextMicah 7:4
The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
Read in contextMark 3:21
And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
Read in context2 Kings 9:11
Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication.
Read in contextEzekiel 13:3
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
Read in contextIsaiah 10:3
And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?
Read in contextEzekiel 14:9–10
And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
Read in contextLamentations 2:14
Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.
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