Oíd esto, sacerdotes,y estad atentos, casa de Israel,y casa del rey, escuchad,porque para vosotros es el juicio;pues lazo habéis sido en Mizpaa,y red tendida sobre el Tabor.Os. 9:82 Y los rebeldes se han ahondado en la perversión1a;pero yo los castigaré a todos ellos.O, han profundizado en la matanza sus transgresionesIsa. 29:15; Os. 4:2; Os. 6:9; 9:153 Yo conozco a Efraín, e Israel no se me ocultaa;porque ahora te has prostituido, Efraín,se ha contaminado Israel.Amós 3:2; 5:124 No les permiten sus obrasvolver a su Dios,porque hay un espíritu de prostitución dentro de ellosa,y no conocen al SEÑORb.Os. 4:12Os. 4:6, 145 Además, el orgullo de Israel testifica contra éla,e Israel y Efraín tropiezan en su iniquidad;también Judá ha tropezado con ellosb.Os. 7:10Ezeq. 23:31-356 Irán con sus rebaños y sus ganadosaen busca del SEÑOR, pero no le encontraránb;se ha retirado de ellosc.Os. 8:13; Miq. 6:6, 7Prov. 1:28; Isa. 1:15; Jer. 14:12Ezeq. 8:67 Han obrado perversamente contra el SEÑORa,porque han engendrado hijos ilegítimos1b.Ahora los devorará la luna nueva junto con sus heredades2c.Lit., extrañosLit., parcelasIsa. 48:8; Jer. 3:20; Os. 6:7Os. 2:4Isa. 1:14; Os. 2:11
8 Tocad la bocina en Guibeáa,la trompetab en Ramá.Sonad alarma en Bet-avén:¡Alerta1, Benjamínc!Lit., Detrás de ti,Os. 9:9; 10:9Joel 2:1Jue. 5:149 Efraín será una desolacióna en el día de la reprensiónb;en las tribus de Israel yo hago saber lo que es ciertoc.Isa. 28:1-4; Os. 9:11-17Isa. 37:3Isa. 46:10; Zac. 1:610 Los príncipes de Judá son como los que mueven los linderosa;sobre ellos derramaré como aguab mi furorc.Deut. 19:14; 27:17Sal. 32:6; 93:3, 4Ezeq. 7:811 Efraín está oprimido, quebrantado en juicioa,porque insistía en seguir mandato1dehombreb.Algunas versiones antiguas dicen: tras la nadaDeut. 28:33Miq. 6:1612 Yo, pues, soy como polillaa para Efraín,y como carcoma para la casa de Judá.Sal. 39:11; Isa. 51:813 Cuando Efraín vio su enfermedady Judá su herida1,Efraín fue a Asiriaay envió mensaje al rey Jareb2b;pero él no os podrá sanar,ni curar vuestra herida3c.O, llagaO, rey vengador, o, gran reyOs. 7:11; 8:9; 12:1Os. 10:6Jer. 30:12-1514 Porque yo seré como león para Efraín,y como leoncillo para la casa de Judá.Yo, yo mismo, desgarraré y me iré,arrebataré y no habrá quien librea.Sal. 7:2; 50:22; Os. 13:7, 8; Amós 3:4; Miq. 5:815 Me iré y volveré a mi lugarhasta que reconozcan su culpa1 y busquen mi rostroa;en su angustia me buscarán con diligenciab.O, lleven su castigoIsa. 64:7-9; Jer. 3:13, 14Sal. 50:15; 78:34; Jer. 2:27; Os. 3:5
Hearthis, O priests!Giveheed, O house of Israel!Listen, O house of the king!For the judgment applies to you,For you have been a asnare at MizpahAnd a netspread out on Tabor.Hos 9:82 The arevolters have 1bgonedeep in depravity,But I will chastiseall of them.Or waded deep in slaughterHos 9:15Is 29:15; Hos 4:2; 6:93 I aknowEphraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me;For now, O Ephraim, you have played the harlot,Israel has defiled itself.Amos 3:2; 5:124 Their deeds will not allow themTo return to their God.For a aspirit of harlotry is within them,And they bdo not know the LORD.Hos 4:12Hos 4:6, 145 Moreover, the apride of Israeltestifiesagainst him,And Israel and Ephraimstumble in their iniquity;bJudahalso has stumbled with them.Hos 7:10Ezek 23:31-356 They will ago with their flocks and herdsTo seek the LORD, but they will bnot findHim;He has cwithdrawn from them.Hos 8:13; Mic 6:6, 7Prov 1:28; Is 1:15; Jer 14:12Ezek 8:67 They have adealttreacherously against the LORD,For they have borne1billegitimatechildren.Now the cnewmoon will devour them with their 2land.Lit strangeLit portionsIs 48:8; Jer 3:20; Hos 6:7Hos 2:4Is 1:14; Hos 2:11
8 aBlow the horn in bGibeah,The trumpet in Ramah.Sound an alarm at Beth-aven:“cBehind you, Benjamin!”Joel 2:1Hos 9:9; 10:9Judg 5:149 Ephraim will become a adesolation in the bday of rebuke;Among the tribes of Israel I cdeclare what is sure.Is 28:1-4; Hos 9:11-17Is 37:3Is 46:10; Zech 1:610 The princes of Judah have become like those who amove a boundary;On them I will bpour out My wrathclike water.Deut 19:14; 27:17Ezek 7:8Ps 32:6; 93:3, 411 Ephraim is aoppressed, crushed in judgment,bBecause he was determined to 1followman’scommand.Or with some ancient versions, follow nothingnessDeut 28:33Mic 6:1612 Therefore I am like a amoth to EphraimAnd like rottenness to the house of Judah.Ps 39:11; Is 51:813 When Ephraimsaw his sickness,And Judah his 1wound,Then Ephraimwent to aAssyriaAnd sent to 2bKingJareb.But he is cunable to heal you,Or to cure you of your 3wound.Or ulcerOr the avenging king or the great kingHos 7:11; 8:9; 12:1Hos 10:6Jer 30:12-1514 For I willbealike a lion to EphraimAnd like a younglion to the house of Judah.bI, even I, will tear to pieces and go away,I will carry away, and there will be cnone to deliver.Ps 7:2; Hos 13:7, 8; Amos 3:4Ps 50:22Mic 5:815 I will go away andreturn to My placeUntil they 1aacknowledge their guilt and seek My face;In their affliction they will earnestlybseek Me.Or bear their punishmentIs 64:7-9; Jer 3:13, 14Ps 50:15; 78:34; Jer 2:27; Hos 3:5
Hear this and pay close attention, O priests!Give heed, O house of Israel!Listen, O house of the king!For the pronounced judgment pertains to you and is meant for you to hear,Because you have been a asnare at MizpahAnd a net spread out over Tabor (military strongholds on either side of the Jordan River) .Hos 9:82 The arevolters have bgone deep into depravity,But I the LORD God will chastise them all.Hos 9:15Is 29:15; Hos 4:2; 6:93 I aknow Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me;For now, O Ephraim, you have played the prostitute and have worshiped idols;Israel has defiled itself.Amos 3:2; 5:124 Their immoral practices will not permit themTo return to their God,For the aspirit of prostitution is within themAnd they bdo not know the LORDthey do not recognize, appreciate, heed or cherish Him.Hos 4:12Hos 4:6, 145 But the apride and self-reliance of Israel testifies against him.Therefore Israel, and especially1Ephraim, stumble and fall in their wickedness and guilt;2bJudah also has stumbled with them.Ephraim was the most dominant of the ten tribes in the Kingdom of Israel, and this and other economic factors led to Ephraim becoming a synonym for the entire Northern Kingdom.The Southern Kingdom or Kingdom of Judah consisted primarily of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. After the united kingdom divided, Judah continued to be ruled by the kings of the Davidic line. Jerusalem was the capital city of Judah.Hos 7:10Ezek 23:31-356 They will ago with their flocks and with their herdsTo seek the LORDdiligently searching for Him, but they will bnot find Him;He has cwithdrawn from them refusing to hear the prayers of the unrepentant.Hos 8:13; Mic 6:6, 7Prov 1:28; Is 1:15; Jer 14:12Ezek 8:67 They have adealt treacherously against the LORD,For they have borne billegitimate (pagan) children.Now the 1cNew Moon will devour them along with their land bringing judgment and captivity.Instead of a celebration, judgment would occur at the time of the New Moon Festival; 2:11.Is 48:8; Jer 3:20; Hos 6:7Hos 2:4Is 1:14; Hos 2:11
8 aBlow the horn in bGibeah,The trumpet in Ramah the lofty hills on Benjamin’s northern border.Sound the alarm at Beth-aven:“cBehind you and coming after you is the enemy, O Benjamin be on guard!”Joel 2:1Hos 9:9; 10:9Judg 5:149 Ephraim will become a adesolation in the bday of rebuke;Among the tribes of Israel I cdeclare what is certain.Is 28:1-4; Hos 9:11-17Is 37:3Is 46:10; Zech 1:610 The princes of Judah are like those who 1amove a boundary marker;I will bpour out My wrath on them clike an unrestrained flood of water. Deut 19:14; Prov 22:28I.e. like an official changing the laws of what is right and what is wrong by changing the legal standards.Deut 19:14; 27:17Ezek 7:8Ps 32:6; 93:3, 411 Ephraim is aoppressed; he is broken and crushed by divine judgment,bBecause he was determined to follow man’s command (1vanities, filth, secular precepts) .“Vanities” is the rendering of The Septuagint (Greek translation of the Old Testament); “filth,” the rendering of the DSS.Deut 28:33Mic 6:1612 Therefore I am like a amoth to EphraimAnd like dry rot to the house of Judah in My judgment against them.Ps 39:11; Is 51:813 When Ephraim saw his sickness,And Judah his wound,Then Ephraim went to aAssyria instead of the LORDAnd sent to Assyria’s great bKing Jareb for help.But he ccannot heal youNor will he cure you of your wound received in judgment.Hos 7:11; 8:9; 12:1Hos 10:6Jer 30:12-1514 For I willbealike a lion to EphraimAnd like a young lion to the house of Judah.bI, even I, will tear to pieces and go on tearing;I will carry off the prey and there will be cno one to rescue them.Ps 7:2; Hos 13:7, 8; Amos 3:4Ps 50:22Mic 5:815 I will go away and return to My place on highUntil they aacknowledge their offense and bear their guilt and seek My face;In their distress they will earnestly bseek Me, saying,Is 64:7-9; Jer 3:13, 14Ps 50:15; 78:34; Jer 2:27; Hos 3:5