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Days of Punishment Have Come

^aDo not be glad, O Israel, ¹with rejoicing like the peoples!For you have ^bplayed the harlot, ²forsaking your God.You have loved harlots’ earnings on ³every threshing floor.2 Threshing floor and wine press will ^anot feed them,And the new wine will deceive ¹them.3 They will not remain in ^athe land of Yahweh,But Ephraim will return to ^bEgypt,And in ^cAssyria they will eat ^dunclean food.4 They will not pour out drink offerings of ^awine to Yahweh;^bTheir sacrifices will not please Him.Their bread will ¹be like ²mourners’ bread;All who eat of it will be ^cdefiled,For their bread will be for ³themselves alone;It will not enter the house of Yahweh.5 ^aWhat will you do on the day of the appointed festivalAnd on the day of the ^bfeast of Yahweh?6 For behold, they will go because of destruction;Egypt will gather them up; ^aMemphis will bury them.Weeds will possess their desirable items of silver;^bThorns will be in their tents.

7 The days of ^apunishment have come;The days of ^brecompense have come;¹Let Israel know this!The prophet is an ^cignorant fool,The ²inspired man has ^dmadness,Because of the abundance of your ^einiquityAnd because your hostility has abounded.8 Ephraim was a watchman with my God, a prophet;Yet the snare of a bird catcher is in all his ways,And there is only hostility in the house of his God.9 They have dug ^adeep ¹in corruptionAs in the days of ^bGibeah;He will ^cremember their iniquity;He will punish their sins.

Grapes in the Wilderness

10 I found Israel like ^agrapes in the wilderness;I saw your fathers as the ^bearliest fruit on the fig tree in its first season.But they came to ^cBaal-peor and devoted themselves to ¹^dshame,And they became as ^edetestable as that which they loved.11 As for Ephraim, their ^aglory will fly away like a bird—No birth, no pregnancy, and no conception!12 Though they bring up their children,Yet I will bereave them ¹until not a man is left.Surely, ^awoe to them indeed when I depart from them!13 Ephraim, as I have seen,Is planted in a pasture like ^aTyre;But Ephraim will bring out his children for killing.14 Give them, O Yahweh—what will You give?Give them a ¹^amiscarrying womb and dry breasts.

15 All their evil is at ^aGilgal;Indeed, I came to hate them there!Because of the ^bevil of their deedsI will drive them out of My house!I will love them no more;All their princes are ^crebels.16 ^aEphraim is stricken; their root is dried up;They will bear ^bno fruit.Even though they bear children,I will put to death the ^cdesirable ones of their womb.17 My God will despise themBecause they have ^anot listened to Him;And they will be ^bthose who flee among the nations.

Ephraim Punished

^aDo not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation as do the pagan peoples,For you have ^bplayed the prostitute, turning away from your God.You have loved prostitutes’ earnings on every threshing floor attributing the harvest to the Baals instead of to God.2 The threshing floor and the wine press will ^ano longer feed them,And the new wine will fail them because they failed to honor the God who provides.3 They will not remain in ^athe land of the LORD,But Ephraim will return to another ^bEgypt in bondageAnd they will eat ceremonially ^cunclean food in ^dAssyria. 2+@Kin 25:26; Ezek 4:134 They will not pour out drink offerings of ^awine to the LORD;^bTheir sacrifices will not please Him.Their bread will be like mourners’ bread eaten at funerals;All who eat it will be ceremonially ^cunclean,For their bread will be for themselves;It will not enter the house of the LORD to be consecrated.5 ^aWhat will you do on the day of the appointed festivalAnd on the day of the ^bfeast of the LORD when you are in exile?6 For behold, they will go away because of devastation and destruction;Egypt will gather them up, ^aMemphis will bury them.Weeds will take over their treasures of silver;^bThorns will grow in their tents.

7 The days of ^apunishment have come;The days of ^bretribution are at hand;Let Israel know this!The prophet is considered a ^cfool;The man of God who is inspired is treated as if ^ddemented,Because of the abundance of your ^ewickedness and guilt,And because your deep antagonism toward God and the prophets is so great. Luke 21:228 Ephraim was a watchman with my God, a true prophet to warn the nation;But the snare of a bird catcher was laid in all his paths.And there is only deep hostility in the house of his God (the land of Israel) .9 They have ^adeeply corrupted (perverted) themselvesAs in the days of ^bGibeah.The LORD will ^cremember their wickedness and guilt;He will punish their sins. Judg 20

10 I found Israel like ^agrapes in the wilderness an unexpected and refreshing delight;I saw your fathers (ancestors) as the ^bfirst ripe fruit on the fig tree in its first season,But they came to ^cBaal-peor and consecrated themselves to ^dshamefulness the worship of Baal,And because of their spiritual and physical adultery they became as ^edetestable and loathsome as the thing they loved.11 As for Ephraim, their ^aglory will fly away like a bird;No birth, no pregnancy, and because of their impurity no conception.12 Even though they bring up their children,Yet I will bereave them until not one is left.^aIndeed, woe (judgment is coming) to them when I look away and withdraw My blessing from them!13 Ephraim, as I have seen,Is planted in a pleasant and prosperous meadow like ^aTyre;But Ephraim will bring out his children to the executioner for slaughter.14 Give them the punishment they deserve, O LORD! What will You give?Give them a ^amiscarrying womb and dry breasts.

15 All their wickedness says the LORD is focused in ^aGilgal;Indeed, I came to hate them there!Because of the ^bwickedness of their idolatrous practicesI will drive them out of My house (the land of Israel) !I will love them no longer;All their princes are ^crebels. Hos 4:15; 12:1116 ^aEphraim is stricken, their root is dried up,They will bear ^bno fruit.Even though they give birth,I will slay the ^cprecious children of their womb.17 My God will reject them and cast them awayBecause they did ^anot listen to Him;And they will be ^bwanderers (fugitives) among the nations.

Ephraim Punished

^aDo not rejoice, O Israel, ¹with exultation like the ²nations!For you have ^bplayed the harlot, ³forsaking your God.You have loved harlots’ earnings on ⁴every threshing floor.2 Threshing floor and wine press will ^anot feed them,And the new wine will fail ¹them.3 They will not remain in ^athe LORD’S land,But Ephraim will return to ^bEgypt,And in ^cAssyria they will eat ^dunclean food.4 They will not pour out drink offerings of ^awine to the LORD,^bTheir sacrifices will not please Him.Their bread will ¹be like ²mourners’ bread;All who eat of it will be ^cdefiled,For their bread will be for ³themselves alone;It will not enter the house of the LORD.5 ^aWhat will you do on the day of the appointed festivalAnd on the day of the ^bfeast of the LORD?6 For behold, they will go because of destruction;Egypt will gather them up, ^aMemphis will bury them.Weeds will take over their treasures of silver;^bThorns will be in their tents.

7 The days of ^apunishment have come,The days of ^bretribution have come;¹Let Israel know this!The prophet is a ^cfool,The ²inspired man is ^ddemented,Because of the grossness of your ^einiquity,And because your hostility is so great.8 Ephraim was a watchman with my God, a prophet;Yet the snare of a bird catcher is in all his ways,And there is only hostility in the house of his God.9 They have gone ^adeep ¹in depravityAs in the days of ^bGibeah;He will ^cremember their iniquity,He will punish their sins.

10 I found Israel like ^agrapes in the wilderness;I saw your forefathers as the ^bearliest fruit on the fig tree in its first season.But they came to ^cBaal-peor and devoted themselves to ¹^dshame,And they became as ^edetestable as that which they loved.11 As for Ephraim, their ^aglory will fly away like a bird—No birth, no pregnancy and no conception!12 Though they bring up their children,Yet I will bereave them ¹until not a man is left.Yes, ^awoe to them indeed when I depart from them!13 Ephraim, as I have seen,Is planted in a pleasant meadow like ^aTyre;But Ephraim will bring out his children for slaughter.14 Give them, O LORD—what will You give?Give them a ^amiscarrying womb and dry breasts.

15 All their evil is at ^aGilgal;Indeed, I came to hate them there!Because of the ^bwickedness of their deedsI will drive them out of My house!I will love them no more;All their princes are ^crebels.16 ^aEphraim is stricken, their root is dried up,They will bear ^bno fruit.Even though they bear children,I will slay the ^cprecious ones of their womb.17 My God will cast them awayBecause they have ^anot listened to Him;And they will be ^bwanderers among the nations.