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You Have Sinned, O Israel

Israel is a ¹luxuriant ^avine;He produces fruit for himself.The more abundant his fruit,The more altars he ^babounded;The better his land,The better ²he made the sacred ^cpillars.2 Their heart is ¹^afaithless;Now they must bear their ^bguilt.²Yahweh will ^cbreak down their altarsAnd destroy their sacred pillars.

3 Surely now they will say, “We have ^ano king,For we do not fear Yahweh.As for the king, what can he do for us?”4 They speak mere words;¹With ^aworthless oaths they cut covenants;And ^bjudgment flourishes like gall in the furrows of the field.5 The dweller of Samaria will fearFor the ¹^acalf of ^bBeth-aven.Indeed, its people will mourn for it,And its ^cidolatrous priests ²will cry out over it,Over its ^dglory, since it has gone into exile from them.6 The thing itself will be carried to ^aAssyriaAs tribute to ¹^bKing Jareb;Ephraim will ^creceive shame,And Israel will be ashamed of its ^down counsel.7 Samaria will be ^aruined with her kingLike a stick on the surface of the water.8 Also the ^ahigh places of Aven, the ^bsin of Israel, will be ¹eradicated;^cThorn and thistle will grow on their altars;Then they will ^dsay to the mountains,“Cover us!” And to the hills, “Fall on us!”9 From the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel;There they stand!Will not the battle against the sons of injustice overtake them in Gibeah?10 When it is My ^adesire, I will ¹^bchastise them;And ^cthe peoples will be gathered against themWhen they are bound for their double guilt.

The Trained Heifer

11 And Ephraim is a trained ^aheifer that loves to thresh,But I will ^bcome over her fair neck with a yoke;I will harness Ephraim;Judah will plow; Jacob will harrow for himself.12 ^aSow with a view to righteousness,Reap in accordance with lovingkindness;^bBreak up your fallow ground,Indeed, it is time to ^cseek YahwehUntil He ^dcomes and ¹^erains righteousness on you.13 You have ^aplowed wickedness; you have reaped injustice;You have eaten the fruit of ^bdeception.Because you have trusted in your way, in your ^cabundant warriors,14 Therefore a rumbling will arise among your people,And all your ^afortifications will be destroyed,As Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel on the day of battle,When ^bmothers were dashed in pieces with their children.15 Thus it will be done to you at Bethel because of your evil of evils.At dawn the king of Israel will be completely ruined.

Retribution for Israel’s Sin

Israel is a luxuriant ^avine;He produces fruit for himself.The more his fruit,The more altars he ^bmade;The ¹richer his land,The better ²he made the ^cmemorial stones.2 Their heart is ¹^adeceitful;Now they must suffer for their ^bguilt.²The LORD will ^cbreak down their altarsAnd destroy their memorial stones.

3 Certainly now they will say, “We have ^ano king,For we do not revere the LORD.As for the king, what can he do for us?”4 They speak mere words,¹With ^aworthless oaths they make covenants;And ^bjudgment sprouts like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.5 The inhabitants of Samaria will fearFor the ¹^acalf of ^bBeth-aven.Indeed, its people will mourn for it,And its ^cidolatrous priests ²will cry out over it,Over its ^dglory, since it has left it.6 The thing itself will be brought to ^aAssyriaAs a gift of tribute to ¹^bKing Jareb;Ephraim will ²be ^cseized with shame,And Israel will be ashamed of its ^down plan.7 Samaria will be ^adestroyed with her king,Like a twig on the surface of the water.8 Also the ^ahigh places of Aven, the ^bsin of Israel, will be destroyed;^cThorns and thistles will grow on their altars;Then they will ^dsay to the mountains,“Cover us!” And to the hills, “Fall on us!”9 Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, Israel;There they stand!Will the battle against the sons of injustice not overtake them in Gibeah?10 When it is My ^adesire, I will ¹^bdiscipline them;And ^cthe peoples will be gathered against themWhen they are bound for their double guilt.

11 Ephraim is a trained ^aheifer that loves to thresh,¹And I ^bpassed over her lovely neck;I will harness Ephraim,Judah will plow, Jacob will ²harrow for himself.12 ^aSow for yourselves, with a view to righteousness;Harvest in accordance with ¹kindness.^bBreak up your uncultivated ground,For it is time to ^cseek the LORDUntil He ^dcomes and ^erains righteousness on you.13 You have ^aplowed wickedness, you have harvested injustice,You have eaten the fruit of ^blies.Because you have trusted in your way, in your ^cmany warriors,14 An uproar will arise among your people,And all your ^afortresses will be destroyed,As Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel on the day of battle,When ^bmothers were ¹slaughtered with their children.15 So it will be done to you at Bethel because of your great wickedness.At dawn the king of Israel will be completely destroyed.