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The Prophet Hosea

Geneva Bible 1599

- Chapter 9 -

1
Rejoice not, O Israel for ioy as other for thou hast gone a whoring from thy thou hast loued a rewarde vpon euery corne floore.
2
The floore, and the wine presse shall not feede them, and the newe wine shall faile in her.
3
They wil not dwel in the Lordes lande, but Ephraim will returne to Egypt, and they will eate vncleane things in Asshur.
4
They shall not offer wine to the Lord, neither shall their sacrifices be pleasant vnto but they shall be vnto them as the bread of al that eate thereof, shalbe for their bread for their soules shall not come into the house of the Lord.
5
What wil ye do then in the solemne day, and in the day of the feast of the Lord?
6
For loe, they are gone from but Egypt shall gather them vp, and Memphis shall burie the nettle shall possesse the pleasant places of their siluer, and the thorne shall be in their tabernacles.
7
The daies of visitation are the daies of recompence are Israel shall knowe the Prophet is a the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine therefore the hatred is great.
8
The watchman of Ephraim shoulde bee with my but the Prophet is the snare of a fouler in all his waies, and hatred in the House of his God.
9
They are deepely they are corrupt as in the daies of therefore he will remember their iniquitie, he will visite their sinnes.
10
I found Israel like grapes in the I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the figge tree at her first but they went to Baal-Peor, and separated themselues vnto that shame, and their abominations were according to their louers.
11
Ephraim their glorie shall flee away like a from the birth and from the wombe, and from the conception.
12
Though they bring vp their children, yet I will depriue them from being yea, woe to them, when I depart from them.
13
Ephraim, as I sawe, is as a tree in Tyrus planted in a but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murtherer.
14
O Lord, giue what wilt thou giue them? giue them a baren wombe and drie breasts.
15
All their wickednesse is in for there doe I hate for the wickednesse of their inuentions, I will cast them out of mine I will loue them no all their princes are rebels.
16
Ephraim is smitten, their roote is dried they can bring no yea, though they bring foorth, yet will I slaie euen the dearest of their bodie.
17
My God will cast them away, because they did not obey and they shall wander among the nations.