# Hosea 9 ## Hosea 9:1 - [KJV] Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as *other* people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor. - [ASV] Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, like the peoples; for thou hast played the harlot, *departing* from thy God; thou hast loved hire upon every grain-floor. - [YLT] 'Rejoice not, O Israel, be not joyful like the peoples, For thou hast gone a-whoring from thy God, Thou hast loved a gift near all floors of corn. ### Notes on Hosea 9:1 - ## Hosea 9:2 - [KJV] The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her. - [ASV] The threshing-floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail her. - [YLT] Floor and wine-press do not delight them, And new wine doth fail in her, ### Notes on Hosea 9:2 - ## Hosea 9:3 - [KJV] They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean *things* in Assyria. - [ASV] They shall not dwell in Jehovah's land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria. - [YLT] They do not abide in the land of Jehovah, And turned back hath Ephraim *to* Egypt, And in Asshur an unclean thing they eat. ### Notes on Hosea 9:3 - ## Hosea 9:4 - [KJV] They shall not offer wine *offerings* to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices *shall be* unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD. - [ASV] They shall not pour out wine-offerings to Jehovah, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted; for their bread shall be for their appetite; it shall not come into the house of Jehovah. - [YLT] They pour not out wine to Jehovah, Nor are they sweet to Him, Their sacrifices *are* as bread of mourners to them, All eating it are unclean: For their bread *is* for themselves, It doth not come into the house of Jehovah. ### Notes on Hosea 9:4 - ## Hosea 9:5 - [KJV] What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD? - [ASV] What will ye do in the day of solemn assembly, and in the day of the feast of Jehovah? - [YLT] What do ye at the day appointed? And at the day of Jehovah's festival? ### Notes on Hosea 9:5 - ## Hosea 9:6 - [KJV] 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. - [ASV] For, lo, they are gone away from destruction; *yet* Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them; their pleasant things of silver, nettles shall possess them; thorns shall be in their tents. - [YLT] For, lo, they have gone because of destruction, Egypt gathereth them, Moph burieth them, The desirable things of their silver, Nettles possess them -- a thorn *is* in their tents. ### Notes on Hosea 9:6 - ## Hosea 9:7 - [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. - [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. - [YLT] Come in have the days of inspection, Come in have the days of recompence, Israel doth know! a fool *is* the prophet, Mad *is* the man of the Spirit, Because of the abundance of thine iniquity, And great *is* the hatred. ### Notes on Hosea 9:7 - ## Hosea 9:8 - [KJV] 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. - [ASV] Ephraim *was* a watchman with my God: as for the prophet, a fowler's snare is in all his ways, *and* enmity in the house of his God. - [YLT] Ephraim is looking *away* from My God, The prophet! a snare of a fowler *is* over all his ways, Hatred *is* in the house of his God. ### Notes on Hosea 9:8 - ## Hosea 9:9 - [KJV] They have deeply corrupted *themselves*, as in the days of Gibeah: *therefore* he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins. - [ASV] They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins. - [YLT] They have gone deep -- have done corruptly, As *in* the days of Gibeah, He doth remember their iniquity, He doth inspect their sins. ### Notes on Hosea 9:9 - ## Hosea 9:10 - [KJV] I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: *but* they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto *that* shame; and *their* abominations were according as they loved. - [ASV] I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the first-ripe in the fig-tree at its first season: but they came to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves unto the shameful thing, and became abominable like that which they loved. - [YLT] As grapes in a wilderness I found Israel, As the first-fruit in a fig-tree, at its beginning, I have seen your fathers, They -- they have gone in *to* Baal-Peor, And are separated to a shameful thing, And are become abominable like their love. ### Notes on Hosea 9:10 - ## Hosea 9:11 - [KJV] *As for* Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception. - [ASV] As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird: there shall be no birth, and none with child, and no conception. - [YLT] Ephraim *is* as a fowl, Fly away doth their honour, without birth, And without womb, and without conception. ### Notes on Hosea 9:11 - ## Hosea 9:12 - [KJV] Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, *that there shall* not *be* a man *left*: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them! - [ASV] Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, so that not a man shall be left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them! - [YLT] For though they nourish their sons, I have made them childless -- without man, Surely also, woe to them, when I turn aside from them. ### Notes on Hosea 9:12 - ## Hosea 9:13 - [KJV] Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, *is* planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer. - [ASV] Ephraim, like as I have seen Tyre, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring out his children to the slayer. - [YLT] Ephraim! when I have looked to the rock, Is planted in comeliness, And Ephraim *is* to bring out unto a slayer his sons. ### Notes on Hosea 9:13 - ## Hosea 9:14 - [KJV] Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. - [ASV] Give them, O Jehovah -- what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. - [YLT] Give to them, Jehovah -- what dost Thou give? Give to them miscarrying womb, and dry breasts. ### Notes on Hosea 9:14 - ## Hosea 9:15 - [KJV] All their wickedness *is* in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes *are* revolters. - [ASV] All their wickedness is in Gilgal; for there I hated them: because of the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of my house; I will love them no more; all their princes are revolters. - [YLT] All their evil *is* in Gilgal, Surely there I have hated them, Because of the evil of their doings, Out of My house I do drive them, I add not to love them, all their heads *are* apostates. ### Notes on Hosea 9:15 - ## Hosea 9:16 - [KJV] Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay *even* the beloved *fruit* of their womb. - [ASV] Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their womb. - [YLT] Ephraim hath been smitten, Their root hath dried up, fruit they yield not, Yea, though they bring forth, I have put to death the desired of their womb. ### Notes on Hosea 9:16 - ## Hosea 9:17 - [KJV] My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations. - [ASV] My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations. - [YLT] Reject them doth my God, Because they have not hearkened to Him, And they are wanderers among nations! ### Notes on Hosea 9:17 -