Hosea 8

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1 Put the trumpet to your lips! Like an eagle, disaster is swooping on Yahweh's home! Because they haveviolated my covenant and been unfaithful to my Law,	1 A trumpet to your lips, You who watch over the house of the LORD! Since they have violated my covenant, and sinned against my law,
2 in vain wil they cry, 'My God!' In vain, 'We, Israel, know you!'	2 While to me they cry out, "O, God of Israel, we know you!"
3 Israel has rejected the good, the enemy will pursue them.	3 The men of Israel have thrown away what is good; the enemy shall pursue them.
4 They have set up kings, but without my consent, and appointed princes, but without my knowledge.With their silver and gold, they have made themselves idols, but only to be destroyed.	4 They made kings, but not by my authority; they established princes, but without my approval. With their silver and gold they made idols for themselves, to their own destruction.
5 I spurn your calf, Samaria! My anger blazes against them! How long wil it be before they recover theirinnocence?	5 Cast away your calf, O Samaria! my wrath is kindled against them; How long will they be unable to attain innocence in Israel?
6 For it is the product of Israel- a craftsman made the thing, it is no god at al ! The calf of Samaria wil bebroken to pieces!	6 The work of an artisan no god at all, Destined for the flames-- such is the calf of Samaria!
7 Since they sow the wind, they will reap the whirlwind; stalk without ear, it wil never yield flour- or if itdoes, foreigners will swallow it.	7 When they sow the wind, they shall reap the whirlwind; The stalk of grain that forms no ear can yield no flour; Even if it could, strangers would swallow it.
8 Israel has himself been swal owed; now they are lost among the nations like something no one wants,	8 Israel is swallowed up; he is now among the nations a thing of no value.
9 for having made approaches to Assyria- like a wild donkey, al alone. Ephraim has rented lovers	9 They went up to Assyria-- a wild ass off on its own-- Ephraim bargained for lovers.
10 and because he has rented them from the nations I am now going to round them up; soon they wilfeel the weight of the king of princes!	10 Even though they bargain with the nations, I will now gather an army; King and princes shall shortly succumb under the burden.
11 Ephraim keeps building altars for his sins, these very altars are themselves a sin.	11 When Ephraim made many altars to expiate sin, his altars became occasions of sin.
12 However much of my Law I write for him, Ephraim regards it as alien to him.	12 Though I write for him my many ordinances, they are considered as a stranger's.
13 They offer sacrifices to me and eat the meat, they do not win Yahweh's favour. On the contrary, he wilremember their guilt and punish their sins; they wil have to go back to Egypt.	13 Though they offer sacrifice, immolate flesh and eat it, the LORD is not pleased with them. He shall still remember their guilt and punish their sins; they shall return to Egypt.
14 Israel has forgotten his Maker and has built palaces, while Judah keeps on building fortified towns; butI shal send fire down on his cities to devour their citadels.	14 Israel has forgotten his maker and built palaces. Judah, too, has fortified many cities, but I will send fire upon his cities, to devour their castles.