Hosea 9

1 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.*9.1 upon: or, in, etc 2 The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her.*9.2 winepress: or, winefat 3 They shall not dwell in the LORD’s land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria. 4 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. 5 What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD? 6 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.*9.6 destruction: Heb. spoil*9.6 the…: or, their silver shall be desired, the nettle, etc.: Heb. the desire

7 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.*9.7 spiritual…: Heb. man of the spirit 8 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.*9.8 in the: or, against the 9 They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins. 10 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 Baal-peor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.

11 As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception. 12 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! 13 Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer. 14 Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.*9.14 miscarrying: Heb. that casteth the fruit 15 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. 16 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.*9.16 the…: Heb. the desires 17 My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

离弃 神的必将被掳

1 以色列啊！不要欢喜；不要像外族人一样快乐，

因为你行了邪淫，离开你的　神，

在各打谷场上喜爱卖淫的赏赐。

2 打谷场和榨酒池不能喂养他们，

新酒也必使他们失望。

3 他们必不得住在耶和华之地；

以法莲要回到埃及去，

要在亚述吃不洁之物。

4 他们必不得向耶和华奠酒，

他们的祭物也不能使他喜悦。

他们的饼好象丧家的饼，

凡吃这饼的，都必被玷污；

因为他们的饼只可自己吃，

不可带进耶和华的殿。

5 那么，在规定集会的日子

和耶和华节期的时候，

你们能作甚么？

6 看哪！即使他们从毁灭中逃去，

埃及要收殓他们，摩弗要埋葬他们。

他们珍贵的银器必为蒺藜所占有，

他们的帐棚必长满荆棘。

7 惩罚的日子临近，

报应的时候来到，

以色列必定知道，

因着你们众多的罪孽和深仇大恨，

先知被看为愚昧，

受灵感动的人被当作疯子。

8 先知与　神一同

作以法莲的守望者，

在他所行的一切路上，都满有捕鸟人的网罗，

在他　神的家中只有仇恨。

9 以法莲深深败坏，

如同在基比亚的日子一般。

神必记得他们的罪孽，

惩罚他们的罪恶。

以色列犯罪及其后果

10 "我遇见以色列，好象在旷野里遇见葡萄。

我看见你们的列祖，像看见无花果树初熟的果子。

他们却来到巴力．毘珥，专作羞耻的事，

成为可憎恶的，像他们所爱的偶像一样。

11 至于以法莲，他们的荣耀必如鸟儿飞逝；

没有生育，没有怀胎，没有成孕。

12 即使他们把儿女养大，

我也必使他们丧子，一个不留。

我离弃他们的时候，他们就有祸了。"

13 在我看来，

以法莲的儿女注定被当作猎物；

以法莲要把自己的儿女带出来，交给施行杀戮的人。

14 耶和华啊，求你赐给他们；你要赐给他们甚么呢？

求你使他们坠胎小产，乳房萎缩。

15 "他们的一切罪恶都在吉甲，

我在那里憎恨他们，

因他们的恶行，

我要把他们从我的家里赶出来；

我不再爱他们，

他们的领袖都是叛徒。

16 以法莲被击打，他们的根枯干了，

必不能再结果子。

即使他们生产，

我必杀死他们所生的爱子。"

17 我的　神必弃绝他们，

因为他们不听从他；

他们必在列国中飘流。