Hosea 7:10–14

10 Israel’s arrogance testifies against him,

but despite all this

he does not return to the Lord his God

or search for him.

11 “Ephraim is like a dove,

easily deceived and senseless—

now calling to Egypt,

now turning to Assyria.

12 When they go, I will throw my net over them;

I will pull them down like the birds in the sky.

When I hear them flocking together,

I will catch them.

13 Woe to them,

because they have strayed from me!

Destruction to them,

because they have rebelled against me!

I long to redeem them

but they speak about me falsely.

14 They do not cry out to me from their hearts

but wail on their beds.

They slash themselves, appealing to their gods

for grain and new wine,

but they turn away from me.

10 And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face:

And they do not return to the Lord their God, nor seek him for all this.

11 Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart:

They call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

12 When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them;

I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven;

I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.

13 Woe unto them! for they have fled from me:

Destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me:

Though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

14 And they have not cried unto me with their heart,

When they howled upon their beds:

They assemble themselves for corn and wine,

And they rebel against me.

10 Their arrogance testifies against them,

yet they don’t return to the Lord their God

or even try to find him.

11 “The people of Israel have become like silly, witless doves,

first calling to Egypt, then flying to Assyria for help.

12 But as they fly about,

I will throw my net over them

and bring them down like a bird from the sky.

I will punish them for all the evil they do.

13 “What sorrow awaits those who have deserted me!

Let them die, for they have rebelled against me.

I wanted to redeem them,

but they have told lies about me.

14 They do not cry out to me with sincere hearts.

Instead, they sit on their couches and wail.

They cut themselves, begging foreign gods for grain and new wine,

and they turn away from me.

10 And the pride of Israel testifies to his face,

But they do not return to the Lord their God,

Nor seek Him for all this.

11 “Ephraim also is like a silly dove, without sense—

They call to Egypt,

They go to Assyria.

12 Wherever they go, I will spread My net on them;

I will bring them down like birds of the air;

I will chastise them

According to what their congregation has heard.

13 “Woe to them, for they have fled from Me!

Destruction to them,

Because they have transgressed against Me!

Though I redeemed them,

Yet they have spoken lies against Me.

14 They did not cry out to Me with their heart

When they wailed upon their beds.

“They assemble together for grain and new wine,

They rebel against Me;

10 Israel’s pride will cause their defeat;

they will not turn back to the Lord their God

or look to him for help in all this.

11 Israel has become like a pigeon—

easy to fool and stupid.

First they call to Egypt for help.

Then they run to Assyria.

12 When they go, I will catch them in a net,

I will bring them down like birds from the sky;

I will punish them countless times for their evil.

13 How terrible for them because they left me!

They will be destroyed, because they turned against me.

I want to save them,

but they have spoken lies against me.

14 They do not call to me from their hearts.

They just lie on their beds and cry.

They come together to ask for grain and new wine,

but they really turn away from me.

10 And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: yet they have not returned unto Jehovah their God, nor sought him, for all this. 11 And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding: they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria. 12 When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the birds of the heavens; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard. 13 Woe unto them! for they have wandered from me; destruction unto them! for they have trespassed against me: though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me. 14 And they have not cried unto me with their heart, but they howl upon their beds: they assemble themselves for grain and new wine; they rebel against me.

10 And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face; and they do not return to Jehovah their God, nor seek him for all this. 11 And Ephraim is become like a silly dove without understanding: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria. 12 When they go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowl of the heavens; I will chastise them, according as their assembly hath heard. 13 Woe unto them! for they have wandered from me; destruction unto them! for they have transgressed against me. And I would redeem them; but they speak lies against me. 14 And they cried not unto me in their heart, when they howled upon their beds; they assemble themselves for corn and new wine; they have turned aside from me.

10 Israel, your arrogance testifies against you, 

but even after all this, you don’t turn to the Lord your God 

or look to him for help. 

11 Ephraim, you are like a silly, senseless dove. 

You call for Egypt and run to Assyria for help. 

12 When you go, I will spread my net over you. 

I will snatch you out of the air like a bird. 

I will punish you for all the evil things you have done. 

13 “How horrible it will be for these people. 

They have run away from me. 

They must be destroyed because they’ve rebelled against me. 

I want to reclaim them, but they tell lies about me. 

14 They don’t pray to me sincerely, 

even though they cry in their beds 

and make cuts on their bodies 

while praying for grain and new wine. 

They have turned against me. 

10 Israel’s arrogance testifies against them,

yet they do not return to Yahweh their God,

and for all this, they do not seek Him.

11 So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove;

they call to Egypt, and they go to Assyria.

12 As they are going, I will spread My net over them;

I will bring them down like birds of the sky.

I will discipline them in accordance

with the news that reaches their assembly.

13 Woe to them, for they fled from Me;

destruction to them, for they rebelled against Me!

Though I want to redeem them,

they speak lies against Me.

14 They do not cry to Me from their hearts;

rather, they wail on their beds.

They slash themselves for grain and new wine;

they turn away from Me.

10 Israel’s pride testifies against him;

yet they do not return to the Lord their God

or seek him, for all this.

11 Ephraim has become like a dove,

silly and without sense;

they call upon Egypt, they go to Assyria.

12 As they go, I will cast my net over them;

I will bring them down like birds of the air;

I will discipline them according to the report made to their assembly.

13 Woe to them, for they have strayed from me!

Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against me!

I would redeem them,

but they speak lies against me.

14 They do not cry to me from the heart,

but they wail upon their beds;

they gash themselves for grain and wine;

they rebel against me.

10 The pride of Israel testifies against him—

they do not return to Yahweh their God;

they do not seek him for all of this.

11 Ephraim was like a dove,

silly, without sense;

they call to Egypt,

they go to Assyria.

12 Just as they go, I will cast my net

over them;

I will bring them down

like the birds of the heavens;

I will discipline them

according to a report to their assembly.

13 Woe to them, because they have strayed from me!

Destruction to them, because they have rebelled against me!

I myself would redeem them,

but they speak lies against me.

14 They do not cry out to me from their heart,

but they wail on their beds;

because of grain and new wine they lacerate themselves;

they depart from me.

10 The pride of Israel witnesses that they are guilty.

But in spite of everything,

they don’t return to the Lord their God.

They don’t go to him for help.

11 The Lord says,

“The people of Ephraim are like a dove.

They are easily tricked.

They do not have any sense at all.

First they call out to Egypt for help.

Then they turn to Assyria.

12 When they send for help,

I will throw my net over them.

I will capture them like birds of the air.

I will punish them,

just as I warned them I would.

13 How terrible it will be for them!

They have wandered away from me.

So they will be destroyed.

They have refused to obey me.

I long to save them.

But they tell lies about me.

14 They do not cry out to me from their hearts.

Instead, they just lie on their beds and sob.

They cut themselves when they pray to Baal

for grain and fresh wine.

So they turn away from me.

10 Though the pride of Israel testifies against him,

Yet they have not returned to the Lord their God,

Nor have they sought Him, for all this.

11 So Ephraim has become like a silly dove, without sense;

They call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

12 When they go, I will spread My net over them;

I will bring them down like the birds of the sky.

I will chastise them in accordance with the proclamation to their assembly.

13 Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me!

Destruction is theirs, for they have rebelled against Me!

I would redeem them, but they speak lies against Me.

14 And they do not cry to Me from their heart

When they wail on their beds;

For the sake of grain and new wine they assemble themselves,

They turn away from Me.