微读圣经

God’s Case against Israel

1Hear the word of the Lord, Hs 5:1 people of Israel,

for the Lord has a case Hs 12:2; Mc 6:2

against the inhabitants of the land:

There is no truth, Is 59:4; Jr 7:28 no faithful love, Hs 6:6

and no knowledge of God Hs 5:4 in the land!

2Cursing, Hs 10:4 lying, Hs 7:3; 10:13; 11:12 murder, Hs 6:9 stealing, Hs 7:1

and adultery Hs 7:4 are rampant;

one act of bloodshed follows another. Hs 6:8; 12:14

3For this reason the land mourns, Is 24:4; 33:9

and everyone who lives in it languishes,

along with the wild animals Jr 4:25 and the birds of the sky;

even the fish of the sea disappear. Gn 1:20-25

4But let no one dispute; Ezk 3:26; Am 5:10,13 let no one argue,

for My case is against you priests. Text emended; MT reads argue, and your people are like those contending with a priest Hb obscure Dt 17:12-13

5You will stumble by day; Ezk 14:3; Hs 5:5

the prophet will also stumble with you by night.

And I will destroy your mother. Hs 2:2,5

6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Is 5:13

Because you have rejected knowledge, Mal 2:7-8

I will reject you Zch 11:8-9,15-17 from serving as My priest.

Since you have forgotten the law of your God, Hs 2:13; 8:14; 13:6

I will also forget your sons.

7The more they multiplied, Hs 10:1; 13:6

the more they sinned against Me.

I Alt Hb tradition, Syr, Tg read They will change their honor Ancient Jewish tradition reads My honor into disgrace. Hab 2:16

8They feed on the sin Or sin offerings of My people; Hs 10:13

they have an appetite for their transgressions. Is 56:11; Mc 3:11

9The same judgment will happen

to both people and priests. Is 24:2; Jr 5:31

I will punish them for their ways Hs 8:13; 9:9

and repay them for their deeds.

10They will eat but not be satisfied; Lv 26:26; Is 65:13; Mc 6:14

they will be promiscuous Hs 7:4 but not multiply.

For they have abandoned their devotion to the Lord. Hs 9:17

11Promiscuity, Hs 5:4 wine, and new wine

take away one’s understanding. Is 5:12; 28:7

12My people consult their wooden idols, Is 44:19; Jr 2:27

and their divining rods inform them.

For a spirit of promiscuity leads them astray; Hs 5:4

they act promiscuously Hs 9:1

in disobedience to Lit promiscuously from under their God.

13They sacrifice on the mountaintops, Jr 3:6

and they burn offerings on the hills, Hs 2:13; 11:2

and under oaks, poplars, and terebinths, Jr 2:20

because their shade is pleasant.

And so your daughters act promiscuously

and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.

14I will not punish your daughters

when they act promiscuously

or your daughters-in-law

when they commit adultery,

for the men themselves go off with prostitutes Hs 4:18; 7:4

and make sacrifices with cult prostitutes. Dt 23:17

People without discernment are doomed. Hs 5:4

Warnings for Israel and Judah

15Israel, if you act promiscuously,

don’t let Judah become guilty!

Do not go to Gilgal Hs 9:15; 12:1

or make a pilgrimage to Beth-aven, = House of Wickedness 1Kg 12:28-29; Hs 5:8; 10:5,8

and do not swear an oath: As the Lord lives! Jr 5:2; 44:26

16For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn cow. Ps 78:8

Can the Lord now shepherd them

like a lamb in an open meadow? Is 5:17; 7:25

17Ephraim is attached to idols; Hs 13:2

leave him alone! Ps 81:12; Hs 4:4

18When their drinking is over,

they turn to promiscuity.

Israel’s leaders Lit Her shields ; Ps 47:9; 89:18 fervently love disgrace. Hb obscure

19A wind with its wings will carry them off, Lit wind will bind it in its wings Hs 12:1; 13:5

and they will be ashamed of their sacrifices.