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but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean <i>things</i> in Assyria.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/9-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>They shall not offer wine <i>offerings</i> to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices <i>shall be</i> 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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/9-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD?</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/9-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant <i>places</i> for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns <i>shall be</i> in their tabernacles.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/9-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know <i>it</i>: the prophet <i>is</i> a fool, the spiritual man <i>is</i> mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/9-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The watchman of Ephraim <i>was</i> with my God: <i>but</i> the prophet <i>is</i> a snare of a fowler in all his ways, <i>and</i> hatred in the house of his God.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/9-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>They have deeply corrupted <i>themselves</i>, as in the days of Gibeah: <i>therefore</i> he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/9-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: <i>but</i> they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto <i>that</i> shame; and <i>their</i> abominations were according as they loved.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/9-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><i>As for</i> Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/9-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, <i>that there shall</i> not <i>be</i> a man <i>left</i>: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/9-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, <i>is</i> planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/9-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/9-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>All their wickedness <i>is</i> 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 <i>are</i> revolters.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/9-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay <i>even</i> the beloved <i>fruit</i> of their womb.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/hosea/9-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">King James Bible<br /><br />Text courtesy of <a href="//www.bibleprotector.com/"> BibleProtector.com</a><br /><br />Section Headings Courtesy <a href="//intbible.com/">INT Bible</a><br />© 2012, Used by Permission<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../hosea/8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hosea 8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hosea 8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../hosea/10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hosea 10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hosea 10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="/scan/hosea/9-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></body></html>