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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Hosea 8 New American Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/hosea/8.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/hosea/8-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com/catholic">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NABRE</a> > Hosea 8</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hosea/7.htm" title="Hosea 7">◄</a> Hosea 8 <a href="../hosea/9.htm" title="Hosea 9">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New American Bible Revised Edition</td><td width="1%" valign="top"></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><section id="ch35008" class="chapter"> <h1 id="cn35008" class="cn"></h1> <section> <h2 class="ahaft">Corruption of Cult, Domestic and Foreign Politics</h2> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v35008001" class="ver">1</span>Put the trumpet to your lips!<a id="ren35008001-a" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en35008001-a">a</a></p> <p class="sl1">One like an eagle<a id="rfn35008001-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn35008001-1">*</a> is over the house of the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>!</p> <p class="sl">Because they have violated my covenant,</p> <p class="sl1">and rebelled against my law,</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v35008002" class="ver">2</span>They cry out to me,</p> <p class="sl1">“My God! We know you!”</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v35008003" class="ver">3</span>But Israel has rejected what is good;</p> <p class="sl1">the enemy<a id="rfn35008003-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn35008003-1">*</a> shall pursue him.</p> <p class="slf"><span id="v35008004" class="ver">4</span><a id="rfn35008004-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn35008004-1">*</a> They made kings, but not by my authority;</p> <p class="sl1">they established princes, but without my knowledge.</p> <p class="sl">With their silver and gold</p> <p class="sl1">they made idols for themselves,</p> <p class="sl1">to their own destruction.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v35008005" class="ver">5</span>He has rejected your calf,<a id="rfn35008005-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn35008005-1">*</a> Samaria!<a id="ren35008005-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en35008005-b">b</a></p> <p class="sl1">My wrath is kindled against them;</p> <p class="sl">How long will they be incapable of innocence</p> <p class="sl1">in Israel?</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v35008006" class="ver">6</span>An artisan made it,</p> <p class="sl1">it is no god at all.<a id="ren35008006-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en35008006-c">c</a></p> <p class="sl">The calf of Samaria</p> <p class="sl1">will be dashed to pieces.</p> <p class="slf"><span id="v35008007" class="ver">7</span>When they sow the wind,</p> <p class="sl1">they will reap the whirlwind;<a id="ren35008007-d" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en35008007-d">d</a></p> <p class="sl">The stalk of grain that forms no head</p> <p class="sl1">can yield no flour;</p> <p class="sl">Even if it could,</p> <p class="sl1">strangers would swallow it.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v35008008" class="ver">8</span>Israel is swallowed up;</p> <p class="sl1">now they are among the nations,</p> <p class="sl1">like a useless vessel.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v35008009" class="ver">9</span>For they went up to Assyria—<a id="rfn35008009-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn35008009-1">*</a></p> <p class="sl1">a wild ass off on its own—</p> <p class="sl1">Ephraim bargained for lovers.<a id="ren35008009-e" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en35008009-e">e</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v35008010" class="ver">10</span>Even though they bargain with the nations,</p> <p class="sl1">I will now gather them<a id="rfn35008010-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn35008010-1">*</a> together;</p> <p class="sl">They will soon succumb</p> <p class="sl1">under the burden of king and princes.</p> <p class="slf"><span id="v35008011" class="ver">11</span><a id="rfn35008011-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn35008011-1">*</a> When Ephraim made many altars to expiate sin,</p> <p class="sl1">they became altars for sinning.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v35008012" class="ver">12</span>Though I write for him my many instructions,</p> <p class="sl1">they are considered like a stranger’s.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v35008013" class="ver">13</span>They love sacrifice,</p> <p class="sl1">they sacrifice meat and eat it,</p> <p class="sl1">but the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> is not pleased with them.<a id="ren35008013-f" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en35008013-f">f</a></p> <p class="sl">Now he will remember their guilt</p> <p class="sl1">and punish their sins;<a id="ren35008013-g" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en35008013-g">g</a></p> <p class="sl1">they shall return to Egypt.<a id="rfn35008013-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn35008013-1">*</a> <a id="ren35008013-h" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en35008013-h">h</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v35008014" class="ver">14</span>Israel has forgotten his maker<a id="ren35008014-i" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en35008014-i">i</a></p> <p class="sl1">and has built palaces.</p> <p class="sl">Judah, too, has fortified many cities,</p> <p class="sl1">but I will send fire upon his cities,</p> <p class="sl1">to devour their strongholds.<a id="ren35008014-j" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en35008014-j">j</a></p> </div> </section> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. 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