(KJV) Hosea 9¹

⥃Israel’s Punishment

[1] Rejoice² not, O Israel, for joy, as³ [other] people: for thou hast gone⁴ a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved⁵ a reward upon⁶ every cornfloor. [2] The floor⁷ and the winepress⁸ shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her. [3] They shall not⁹ dwell in the Lord’s¹⁰ land; but¹¹ Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean [things] in Assyria¹². [4] They shall not¹³ offer wine [offerings] to the Lord, neither¹⁴ shall they be pleas¹⁵ing unto him: their sacrifices [shall be] unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread¹⁶ for their soul shall not come into the house of the Lord. [5] What¹⁷ will ye do in¹⁸ the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the Lord? [6] For, lo, they¹⁹ are gone because of destruction²⁰: Egypt²¹ shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant [places] for their silver, nettles²² shall possess them: thorns [shall be] in their tabernacles. [7] The days of visitation²³ are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel²⁴ shall know [it]: the prophet²⁵ [is] a fool, the spiritual man²⁶ [is] mad²⁷, for the multitude²⁸ of thine iniquity, and the great hatred. [8] The watchman²⁹ of Ephraim [was] with³⁰ my God: [but³¹] the prophet [is] a snare of a fowler in all his ways, [and] hatred in the³² house of his God. [9] They have deeply³³ corrupted [themselves], as in the days of Gibeah³⁴: [therefore³⁵] he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins. [10] I found³⁶ Israel like grapes³⁷ in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: [but³⁸] they went to Baal–peor, and separated³⁹ themselves unto [that] shame; and [their⁴⁰] abominations were according as they loved. [11] [As for] Ephraim, their⁴¹ glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth⁴², and from the womb⁴³, and from the conception. [12] Though they bring up their children, yet⁴⁴ will I bereave them, [that there shall] not⁴⁵ [be] a man [left]: yea, woe⁴⁶ also to them when I depart from them! [13] Ephraim, as⁴⁷ I saw Tyrus, [is] planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall⁴⁸ bring forth his children to the murderer. [14] Give them, O Lord: what⁴⁹ wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb⁵⁰ and dry breasts. [15] All their wickedness [is] in⁵¹ Gilgal: for there I hated⁵² them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive⁵³ them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all⁵⁴ their princes [are] revolters. [16] Ephraim is smitten, their root⁵⁵ is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay [even] the beloved [fruit⁵⁶] of their womb. [17] My God⁵⁷ will cast them away, because⁵⁸ they did not hearken unto him: and⁵⁹ they shall be wanderers among the nations.