New International Version But Ephraim has aroused his bitter anger; his Lord will leave on him the guilt of his bloodshed and will repay him for his contempt. New Living Translation But the people of Israel have bitterly provoked the LORD, so their Lord will now sentence them to death in payment for their sins. English Standard Version Ephraim has given bitter provocation; so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him and will repay him for his disgraceful deeds. Berean Standard Bible Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him and repay him for his contempt. Berean Literal Bible Ephraim has provoked to anger bitterly, and his bloodguilt He will leave upon him, and his reproach his Lord will make return to him. King James Bible Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him. New King James Version Ephraim provoked Him to anger most bitterly; Therefore his Lord will leave the guilt of his bloodshed upon him, And return his reproach upon him. New American Standard Bible Ephraim has provoked God to bitter anger; So his Lord will leave his guilt for bloodshed on him And bring his disgrace back to him. NASB 1995 Ephraim has provoked to bitter anger; So his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him And bring back his reproach to him. NASB 1977 Ephraim has provoked to bitter anger; So his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him, And bring back his reproach to him. Legacy Standard Bible Ephraim has provoked to bitter anger; So his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him And cause his reproach to return to him. Amplified Bible Ephraim has provoked most bitter anger; So his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him [invoking punishment] And bring back to him his shame and dishonor. Berean Annotated Bible Ephraim (doubly fruitful) has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him and repay him for his contempt. Christian Standard Bible Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him and repay him for his contempt. Holman Christian Standard Bible Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him and repay him for his contempt. American Standard Version Ephraim hath provoked to anger most bitterly: therefore shall his blood be left upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him. Contemporary English Version Israel, I will make you pay for your violent crimes and for insulting me. English Revised Version Ephraim hath provoked to anger most bitterly: therefore shall his blood be left upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him. GOD'S WORD® Translation The people of Ephraim made the LORD bitter. He will hold them guilty of murder. The Lord will pay them back for their insults. Good News Translation The people of Israel have made the LORD bitterly angry; they deserve death for their crimes. Their Lord will punish them for the disgrace they have brought on him. International Standard Version Ephraim has stirred up violent anger; therefore the guilt of his blood will remain on him, and his Lord will repay him for his contempt." NET Bible But Ephraim bitterly provoked him to anger; so he will hold him accountable for the blood he has shed, his Lord will repay him for the contempt he has shown. New Heart English Bible Ephraim has bitterly provoked anger. Therefore his blood will be left on him, and his Lord will repay his contempt. Webster's Bible Translation Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore will he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach will his Lord return to him. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleEphraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him and repay him for his contempt. World English Bible Ephraim has bitterly provoked anger. Therefore his blood will be left on him, and his Lord will repay his contempt. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionEphraim has most bitterly provoked, "" And he leaves his blood on himself, "" And his Lord turns his reproach back to him!” Berean Literal Bible Ephraim has provoked to anger bitterly, and his bloodguilt He will leave upon him, and his reproach his Lord will make return to him. Young's Literal Translation Ephraim hath provoked most bitterly, And his blood on himself he leaveth, And his reproach turn back to him doth his Lord! Smith's Literal Translation Ephraim provoked bitternesses, and bloods shall fly swiftly upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord turn back to him. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleEphraim hath provoked me to wrath with his bitterness, and his blood shall come upon him, and his Lord will render his reproach unto him. Catholic Public Domain Version Ephraim has provoked me to wrath with his bitterness, and his blood will overcome him, and his Lord will requite him for his shamefulness. New American Bible Ephraim has aroused bitter anger, so his Lord shall cast his bloodguilt upon him and repay him for his scorn. New Revised Standard Version Ephraim has given bitter offense, so his Lord will bring his crimes down on him and pay him back for his insults. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleEphraim provoked him to anger most bitterly; therefore his blood shall come upon him, and his reproach shall his LORD return to him. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Aphreim was angry and bitter and his blood shall be poured upon him and his Lord will return his shame to him OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Ephraim hath provoked most bitterly; Therefore shall his blood be cast upon him, And his reproach shall his Lord return unto him. Brenton Septuagint Translation Ephraim was angry and excited, therefore his blood shall be poured out upon him, and the Lord shall recompense to him his reproach. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context A Reproof of Ephraim, Judah, Jacob…13But by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved. 14Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him and repay him for his contempt. Cross References Ephraim has provoked bitter anger Deuteronomy 32:21 They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding. Psalm 78:58 They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols. 2 Kings 17:11 They burned incense on all the high places like the nations that the LORD had driven out before them. They did wicked things, provoking the LORD to anger. so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him 1 Kings 2:32-33 The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army. / Their blood will come back upon the heads of Joab and his descendants forever; but for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD forever.” Numbers 35:33 Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it. Ezekiel 33:6-9 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and fails to blow the horn to warn the people, and the sword comes and takes away a life, then that one will be taken away in his iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood.’ / As for you, O son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word from My mouth and give them the warning from Me. / If I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you will surely die,’ but you do not speak out to dissuade him from his way, then that wicked man will die in his iniquity, yet I will hold you accountable for his blood. … and repay him for his contempt Obadiah 1:15 For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head. Isaiah 3:11 Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done. Psalm 94:2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud. Exodus 20:5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, Jeremiah 25:6-7 Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’ / ‘But to your own harm, you have not listened to Me,’ declares the LORD, ‘so you have provoked Me to anger with the works of your hands.’ Ezekiel 23:49 They will repay you for your indecency, and you will bear the consequences of your sins of idolatry. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’” Isaiah 63:10 But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them. 2 Kings 17:18 So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, Amos 2:13 Behold, I am about to crush you in your place as with a cart full of grain. Deuteronomy 32:16-21 They provoked His jealousy with foreign gods; they enraged Him with abominations. / They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to newly arrived gods, which your fathers did not fear. / You ignored the Rock who brought you forth; you forgot the God who gave you birth. … Treasury of Scripture Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood on him, and his reproach shall his LORD return to him. provoked. 2 Kings 17:7-18 For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods, … Ezekiel 23:2-10 Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother: … most bitterly. 2 Samuel 1:16 And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed. 1 Kings 2:33,34 Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD… Ezekiel 18:13 Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him. blood. Hosea 7:16 They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt. Deuteronomy 28:37 And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee. 1 Samuel 2:30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. Jump to Previous Anger Bitter Bitterly Blood Bloodguilt Cast Contempt Ephraim E'phraim Guilt Leave Moved Provocation Provoked Recompense Repay Reproach Shame Turn WrathJump to Next Anger Bitter Bitterly Blood Bloodguilt Cast Contempt Ephraim E'phraim Guilt Leave Moved Provocation Provoked Recompense Repay Reproach Shame Turn WrathHosea 12 1. A reproof of Ephraim, Judah, and Jacob.3. By former favors he exhorts to repentance. 7. Ephraim's sins provoke God. Ephraim has provoked bitter anger, Ephraim, the leading tribe of the northern kingdom, stands for Israel as a whole. Through idolatry, covenant unfaithfulness, and injustice, the nation had openly rebelled against the LORD despite repeated warnings from His prophets. Deu 32:21 They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God;… so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt upon him Israel’s violence and corruption had made the nation guilty before God. The LORD would not remove that guilt or spare Ephraim from its consequences, and the coming judgment would answer for the innocent blood and evil committed in the land. 1Ki 2:32-33 The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head,… and repay him for his contempt. Ephraim had treated the LORD and His covenant with contempt. God would repay the nation according to its rebellion, bringing the judgment their persistent disobedience deserved. Oba 1:15 For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations.… Persons / Places / Events 1. EphraimRepresents the Northern Kingdom of Israel, often used as a synonym for Israel in the prophetic books. Ephraim was the largest tribe and held significant influence. 2. The Lord (Yahweh) The covenant God of Israel, who is portrayed as both just and merciful. In this context, He is the one who will bring judgment upon Ephraim for their sins. 3. Bloodshed Refers to the violence and injustice prevalent in Israel, which has provoked God's anger. 4. Contempt The attitude of disregard and disrespect that Ephraim has shown towards God and His commandments. 5. Prophet Hosea A prophet in the 8th century BC, whose ministry was primarily to the Northern Kingdom of Israel. He used his own life as a symbolic representation of God's relationship with Israel. Teaching Points The Consequences of SinSin provokes God's anger and leads to judgment. Ephraim's example serves as a warning to us about the seriousness of sin and its consequences. God's Justice God is just and will repay according to one's deeds. This underscores the importance of living righteously and in accordance with God's will. Repentance and Restoration While judgment is certain for unrepentant sin, God's desire is for repentance and restoration. We should seek to turn back to God and align our lives with His commandments. The Danger of Contempt Contempt for God and His ways leads to spiritual downfall. We must guard our hearts against attitudes of disrespect and disregard for God's authority. The Role of Prophets Prophets like Hosea are sent to call people back to God. We should heed the warnings and teachings of Scripture as God's message to us today. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Hosea 12:14?2. How does Hosea 12:14 highlight the consequences of Israel's rebellion against God? 3. What does "bitterly provoked" reveal about God's response to sin in Hosea 12:14? 4. How can we avoid provoking God as Israel did in Hosea 12:14? 5. What other scriptures emphasize God's judgment for rebellion similar to Hosea 12:14? 6. How can Hosea 12:14 guide us in maintaining a faithful relationship with God? 7. What does Hosea 12:14 reveal about God's judgment on Israel's rebellion? 8. How does Hosea 12:14 reflect the consequences of sin in biblical theology? 9. Why is Ephraim's guilt emphasized in Hosea 12:14? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Hosea 12? (14) But the rift in the clouds closes again, and another severe rebuke follows. "Jacob" and "Israel" give place to the proud tribal name of Ephraim. This portion of the whole house of Israel incurs the charge. Read, Ephraim hath provoked bitter feeling. The bloodguiltinese of Moloch sacrifices and other iniquity God will not remove. (Comp. Genesis 27:43; Genesis 27:28-29, for the foundation of these references.) Verse 14. - Ephraim provoked him to auger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him. Instead of humble thankfulness and due devotedness, Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly. Therefore his blood-guiltiness and consequent punishment are left upon him; his sin and its consequences are not taken away. The dishonor done to God by Ephraim's idolatry and sins shall bring back a sure recompense and severe retribution. Hosea 12:14 NIV |
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