Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They will not remain in the LORD’s land; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria. New Living Translation You may no longer stay here in the LORD’s land. Instead, you will return to Egypt, and in Assyria you will eat food that is ceremonially unclean. English Standard Version They shall not remain in the land of the LORD, but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria. Berean Standard Bible They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria. King James Bible They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria. New King James Version They shall not dwell in the LORD’s land, But Ephraim shall return to Egypt, And shall eat unclean things in Assyria. New American Standard Bible They will not remain in the LORD’S land, But Ephraim will return to Egypt, And in Assyria they will eat unclean food. NASB 1995 They will not remain in the LORD’S land, But Ephraim will return to Egypt, And in Assyria they will eat unclean food. NASB 1977 They will not remain in the LORD’s land, But Ephraim will return to Egypt, And in Assyria they will eat unclean food. Legacy Standard Bible They will not remain in the land of Yahweh, But Ephraim will return to Egypt, And in Assyria they will eat unclean food. Amplified Bible They will not remain in the land of the LORD, But Ephraim will return to [another] Egypt [in bondage] And they will eat [ceremonially] unclean food in Assyria. Christian Standard Bible They will not stay in the land of the LORD. Instead, Ephraim will return to Egypt, and they will eat unclean food in Assyria. Holman Christian Standard Bible They will not stay in the land of the LORD. Instead, Ephraim will return to Egypt, and they will eat unclean food in Assyria. American Standard Version They shall not dwell in Jehovah's land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria. Contemporary English Version and you will have to leave the land of the LORD. Some of you will go to Egypt; others will go to Assyria and eat unclean food. English Revised Version They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria. GOD'S WORD® Translation The people of Ephraim won't stay in the LORD's land. They will return to Egypt, and they will eat unclean food in Assyria. Good News Translation The people of Israel will not remain in the LORD's land, but will have to go back to Egypt and will have to eat forbidden food in Assyria. International Standard Version They will not live in the LORD's land— Ephraim will return to Egypt, and they will eat unclean food in Assyria. Majority Standard Bible They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria. NET Bible They will not remain in the LORD's land. Ephraim will return to Egypt; they will eat ritually unclean food in Assyria. New Heart English Bible They won't dwell in the LORD's land; but Ephraim will return to Egypt, and they will eat unclean food in Assyria. Webster's Bible Translation They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria. World English Bible They won’t dwell in Yahweh’s land; but Ephraim will return to Egypt, and they will eat unclean food in Assyria. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThey do not abide in the land of YHWH, "" And Ephraim has turned back [to] Egypt, "" And they eat an unclean thing in Asshur. Young's Literal Translation They do not abide in the land of Jehovah, And turned back hath Ephraim to Egypt, And in Asshur an unclean thing they eat. Smith's Literal Translation They shall not dwell in the land of Jehovah; and Ephraim turned back to Egypt, and in Assur they shall eat the unclean thing. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThey shall not dwell in the Lord's land: Ephraim is returned to Egypt, and hath eaten unclean things among the Assyrians. Catholic Public Domain Version They will not dwell in the land of the Lord. Ephraim has been returned to Egypt, and he has eaten polluted things among the Assyrians. New American Bible They will not dwell in the LORD’s land; Ephraim will return to Egypt, and in Assyria they will eat unclean food. New Revised Standard Version They shall not remain in the land of the LORD; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and in Assyria they shall eat unclean food. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThey shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated They shall not dwell in the land of LORD JEHOVAH, but Aphreim shall return to Egypt, and in Assyria they shall eat defilement OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; But Ephraim shall return to Egypt, And they shall eat unclean food in Assyria. Brenton Septuagint Translation They dwelt not in the Lord's land: Ephraim dwelt in Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things among the Assyrians. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Hosea Announces Israel's Punishment…2The threshing floor and winepress will not feed them, and the new wine will fail them. 3They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria. 4They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves; it will not enter the house of the LORD.… Cross References Deuteronomy 28:68 The LORD will return you to Egypt in ships by a route that I said you should never see again. There you will sell yourselves to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you.” 2 Kings 17:6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes. Amos 7:17 Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword. Your land will be divided by a measuring line, and you yourself will die on pagan soil. And Israel will surely go into exile, away from their homeland.’” Jeremiah 44:12-14 And I will take away the remnant of Judah who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to reside there; they will meet their end. They will all fall by the sword or be consumed by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine; and they will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and reproach. / I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt, just as I punished Jerusalem, by sword and famine and plague, / so that none of the remnant of Judah who have gone to reside in Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah, where they long to return and live; for none will return except a few fugitives.” Leviticus 26:33-34 But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste. / Then the land shall enjoy its Sabbaths all the days it lies desolate, while you are in the land of your enemies. At that time the land will rest and enjoy its Sabbaths. Ezekiel 4:13 Then the LORD said, “This is how the Israelites will eat their defiled bread among the nations to which I will banish them.” Isaiah 7:18-20 On that day the LORD will whistle to the flies at the farthest streams of the Nile and to the bees in the land of Assyria. / And they will all come and settle in the steep ravines and clefts of the rocks, in all the thornbushes and watering holes. / On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well. 2 Kings 18:11-12 The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes. / This happened because they did not listen to the voice of the LORD their God, but violated His covenant—all that Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded—and would neither listen nor obey. Jeremiah 16:13 So I will cast you out of this land into a land that neither you nor your fathers have known. There you will serve other gods day and night, for I will show you no favor.’ Ezekiel 20:23-24 However, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands. / For they did not practice My ordinances, but they rejected My statutes and profaned My Sabbaths, fixing their eyes on the idols of their fathers. Matthew 24:15-16 So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), / then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Luke 21:24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. John 7:35 At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks? Acts 7:43 You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’ Romans 11:11 I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous. Treasury of Scripture They shall not dwell in the LORD's land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria. shall not. Leviticus 18:28 That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you. Leviticus 20:22 Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out. Deuteronomy 4:26 I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed. the Lord's. Leviticus 25:23 The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me. Jeremiah 2:7 And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination. Jeremiah 16:18 And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things. but. Hosea 9:6 For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles. Hosea 8:13 They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt. Hosea 11:5 He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return. Ezekiel 4:13 And the LORD said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them. Daniel 1:8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. Acts 10:14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. in Assyria. Hosea 11:11 They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD. 2 Kings 17:6 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. Jump to Previous Abide Asshur Assyria Dwell Eat Egypt Ephraim E'phraim Food Jehovah's LORD's Resting-Place Turned Unclean Won'tJump to Next Abide Asshur Assyria Dwell Eat Egypt Ephraim E'phraim Food Jehovah's LORD's Resting-Place Turned Unclean Won'tHosea 9 1. The distress and captivity of Israel for their sins.They will not remain in the land of the LORD This phrase speaks to the impending exile of the Israelites due to their unfaithfulness. The "land of the LORD" refers to the Promised Land, a gift from God to His chosen people. The Hebrew word for "remain" (יָשַׁב, yashab) implies dwelling or abiding, suggesting a sense of permanence and blessing. The Israelites' inability to remain signifies a loss of divine favor and protection, a direct consequence of their idolatry and disobedience. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled when the Assyrians conquered the Northern Kingdom, leading to the dispersion of the ten tribes. Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria (1) that Ephraim would return to Egypt to obtain anxiliaries, but to no purpose, - for they would be carried away captive and be compelled to eat unclean things in the land of Assyria; or (2) the prophet threatens that some of them would go as exiles into Egypt, and others of them into Assyria This latter explanation is much to be preferred; while with regard to Egypt the threats, ring thus understood would re-echo an crier prophecy in Deuteronomy 28:68, "The Lord shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you." In Assyria also they would be obliged to cat things ceremonially unclean, as it would be impossible to conform to the requirements of the Law, according to which the eating of certain animals was prohibited. There is yet (3) another interpretation, which takes Assyria to be the place of exile, while Egypt figuratively represents the condition of that exile, namely, a state of hard bondage and sore oppression, such as Israel endured in Egypt in the days of yore. Hebrew They will notלֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no remain יֵשְׁב֖וּ (yê·šə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in the land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of the LORD; יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH Ephraim אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ (’ep̄·ra·yim) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory will return וְשָׁ֤ב (wə·šāḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to Egypt מִצְרַ֔יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa and eat יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ (yō·ḵê·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 398: To eat unclean food טָמֵ֥א (ṭā·mê) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2931: Unclean in Assyria. וּבְאַשּׁ֖וּר (ū·ḇə·’aš·šūr) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 804: Ashshur Links Hosea 9:3 NIVHosea 9:3 NLT Hosea 9:3 ESV Hosea 9:3 NASB Hosea 9:3 KJV Hosea 9:3 BibleApps.com Hosea 9:3 Biblia Paralela Hosea 9:3 Chinese Bible Hosea 9:3 French Bible Hosea 9:3 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Hosea 9:3 They won't dwell in Yahweh's land (Ho Hs Hos.) |
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