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The Leaders Cause Israel and Judah to Sin

“Priests, nation[a] of Israel, and people in the king’s family, listen to me. You have been judged guilty!

“You were like a trap at Mizpah[b] and like a net spread on the ground at Tabor.[c] You have done many evil things,[d] so I will punish you all.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 5:1 nation Literally, “house.” This might mean the royal family of that country. Also in verse 14.
  2. Hosea 5:1 Mizpah A mountain in Israel. The people worshiped the false gods on many of the hills and mountains.
  3. Hosea 5:1 Tabor A mountain in Israel.
  4. Hosea 5:2 You … evil things The Hebrew text here is hard to understand. It seems to be a wordplay of some kind.

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