Hosea 5:8

Blow ye the horn in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah; sound an alarm at Beth-aven: 'Behind thee, O Benjamin!'

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin.

In Context

7They have dealt treacherously against the LORD, for they have begotten strange children; now shall the new moon devour them with their portions.

9Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke; among the tribes of Israel do I make known that which shall surely be.

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Cross References

Judges 5:14Out of Ephraim came they whose root is in Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy peoples; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the marshal's staff.

Judges 19:13And he said unto his servant: 'Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.'

1 Samuel 7:17And his return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and he built there an altar unto the LORD.

1 Samuel 15:34Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeath-shaul.

1 Kings 12:29And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan.

Jeremiah 4:5Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem, and say: 'Blow ye the horn in the land'; cry aloud and say: 'Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the fortified cities.'

Matthew Henry on Hosea 5:2-8

Charge against Israel and Judah; Judgments Threatened. ( b. c. 758.) 1 Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor. 2 And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all. 3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled. 4 They will not frame their doings to turn… Read the whole commentary →

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