Hosea 5:8

"Blow the cornet in Gibeah,and the trumpet in Ramah!Sound a battle cry at Beth Aven, behind you, Benjamin!

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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 are unfaithful to the Lord;for they have borne illegitimate children.Now the new moon will devour them with their fields.

9Ephraim will become a desolation in the day of rebuke.Among the tribes of Israel, I have made known that which will surely be.

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Cross References

Judges 5:14Those whose root is in Amalek came out of Ephraim,after you, Benjamin, among your peoples; out of Machir leaders came down, and out of Zebulun those that handle the staff of office.

Judges 19:13He said to his servant, "Come and let us try to reach one of those places and we will spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah."

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

1 Samuel 15:34Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.

1 Kings 12:29He set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.

Jeremiah 4:5Declare in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, 'Blow the trumpet in the land!' Cry aloud and say, 'Assemble yourselves! 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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