The Koine Bible

Israel is a luxuriant vine, its fruit flourishing; according to the abundance of its fruit it multiplied its altars; according to the goodness of its land it built pillars.

They have divided their hearts; now they shall be destroyed. He himself shall tear down their altars; their pillars shall suffer misery.

For now they will say, We have no king, because we did not fear the Lord; and what will the king do to us?

Speaking words, false pretexts, he will make a covenant; judgment will spring up like grass on the furrowed ground of a field

Because of the calf of the house of On, the inhabitants of Samaria shall sojourn, for its people mourned over it, and as they provoked him, they will rejoice over his glory, because it was carried away from him

And binding him into the Assyrians, they carried gifts to King Jareb; Ephraim will receive shame, and Israel will be ashamed of his counsel

Samaria has cast off her king like a twig on the surface of water

And the altars of On shall be removed; the sins of Israel—thorns and thistles shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us, and to the hills, Fall on us.

From the time when the hills sinned, Israel, there they stood; war shall certainly not overtake them on the hill, against the children of injustice.

He came to discipline them, and peoples shall be gathered against them when they are disciplined for their two iniquities.

Ephraim is a trained heifer, loving strife; but I will come upon her fair neck. I will mount Ephraim; I will silence Judah. Jacob will strengthen him.

Sow for yourselves unto righteousness; reap unto the fruit of life; light up for yourselves the light of knowledge; seek the Lord until there come the fruits of righteousness for you.

Why did you remain silent about ungodliness, and did you gather its injustices? You ate false fruit, because you hoped in your chariots, in the multitude of your might.

and destruction will rise up in your people, and all your fortified places will be carried away, as Shalman carried away from the house of Jeroboam in the days of war, a mother upon children they dashed to the ground

Thus I will do to you, house of Israel, because of the evil of your evils; at dawn the king of Israel was utterly cast off, was utterly cast off.