Hosea 8:1
ContextAn eagle 2 looms over the temple of the Lord!
For they have broken their covenant with me, 3
and have rebelled against my law.
Hosea 4:13-14
Context4:13 They sacrifice on the mountaintops,
and burn offerings on the hills;
they sacrifice 4 under oak, poplar, and terebinth,
because their shade is so pleasant.
As a result, your daughters have become cult prostitutes,
and your daughters-in-law commit adultery!
4:14 I will not punish your daughters when they commit prostitution,
nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery.
For the men consort with harlots,
they sacrifice with temple prostitutes.
It is true: 5 “A people that lacks understanding will come to ruin!”


[8:1] 1 tn Heb “A horn unto your gums!”; NAB “A trumpet to your lips!”
[8:1] 2 tn Or perhaps “A vulture.” Some identify the species indicated by the Hebrew term נֶשֶׁר (nesher) as the griffon vulture (cf. NEB, NRSV).
[8:1] 3 tn Heb “my covenant” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV); TEV “the covenant I made with them.”
[4:13] 4 tn The phrase “they sacrifice” is not repeated in the Hebrew text here but is implied by parallelism; it is provided in the translation for the sake of clarity.
[4:14] 7 tn The words “it is true” are supplied in the translation to indicate that this is a conclusion drawn on the preceding behavior. Cf. NAB “So must a people”; NRSV “thus a people”; TEV “As the proverb says, ‘A people.’”