Hosea 5:8

8 “Sound the trumpet in Gibeah, the horn in Ramah. Raise the battle cry in Beth Aven[a] ; lead on, Benjamin.

Hosea 5:8 in Other Translations

KJV
8 Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin.
ESV
8 Blow the horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah. Sound the alarm at Beth-aven; we follow you, O Benjamin!
NLT
8 “Sound the alarm in Gibeah! Blow the trumpet in Ramah! Raise the battle cry in Beth-aven ! Lead on into battle, O warriors of Benjamin!
MSG
8 "Blow the ram's horn shofar in Gibeah, the bugle in Ramah! Signal the invasion of Sin City! Scare the daylights out of Benjamin!
CSB
8 Blow the horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the war cry in Beth-aven: After you, Benjamin!

Hosea 5:8 In-Context

6 When they go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, they will not find him; he has withdrawn himself from them.
7 They are unfaithful to the LORD; they give birth to illegitimate children. When they celebrate their New Moon feasts, he will devour their fields.
8 “Sound the trumpet in Gibeah, the horn in Ramah. Raise the battle cry in Beth Aven ; lead on, Benjamin.
9 Ephraim will be laid waste on the day of reckoning. Among the tribes of Israel I proclaim what is certain.
10 Judah’s leaders are like those who move boundary stones. I will pour out my wrath on them like a flood of water.

Cross References 4

  • 1. S Numbers 10:2; S Jeremiah 4:21; S Ezekiel 33:3
  • 2. Judges 19:12; Hosea 9:9; Hosea 10:9
  • 3. S Isaiah 10:29
  • 4. S Joshua 7:2; Hosea 4:15; Hosea 10:5

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. "Beth Aven" means "house of wickedness" (a derogatory name for Bethel, which means "house of God" ).
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