Hosea 5:7

5:7 They have committed treason ¹  against the Lord,

because they bore illegitimate children.

Soon ²  the new moon festival will devour them and their fields.

Hosea 9:2

9:2 Threshing floors and wine vats will not feed the people, ³ 

and new wine only deceives them. ⁴ 

[5:7]  ¹ tn Heb “dealt treacherously against” (so KJV, NASB); NRSV “dealt faithlessly”; NLT “betrayed the honor of.”

[5:7]  ² tn The particle עַתָּה (’attah) often refers to the imminent or the impending future: “very soon” (BDB 774 s.v. עַתָּה 1.b). In Hosea it normally introduces imminent judgment (Hos 2:12; 4:16; 5:7; 8:8, 13; 10:2).

[9:2]  ³ tn Heb “them”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “her” (so KJV, ASV). This is taken as a collective singular (so also most modern English versions).