El panorama
Oseas 4 abre con “Hear the word of the LORD , ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with…”, cambia cerca del versículo 10 con “For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not…” y termina con “The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Oseas · Versión King James · 19Oseas 4:1-7
Versículos 1–7: Hear the word of the LORD , ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a…
Oseas 4:1–7 abre con “Hear the word of the LORD , ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the…” y llega a “As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Oseas 4 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Hear the word of the LORD , ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land…” Nombrar a Hear mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen blood, adultery, break. Su relación con los versículos 1 y 3 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and…” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
Oseas 4:1-7
Versión King James1Hear the word of the LORD , ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
2By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
3Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
4Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.
5Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.
6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
7As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.
Oseas 4:8-14
Versículos 8–14: They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their…
Oseas 4:8–14 abre con “They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.” y llega a “I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Oseas 4 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen heart, iniquity, people. Su relación con los versículos 9 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left…” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
Oseas 4:8-14
Versión King James8They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
9And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.
10For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD .
11Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
12My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.
13They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.
14I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.
Oseas 4:15-19
Versículos 15–19: Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come…
Oseas 4:15–19 abre con “Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal…” y llega a “The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Oseas 4 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to…” El lenguaje de promesa, bendición o pacto necesita su destinatario y alcance. Esos detalles impiden separar del contexto una palabra personal de la historia.
Oseas 4:15-19
Versión King James15Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.
16For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
17Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.
18Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.
19The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Hosea 4:1 comienza con “Hear the word of the LORD , ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy…”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Hosea 4:5 forma un giro natural: “Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.”
La nota final
Hosea 4:19 deja al lector con “The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras people, commit, LORD, whoredom, adultery, fall ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.