Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor.
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Verse 1 is found in chapter 9 of Hosea. Hosea commands Israel not to celebrate like other peoples because unfaithfulness has contaminated their relationship with God. Feasts and harvests, which should express gratitude, lose their meaning when the people live in rebellion. Exile will bring scarcity and ritual contamination. Agricultural prosperity cannot indefinitely be separated from faithfulness to the God who grants it.
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Du darfst dich nicht freuen, Israel, noch rühmen wie die Völker; denn du hurst wider deinen Gott und suchst damit Hurenlohn, daß alle Tennen voll Getreide werden.
No te alegres, oh Israel, hasta saltar de gozo como los pueblos, pues has fornicado apartándote de tu Dios: amaste salario por todas las eras de trigo.
No te alegres, Israel, con júbilo como los pueblos, porque te has prostituido, apartándote de tu Dios; has amado el salario de prostituta en todas las eras de grano.
Israël, ne te livre pas à la joie, à l'allégresse, comme les peuples, De ce que tu t'es prostitué en abandonnant l'Eternel, De ce que tu as aimé un salaire impur dans toutes les aires à blé!
NON rallegrarti, o Israele, per festeggiar come gli altri popoli; perciocchè tu hai fornicato, lasciando l’Iddio tuo; tu hai amato il prezzo delle fornicazioni, sopra tutte le aie del frumento.
NÃO te alegres, ó Israel, não exultes, como os povos; porque ao prostituir-te abandonaste o teu Deus; amaste a paga de meretriz sobre todas as eiras de trigo.
以色列 啊,不要歡喜, 像 萬民一樣快樂; 因為你行淫離棄你的上帝, 喜愛各禾場上賣淫所得的賞金。
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