Hosea 9:17
New International Version
My God will reject them because they have not obeyed him; they will be wanderers among the nations.

New Living Translation
My God will reject the people of Israel because they will not listen or obey. They will be wanderers, homeless among the nations.

English Standard Version
My God will reject them because they have not listened to him; they shall be wanderers among the nations.

Berean Standard Bible
My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

King James Bible
My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

New King James Version
My God will cast them away, Because they did not obey Him; And they shall be wanderers among the nations.

New American Standard Bible
My God will reject them Because they have not listened to Him; And they will be wanderers among the nations.

NASB 1995
My God will cast them away Because they have not listened to Him; And they will be wanderers among the nations.

NASB 1977
My God will cast them away Because they have not listened to Him; And they will be wanderers among the nations.

Legacy Standard Bible
My God will despise them Because they have not listened to Him; And they will be those who flee among the nations.

Amplified Bible
My God will reject them and cast them away Because they did not listen to Him; And they will be wanderers (fugitives) among the nations.

Christian Standard Bible
My God will reject them because they have not listened to him; they will become wanderers among the nations.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My God will reject them because they have not listened to Him; they will become wanderers among the nations.

American Standard Version
My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

Contemporary English Version
Israel, you disobeyed my God. Now he will force you to roam from nation to nation.

English Revised Version
My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My God will reject them because they refused to listen to him. They will wander among the nations.

Good News Translation
The God I serve will reject his people, because they have not listened to him. They will become wanderers among the nations.

International Standard Version
"My God will reject them, because they did not obey him, and they will become wanderers among the nations."

Majority Standard Bible
My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

NET Bible
My God will reject them, for they have not obeyed him; so they will be fugitives among the nations.

New Heart English Bible
My God will cast them away, because they did not listen to him; and they will be wanderers among the nations.

Webster's Bible Translation
My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken to him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

World English Bible
My God will cast them away, because they didn’t listen to him; and they will be wanderers among the nations.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
My God rejects them, "" Because they have not listened to Him, "" And they are wanderers among nations!”

Young's Literal Translation
Reject them doth my God, Because they have not hearkened to Him, And they are wanderers among nations!

Smith's Literal Translation
God will reject them, for they heard not to him: and they will be wandering about among the nations.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
My God will cast them away, because they hearkened not to him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

Catholic Public Domain Version
My God will cast them aside because they have not listened to him; and they will be wanderers among the nations.

New American Bible
My God will disown them because they have not listened to him; they will be wanderers among the nations.

New Revised Standard Version
Because they have not listened to him, my God will reject them; they shall become wanderers among the nations.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
My God will reject them because they did not hearken to him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And my God shall reject them, because they did not listen to him, and they shall be wandering among the nations
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
My God will cast them away, Because they did not hearken unto Him; And they shall be wanderers among the nations.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
God shall reject them, because they have not hearkened to him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Hosea Announces Israel's Punishment
16Ephraim is struck down; their root is withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay the darlings of their wombs. 17My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:64
Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.

Jeremiah 15:1-4
Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go! / If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’ / I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. ...

2 Kings 17:18-23
So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, / and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced. / So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence. ...

Leviticus 26:33
But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.

Isaiah 1:4-7
Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. / Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted. / From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil. ...

Amos 9:9
“For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground.

Ezekiel 36:19
I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered throughout the lands. I judged them according to their ways and deeds.

Lamentations 1:5
Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy.

Zechariah 7:14
But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known, and the land was left desolate behind them so that no one could come or go. Thus they turned the pleasant land into a desolation.”

2 Chronicles 7:19-22
But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods, / then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples. / And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ ...

Matthew 23:37-38
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate.

Luke 21:24
They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

John 12:37-40
Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him. / This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” / For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: ...

Romans 11:7-10
What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened, / as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” / And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. ...

Acts 28:25-28
They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: / ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ ...


Treasury of Scripture

My God will cast them away, because they did not listen to him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

My God.

2 Chronicles 18:13
And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.

Nehemiah 5:19
Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.

Psalm 31:14
But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.

because.

Hosea 7:13
Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

1 Kings 14:15,16
For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger…

2 Kings 17:14-20
Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God…

and.

Deuteronomy 28:64,65
And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone…

Deuteronomy 32:26
I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men:

Amos 8:2
And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.

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Hosea 9
1. The distress and captivity of Israel for their sins.














My God
The phrase "My God" reflects a personal and covenantal relationship between the prophet Hosea and the Lord. In Hebrew, "Elohai" signifies not just a deity, but a personal God who is intimately involved in the life of His people. This personal possessive underscores the deep sorrow and disappointment Hosea feels as he speaks on behalf of God, who is both his personal God and the God of Israel. It is a reminder of the covenant relationship that Israel has broken, despite God's faithfulness.

will reject them
The Hebrew root for "reject" is "ma'as," which conveys a strong sense of loathing or spurning. This is not a casual dismissal but a profound rejection due to Israel's persistent disobedience and idolatry. Historically, this rejection is seen in the Assyrian exile, where the Northern Kingdom of Israel was conquered and its people scattered. Theologically, it serves as a warning of the consequences of turning away from God's commandments and the seriousness of divine judgment.

because they have not obeyed Him
Obedience in the Hebrew context is often linked to the word "shama," meaning to hear or listen with the intent to act. Israel's failure was not just in hearing God's commands but in their refusal to act upon them. This disobedience is a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament, where the blessings of the covenant are contingent upon Israel's faithfulness to God's law. The historical context shows a nation that repeatedly turned to idolatry and alliances with pagan nations, forsaking their unique relationship with God.

they will be wanderers
The term "wanderers" evokes the image of a people without a home, reminiscent of Cain's punishment in Genesis. In Hebrew, "noded" suggests a state of restlessness and instability. This prophecy was fulfilled when the Israelites were exiled and dispersed among the nations, losing their land and identity. It serves as a poignant reminder of the consequences of sin and the loss of divine protection and provision.

among the nations
The scattering "among the nations" signifies not only physical displacement but also spiritual and cultural assimilation into pagan societies. This dispersion is both a punishment and a means of purification, as God uses exile to bring about repentance and eventual restoration. Historically, the Jewish diaspora began with the Assyrian and Babylonian exiles, yet it also set the stage for the spread of monotheism and the eventual coming of the Messiah, who would gather God's people from all nations.

(17) Wanderers.--Strangely confirmed from Assyrian monuments and the entire subsequent history of the bulk of Israel; and Israel still wanders, not coalescing with any nation, unless they lose their ancient faith by corruption into idolatry, or conversion to Christianity. (See Pusey.)



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
My God
אֱלֹהַ֔י (’ĕ·lō·hay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

will reject them
יִמְאָסֵ֣ם (yim·’ā·sêm)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3988: To spurn, to disappear

because
כִּ֛י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

they have not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

obeyed
שָׁמְע֖וּ (šā·mə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

Him;
ל֑וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

and they shall be
וְיִהְי֥וּ (wə·yih·yū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

wanderers
נֹדְדִ֖ים (nō·ḏə·ḏîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 5074: To wave to and fro, to rove, flee, to drive away

among the nations.
בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ (bag·gō·w·yim)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts


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