[CS-FSLUG] TD: CS-BibleStudy: Hosea 5

[Jukka Y]

On Tuesday 14 September 2004 19:47, Brian Derr wrote:
[snip]
> My question:
>
> What do you think is meant in verse 7?  Several different
> translations have several different wordings:
>
> (KJV) http://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Hsa/Hsa005.html#top
> (NASV)
> http://www.blueletterbible.org/cgi-bin/tools/printer-friendly.pl?book=Hsa&c
>hapter=5&version=nas&Go.x=29&Go.y=11 (NLT)
> http://www.blueletterbible.org/cgi-bin/tools/printer-friendly.pl?book=Hsa&c
>hapter=5&version=nltp&Go.x=31&Go.y=14
>
> All three of these translations differ quite a bit in their wording at
> the end of verse 7.  Is God giving them a month before they are taken
> over by another nation?  Or will a false religion destroy them like it
> says in the NLT?
>
> Brian

I checked the wording from Orthodox Jewish Bible (pages are available online 
here: http://www.afii.org/english.htm ):

"They have dealt treacherously against Hashem; for they have begotten banim 
zarim (strange, illegitimate children); now shall a [Rosh] Chodesh devour 
them with their fields." (OJB p. 540)

Rosh Chodesh = New Moon (OJB p.1153)

According to finnish translation the "New Moon" was some kind of feast they 
used to have.

Blessings,
Jukka