Gen Z: Hosea 9
1Don't get it twisted, Israel; your joy ain't like everyone else's. You've been out here cheating on God, chasing after rewards like they're the vibe.
2The floor and winepress ain't gonna feed them, and the new wine's gonna flop, no cap.
3They won't chill in the Lord's land; Ephraim's heading back to Egypt, eating sus stuff in Assyria.
4They ain't offering wine to the Lord, and He ain't feeling it: their sacrifices are like sad bread; anyone who eats it gets tainted, fr.
5What are you gonna do on the serious day and the feast day of the Lord?
6For real, they're out because of destruction: Egypt's picking them up, Memphis is burying them; their chill spots for silver are now just thorns and nettles.
7The days of reckoning are here; Israel's gonna know it: the prophet's a fool, the spiritual dude's lost it, all because of your wild sins and the hate.
8The watchman of Ephraim was with my God, but the prophet's just a trapper everywhere, spreading hate in God's house.
9They've totally messed themselves up, like back in Gibeah: so God's gonna remember their sins and come for them.
10I found Israel like grapes in the desert; I saw your fam like the first figs on the tree, but they went to Baal–peor and embarrassed themselves, loving their own shame.
11Ephraim's glory's gonna dip like a bird, from birth to womb to conception.
12Even if they raise their kids, I'm gonna take them away; no dudes left, and it's gonna be a whole vibe when I'm gone!
13Ephraim, like I saw Tyrus, is planted in a good spot: but Ephraim's gonna hand his kids over to the killer.
14Give them, Lord: what you got? Give them a barren womb and dry breasts, periodt.
15All their wickedness is in Gilgal: I hated them there; because of their evil, I'm kicking them outta my house, loving them no more: all their leaders are rebels.
16Ephraim's been hit hard, their roots are dried up, no fruit's coming: even if they try, I'm taking out the beloved fruit of their womb.
17My God will toss them aside because they didn't listen to Him: they'll be lost among the nations.