Hos 5:7 | NET2full | STEP | They have committed treason against the Lord because they bore illegitimate children . Soon the new moon festival will devour them and their fields .

‏ Hosea 5:7

7 They have committed treason ^{▼▼tn Heb “dealt treacherously against” (so KJV, NASB); cf. NRSV “dealt faithlessly,” NLT “betrayed the honor of.”} against the Lord
because they bore illegitimate children.
Soon ^{▼▼tn The particle עַתָּה (ʿattah) often refers to the imminent or the impending future: “very soon” (BDB 774 s.v. עַתָּה 1.b). In Hosea it normally introduces imminent judgment (Hos 2:12; 4:16; 5:7; 8:8, 13; 10:2).} the new moon festival will devour them and their fields.

‏ Hosea 5:7

The Prophet’s Declaration of Judgment