Hos 5:7 | NETfull | 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 ^{▼▼ Heb “dealt treacherously against” (so KJV, NASB); NRSV “dealt faithlessly”; NLT “betrayed the honor of.”} against the Lord,
because they bore illegitimate children.
Soon ^{▼▼ The particle עַתָּה (’attah) 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.