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Hosea 10

1Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478isaluxuriantvineגֶּ֤פֶןGe.fenH1612,thatputteth forthhisfruitפְּרִ֖יpe.RiH6529: accordingtotheabundanceH7230ofhisfruitלְפִרְי֗וֹle.fir.YoH6529hehathmultipliedH7235hisaltarsלַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹתla.miz.be.ChotH4196; accordingtothegoodnessoftheirlandלְאַרְצ֔וֹle.'ar.TzoH776theyhavemadeH3190goodlypillarsמַצֵּבֽוֹת׃ma.tze.VotH4676.

2Theirheartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820isdividedH2505;nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258shalltheybefoundguiltyיֶאְשָׁ֑מוּye'.Sha.muH816:hewillsmitetheiraltarsמִזְבְּחוֹתָ֔םmiz.be.cho.TamH4196,hewilldestroyיְשֹׁדֵ֖דye.sho.DedH7703theirpillarsמַצֵּבוֹתָֽם׃ma.tze.vo.TamH4676.

3Surelynowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258shalltheysayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559,Wehavenokingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428;forwefearיָרֵ֙אנוּ֙ya.Re.nuH3372notJehovah;andthekingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428,whatcanhedoforus?

4TheyspeakH1696vainwordsדְבָרִ֔יםde.va.RimH1697,swearingH422falselyinmakingH3772covenantsבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285: thereforejudgmentH4941springethupashemlockinthefurrowsתַּלְמֵ֥יtal.MeiH8525ofthefieldשָׂדָֽי׃sa.DaiH7704.

5Theinhabitantsשְׁכַ֣ןshe.KhanH7934ofSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111shallbeinterrorforthecalvesofBeth-aven;forthepeopleעַמּ֗וֹa.MoH5971thereof shallmournאָבַ֨ל'a.ValH56overit,andthepriestsוּכְמָרָיו֙u.khe.ma.RavH3649thereofthatrejoicedH1523overit,forthegloryכְּבוֹד֖וֹke.vo.DoH3519thereof,becauseitisdepartedfromit.

6Italsoגַּם־gam-H1571shallbecarrieduntoAssyriaלְאַשּׁ֣וּרle.'a.ShurH804forapresenttokingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428Jarebיָרֵ֑בya.RevH3377:Ephraimאֶפְרַ֣יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669shallreceiveH3947shameH954,andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallbeashamedוְיֵב֥וֹשׁve.ye.Vo.oshH954ofhisowncounselמֵעֲצָתֽוֹ׃me.'a.tza.ToH6098.

7AsforSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,herkingמַלְכָּ֑הּmal.KahH4428iscutoff,asfoamuponthewaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

8Thehighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116alsoofAven,thesinחַטַּאת֙cha.taTH2403ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,shallbedestroyedוְנִשְׁמְד֞וּve.nish.me.DuH8045:thethornק֣וֹץKotzH6975andthethistleוְדַרְדַּ֔רve.dar.DarH1863shallcomeH5927upontheiraltarsמִזְבְּחוֹתָ֑םmiz.be.cho.TamH4196;andtheyshallsayוְאָמְר֤וּve.'a.me.RuH559tothemountainsלֶֽהָרִים֙le.ha.RimH2022,Coverכַּסּ֔וּנוּka.Su.nuH3680us;andtothehillsוְלַגְּבָע֖וֹתve.la.ge.va.'otH1389,Fallנִפְל֥וּnif.LuH5307onus.

9OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thou hastsinnedH2398fromthedaysמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1390:theretheystoodH5975;thebattleH4421againstthechildrenofiniquity dothnotovertakeתַשִּׂיגֵ֧םta.si.GemH5381theminGibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֛הba.giv.'AhH1390.

10Whenitismydesireבְּאַוָּתִ֖יbe.'a.va.TiH185,Iwillchastisethem;andthepeoplesH5971shallbegatheredוְאֻסְּפ֤וּve.'u.se.FuH622againstthem,whentheyareboundH631totheirtwoלִשְׁתֵּ֥יlish.TeiH8147transgressions.

11AndEphraimוְאֶפְרַ֜יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669isaheiferעֶגְלָ֤ה'eg.LahH5697thatistaughtH3925,thatlovethtotreadoutthegrain;butIhavepassedH5674overuponherfairneckH6676:IwillsetariderH7392onEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669;Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063shallplowיַחֲר֣וֹשׁya.cha.Ro.oshH2790,Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290shallbreakhisclods.

12Sowזִרְע֨וּzir.'UH2232toyourselvesinrighteousnessלִצְדָקָה֙litz.da.KahH6666,reapקִצְר֣וּkitz.RuH7114accordingtokindness;breakupyourfallow ground;foritistimeוְעֵת֙ve.'EtH6256toseekלִדְר֣וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875Jehovah,tillhecomeיָב֕וֹאya.Vo'H935andrainrighteousnessH6666uponyou.

13Yehaveplowedחֲרַשְׁתֶּם־cha.rash.tem-H2790wickednessרֶ֛שַׁעRe.sha'H7562, yehavereapediniquity; yehaveeatenH398thefruitפְּרִי־pe.ri-H6529oflies;forthou didsttrustבָטַ֥חְתָּva.Tach.taH982inthywayבְדַרְכְּךָ֖ve.dar.ke.KhaH1870,inthemultitudeבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230ofthymightyH1368menH1368.

14Thereforeshallatumultariseוְקָ֣אםve.KamH6965amongthypeopleבְּעַמֶּךָ֒be.'a.me.KhaH5971,andallthyfortressesH4013shallbedestroyedH7703,asShalmandestroyedH7703Beth-arbelinthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofbattleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421:themotherאֵ֥ם'emH517wasdashedרֻטָּֽשָׁה׃ru.Ta.shahH7376inpieceswithherchildren.

15SoshallBeth-eldountoyoubecauseofyourgreatwickednessH7451:atdaybreakshallthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478beutterlycutoff.

Commentaries on Hosea 10

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