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Hosea 11

1WhenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasachild,thenIlovedH157him,andcalledH7121mysonלִבְנִֽי׃liv.NiH1121outofEgyptוּמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםu.mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2ThemoretheprophetscalledH7121them,themoretheywentH1980fromthem:theysacrificedH2076untotheBaalim,andburnedincenseH6999togravenimages.

3YetItaughtEphraimלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669towalk;ItookH3947themonmyarmsזְרֽוֹעֹתָ֑יוze.ro.'o.TavH2220;buttheyknewH3045notthatIhealedרְפָאתִֽים׃re.fa.TimH7495them.

4IdrewH4900themwithcordsH5688ofamanH120,withbandsofloveאַהֲבָ֔ה'a.ha.VahH160;andIwasH1961tothemastheythatliftכִּמְרִ֥ימֵיkim.Ri.meiH7311uptheyokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923ontheirjawsלְחֵיהֶ֑םle.chei.HemH3895;andIlaidfoodbeforethem.

5TheyshallnotreturnH7725intothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;buttheAssyrianshallbetheirkingמַלְכּ֑וֹmal.KoH4428,becausetheyrefusedH3985toreturnH7725tome.

6Andtheswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719shallfall upontheircitiesבְּעָרָ֔יוbe.'a.RavH5892,andshallconsumeH398theirbars,anddevourוְאָכָ֑לָהve.'a.Kha.lahH398them, becauseoftheirowncounselsH4156.

7Andmypeopleוְעַמִּ֥יve.'a.MiH5971arebentonbackslidingfromme: thoughtheycallיִקְרָאֻ֔הוּyik.ra.'U.huH7121themtohimthatisonhighH7311,noneatallwillexaltיְרוֹמֵם׃ye.ro.memH7311him.

8Howאֵ֞יךְ'eikhH349shallIgiveH5414theeup,Ephraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669?howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349shallIcasttheeoff,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478?howH349shallImakeאֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖'a.si.me.KhaH7760theeasAdmahכְאַדְמָ֔הkhe.'ad.MahH126?howH349shallIsetH7760theeasZeboiimכִּצְבֹאיִ֑םkitz.vo.YimH6636?myheartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820isturnedH2015withinme,mycompassionsarekindledtogetherיַ֖חַדYa.chadH3162.

9Iwillnotexecutethefiercenessofmineangerאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639,IwillnotreturnH7725todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֣תle.sha.ChetH7843Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669:forIamGodאֵ֤ל'elH410,andnotmanH376;theHolyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918OneH376inthemidstבְּקִרְבְּךָ֣be.kir.be.ChaH7130ofthee;andIwillnotcomeאָב֖וֹא'a.Vo'H935inwrath.

10TheyshallwalkafterJehovah,whowillroarיִשְׁאָ֑גyish.'AgH7580likealionכְּאַרְיֵ֣הke.'ar.YehH738;forhewillroarיִשְׁאַ֔גyish.'AgH7580,andthechildrenshallcometremblingוְיֶחֶרְד֥וּve.ye.cher.DuH2729fromthewestמִיָּֽם׃mi.YamH3220.

11Theyshallcometremblingיֶחֶרְד֤וּye.cher.DuH2729asabirdכְצִפּוֹר֙khe.tzi.pOrH6833outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andasadoveוּכְיוֹנָ֖הu.khe.yo.NahH3123outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804;andIwillmakethemtodwellוְהוֹשַׁבְתִּ֥יםve.ho.shav.TimH3427intheirhousesH1004, saithJehovah.

12Ephraim compasseth me about with falsehood, and the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the Holy One.

Commentaries on Hosea 11

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