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Hosea 13

1WhenEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669spake, therewastrembling;heexaltedhimselfinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;butwhenheoffendedinBaalבַּבַּ֖עַלba.Ba.'alH1168,hediedH4191.

2Andnowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258theysinלַחֲטֹ֗אla.cha.To'H2398moreandmore,andhavemadeH6213themmoltenimagesoftheirsilverמִכַּסְפָּ֤םmi.kas.PamH3701,evenidolsעֲצַבִּ֔ים'a.tza.BimH6091accordingtotheirownunderstandingH8394,allofthemtheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639ofthecraftsmenחָרָשִׁ֖יםcha.ra.ShimH2796:theysayאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559ofthem,LetthemenH120thatsacrificeזֹבְחֵ֣יzoe.CheiH2076kissthecalvesH5695.

3Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651theyshallbeH1961asthemorningבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242cloudכַּעֲנַן־ka.'a.nan-H6051,andasthedewוְכַטַּ֖לve.kha.TalH2919thatpassethearlyמַשְׁכִּ֣יםmash.KimH7925away,asthechaffכְּמֹץ֙ke.MotzH4671thatisdrivenwiththewhirlwindoutofthethreshing-floor,andasthesmokeוּכְעָשָׁ֖ןu.khe.'a.ShanH6227outofthechimney.

4YetIamJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430fromthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;andthou shaltknowתֵדָ֔עte.Da'H3045nogodוֵאלֹהִ֤יםve.lo.HimH430butme,andbesidesmethereisnosaviour.

5IdidknowH3045theeinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,inthelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofgreatdrought.

6Accordingtotheirpastureכְּמַרְעִיתָם֙ke.mar.'i.TamH4830,soH3651weretheyfilled;theywerefilled,andtheirheartלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820wasexaltedוַיָּ֣רָםvai.Ya.romH7311:thereforeH3651havetheyforgottenH7911me.

7ThereforeamH1961Iuntothemasalionשָׁ֑חַלSha.chalH7826;asaleopardכְּנָמֵ֖רke.na.MerH5246willIwatchאָשֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH7789bythewayH1870;

8Iwillmeetאֶפְגְּשֵׁם֙'ef.ge.ShemH6298themasabearכְּדֹ֣בke.DoH1677thatisbereavedofherwhelps,andwillrendthecauloftheirheartלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820;andtherewillIdevourוְאֹכְלֵ֥םve.'o.khe.LemH398themlikealionessH3833;thewildbeastshalltearוְאֶקְרַ֖עve.'ek.Ra'H7167them.

9Itisthydestruction, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thatthou art againstme, against thyhelpH5828.

10WhereH834nowisthykingמַלְכְּךָ֙mal.ke.KhaH4428,thathemaysaveוְיוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ֖ve.yo.shi.'a.KhaH3467theeinallthycitiesעָרֶ֑יךָ'a.Rei.khaH5892?andthyjudgesH8199,ofwhomthou saidst,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414meakingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428andprincesH8269?

11IhavegivenH5414theeakingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428inmineangerבְּאַפִּ֔יbe.'a.PiH639,andhavetakenוְאֶקַּ֖חve.'e.KachH3947himawayH3947inmywrathבְּעֶבְרָתִֽי׃ סbe.'ev.ra.TiH5678.

12Theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771ofEphraimאֶפְרָ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669isboundup; hissinחַטָּאתֽוֹ׃cha.ta.ToH2403islaidupinstore.

13Thesorrowsofatravailing womanshallcomeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935uponhim:heisanunwisesonH1121;foritistimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256heshouldnottarryintheplaceofthebreakingforthH3205ofchildren.

14Iwillransomאֶפְדֵּ֔ם'ef.DemH6299themfromthepowerofSheolשְׁאוֹל֙she.'OlH7585;IwillredeemH6299themfromdeathמִמָּ֖וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194: Odeathמָ֗וֶתMa.vetH4194,whereאֱהִ֨י'e.HiH165arethy plagues? OSheolשְׁא֔וֹלshe.'olH7585,whereאֱהִ֤י'e.HiH165isthy destruction? repentanceshallbehidH5641frommineeyesמֵעֵינָֽי׃me.'ei.NaiH5869.

15Thoughhebefruitfulamonghisbrethren,aneastקָדִים֩ka.DimH6921windר֨וּחַRu.achH7307shallcomeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935,thebreathH7307ofJehovahcomingH935upfromthewildernessמִמִּדְבָּ֣רmi.mid.BarH4057;andhisspringמַעְיָנ֔וֹma'.ya.NoH4599shallbecomedry,andhisfountainH4726shallbedriedup:heshallmakespoilofthetreasureH214ofallgoodlyvesselsH3627.

16Samaria shall bear her guilt; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword; their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.

Commentaries on Hosea 13

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