American Standard Version

Hosea 9

1Rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֨חtis.MachH8055not,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478,forjoy,likethepeoplesH5971;forthou hastplayedH2181theharlot, departingfromthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430; thou hastlovedH157hireאֶתְנָ֔ן'et.NanH868uponeverygrain-floor.

2Thethreshing-floorandthewinepressוָיֶ֖קֶבva.Ye.kevH3342shallnotfeedיִרְעֵ֑םyir.'EmH7462them,andthenewוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492shallfailher.

3TheyshallnotdwellH3427inJehovah’slandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776;butEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669shallreturnוְשָׁ֤בve.ShavH7725toEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andtheyshalleatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931foodinAssyriaוּבְאַשּׁ֖וּרu.ve.'a.ShurH804.

4Theyshallnotpourיִסְּכ֨וּyi.se.KhuH5258outwine-offeringstoJehovah,neithershalltheybepleasing untohim:theirsacrificesH2077shallbeuntothemasthebreadכְּלֶ֤חֶםke.Le.chemH3899ofmourners;allthateatאֹכְלָ֖יו'o.khe.LavH398thereofshallbepolluted;fortheirbreadלַחְמָ֣םlach.MamH3899shallbefortheirappetiteH5315;itshallnotcomeH935intothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

5Whatwillyedointhedayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117ofsolemnassembly,andinthedayוּלְי֖וֹםu.le.YomH3117ofthefeastH2282ofJehovah?

6For,lo,theyaregoneH1980awayfromdestructionH7701;yetEgyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shallgatherתְּקַבְּצֵ֖םte.ka.be.TzemH6908themup,Memphisshallburyתְּקַבְּרֵ֑םte.ka.be.RemH6912them;theirpleasantthingsH4261ofsilverלְכַסְפָּ֗םle.khas.PamH3701,nettlesקִמּוֹשׂ֙ki.mOsH7057shallpossessH3423them;thornsח֖וֹחַCho.achH2336shallbeintheirtentsבְּאָהֳלֵיהֶֽם׃be.'o.ho.lei.HemH168.

7Thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofvisitationarecomeבָּ֣אוּ׀Ba.'uH935,thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofrecompensearecomeבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935;Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallknowיֵדְע֖וּye.de.'UH3045it:theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030isafoolאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191,themanH376thathaththespiritהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307ismadמְשֻׁגָּע֙me.shu.Ga'H7696,fortheabundanceH7230ofthineiniquityעֲוֹנְךָ֔'a.vo.ne.KhaH5771,andbecausetheenmityisgreatוְרַבָּ֖הve.ra.BahH7227.

8Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669wasawatchmanצֹפֶ֥הtzo.PehH6822withmyGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430:asfortheprophetנָבִ֞יאna.Vi'H5030,afowler’ssnareH6341isinallhiswaysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870,andenmityinthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofhisGodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

9TheyhavedeeplycorruptedH7843themselves,asinthedaysכִּימֵ֣יki.MeiH3117ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑הha.giv.'AhH1390:hewillrememberיִזְכּ֣וֹרyiz.KorH2142theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771,hewillvisitH6485theirsinsחַטֹּאותָֽם׃ סcha.to.TamH2403.

10IfoundH4672Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478likegrapesinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057;IsawH7200yourfathersH1asthefirst-ripeinthefig-treeatitsfirstH7225season:buttheycameH935toBaal-peorH1187,andconsecratedthemselvesuntotheshamefulH1322thingH1322,andbecameH1961abominablelikethatwhichtheylovedH157.

11AsforEphraimאֶפְרַ֕יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, theirgloryכְּבוֹדָ֑םke.vo.DamH3519shallflyיִתְעוֹפֵ֣ףyit.'o.FefH5774awaylikeabirdכָּע֖וֹףka.'ofH5775: thereshallbe nobirthH3205,andnone withchildמִלֵּדָ֥הmi.le.DahH3205,andnoconceptionוּמֵהֵרָיֽוֹן׃u.me.he.ra.YonH2032.

12Thoughtheybringיְגַדְּלוּ֙ye.ga.de.LuH1431uptheirchildren,yetwillIbereaveוְשִׁכַּלְתִּ֖יםve.shi.kal.TimH7921them,sothatnotamanH120shallbeleft:yea,woeא֥וֹי'oH188alsoגַם־gam-H1571tothemwhenIdepartבְּשׂוּרִ֥יbe.su.RiH5493fromthem!

13Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,likeasIhaveseenH7200Tyreלְצ֖וֹרle.TzorH6865,isplantedשְׁתוּלָ֣הshe.tu.LahH8362inapleasant place:butEphraimוְאֶפְרַ֕יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669shallbringלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318outhischildrentotheslayer.

14Giveתֵּן־ten-H5414them,OJehovah—whatwilt thougiveתִּתֵּ֑ןti.TenH5414?giveתֵּן־ten-H5414themamiscarryingwombרֶ֣חֶםRe.chemH7358anddrybreastsוְשָׁדַ֖יִםve.sha.Da.yimH7699.

15Alltheirwickednessרֹ֣עַRo.a'H7455isinGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּל֙ba.gil.GalH1537;forthereIhatedשְׂנֵאתִ֔יםse.ne.TimH8130them:becauseofthewickednessH7455oftheirdoingsIwilldriveאֲגָרְשֵׁ֑ם'a.ga.re.ShemH1644themoutofmyhouseמִבֵּיתִ֖יmi.bei.TiH1004;Iwillloveאַהֲבָתָ֔ם'a.ha.va.TamH160themnomore;alltheirprincesH8269arerevolters.

16Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669issmitten,theirrootשָׁרְשָׁ֥םsha.re.ShamH8328isdriedH3001up,theyshallbearH3205nofruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529:yea,thoughtheybringH3205forthH3205,yetwillIslaythebelovedfruitH6529oftheirwombבִטְנָֽם׃ סvit.NamH990.

17MyGodאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430willcastthemawayH5074,becausetheydidnothearken untohim;andtheyshallbeוְיִהְי֥וּve.yih.YuH1961wanderersamongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ סba.go.YimH1471.

Commentaries on Hosea 9

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