Berean Standard Bible

Hosea 12

1EphraimH669feeds onרֹעֶ֥הro.'EhH7462the windר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307and pursuesוְרֹדֵ֣ףve.ro.DefH7291the east windקָדִ֔יםka.DimH6921allכָּל־kol-H3605day longהַיּ֕וֹםhai.YomH3117;he multipliesיַרְבֶּ֑הyar.BehH7235liesכָּזָ֥בka.ZavH3577and violenceוָשֹׁ֖דva.ShodH7701;he makesיִכְרֹ֔תוּyikh.Ro.tuH3772a covenantוּבְרִית֙u.ve.RitH1285withH5973Assyriaאַשּׁ֣וּר'a.ShurH804and sendsיוּבָֽל׃yu.ValH2986olive oilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081to Egyptלְמִצְרַ֥יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2The LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068has a charge to bringוְרִ֥יבve.RivH7379againstH5973Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.He will punishוְלִפְקֹ֤ד עַֽל־ve.lif.Kod 'al-H6485 H5921Jacobיַעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290according to his waysכִּדְרָכָ֔יוkid.ra.KhavH1870and repayיָשִׁ֥יבya.ShivH7725himaccording to his deedsכְּמַעֲלָלָ֖יוke.ma.'a.la.LavH4611.

3In the wombבַּבֶּ֖טֶןba.Be.tenH990he grasped his brother’sאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251heelעָקַ֣ב'a.KavH6117אֶת־'et-H853,and in his vigorוּבְאוֹנ֖וֹu.ve.'o.NoH202he wrestledשָׂרָ֥הsa.RahH8280withאֶת־'et-H854Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

4Yes, he struggledוָיָּ֤שַׂרvai.Ya.sarH7786withאֶל־'el-H413the angelמַלְאָךְ֙mal.'oKhH4397and prevailedוַיֻּכָ֔לvai.yu.KhalH3201;he weptבָּכָ֖הba.KhahH1058and sought His favorוַיִּתְחַנֶּן־vai.yit.cha.nen-H2603בֵּֽית־beit-H1008;he found Himיִמְצָאֶ֔נּוּyim.tza.'E.nuH4672at Bethelאֵל֙'elH1008and spokeיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696with Himעִמָּֽנוּ׃'i.Ma.nuH5973thereוְשָׁ֖םve.ShamH8033—

5the LORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hostsהַצְּבָא֑וֹתha.tze.va.'otH6635,the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is His name of renownזִכְרֽוֹ׃zikh.RoH2143.

6But youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859must returnתָשׁ֑וּבta.ShuvH7725to your GodH430;maintainשְׁמֹ֔רshe.MorH8104loveחֶ֤סֶדChe.sedH2617and justiceוּמִשְׁפָּט֙u.mish.PatH4941,and alwaysתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548waitוְקַוֵּ֥הve.ka.VehH6960onאֶל־'el-H413your GodH430.

7A merchantכְּנַ֗עַןke.Na.'anH3667lovesאָהֵֽב׃'a.HevH157to defraudלַעֲשֹׁ֥קla.'a.ShokH6231with dishonestמִרְמָ֖הmir.MahH4820scalesמֹאזְנֵ֥יmoz.NeiH3976in his handsבְּיָד֛וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.

8And Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669boastsוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אַ֣ךְvai.Yo.mer 'akhH559 H389: “How rich I have becomeעָשַׁ֔רְתִּי'a.Shar.tiH6238!I have foundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672wealthא֖וֹן'onH202for myself.In allכָּל־kol-H3605my laborsיְגִיעַ֕יye.gi.'AiH3018,they can findיִמְצְאוּ־yim.tze.'u-H4672in menoלֹ֥אlo'H3808iniquityעָוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834issinfulחֵֽטְא׃Chet'H2399.”

9But Iוְאָנֹכִ֛יve.'a.no.KhiH595amthe LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430ever since the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.I will again make you dwellעֹ֛ד אוֹשִֽׁיבְךָ֥'od 'o.shi.ve.KhaH3427 H5750in tentsבָאֳהָלִ֖יםvo.'o.ha.LimH168,as in the daysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117of the appointed feastמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

10I spokeוְדִבַּ֙רְתִּי֙ve.di.Bar.tiH1696throughעַל־'al-H5921the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030andH595multipliedהִרְבֵּ֑יתִיhir.Bei.tiH7235their visionsחָז֣וֹןcha.ZonH2377;I gave parablesאֲדַמֶּֽה׃'a.da.MehH1819throughוּבְיַ֥דu.ve.YadH3027the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

11Is thereאִם־'im-H518iniquityאָ֙וֶן֙'a.venH205inGileadגִּלְעָ֥דgil.'AdH1568?They will surelyאַךְ־'akh-H389comeהָי֔וּha.YuH1961to nothingשָׁ֣וְאshav'H7723.Do they sacrificeזִבֵּ֑חוּzi.Be.chuH2076bullsשְׁוָרִ֣יםshe.va.RimH7794in Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּ֖לba.gil.GalH1537?Indeedגַּ֤םgamH1571,their altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתָם֙miz.be.cho.TamH4196will beheaps of stonesכְּגַלִּ֔יםke.ga.LimH1530inH5921the furrowsתַּלְמֵ֥יtal.MeiH8525of the fieldשָׂדָֽי׃sa.DaiH7704.

12Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290fledוַיִּבְרַ֥חvai.yiv.RachH1272to the landH7704of Aramאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478workedוַיַּעֲבֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647for a wifeבְּאִשָּׁ֔הbe.'i.ShahH802—for a wifeוּבְאִשָּׁ֖הu.ve.'i.ShahH802he tendedשָׁמָֽר׃sha.MarH8104sheep.

13But by a prophetוּבְנָבִ֕יאu.ve.na.Vi'H5030the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853broughtהֶעֱלָ֧הhe.'e.LahH5927IsraelH3478out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and by a prophetוּבְנָבִ֖יאu.ve.na.Vi'H5030he was preservedH8104.

14Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669has provoked bitterתַּמְרוּרִ֑יםtam.ru.RimH8563angerהִכְעִ֥יסhikh.'IsH3707,so his Lordאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113will leaveיִטּ֔וֹשׁyi.To.oshH5203his bloodguiltוְדָמָיו֙ve.da.MavH1818upon himעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921and repayיָשִׁ֥יבya.ShivH7725himfor his contemptוְחֶ֨רְפָּת֔וֹve.Cher.pa.ToH2781.

Commentaries on Hosea 12