Berean Standard Bible

Hosea 13

1When Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669spokeכְּדַבֵּ֤רke.da.BerH1696,there was tremblingרְתֵ֔תre.TetH7578;heה֖וּאhu'H1931was exaltedנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.But he incurred guiltוַיֶּאְשַׁ֥םvai.ye'.ShamH816through Baalבַּבַּ֖עַלba.Ba.'alH1168,and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

2Nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258they sinלַחֲטֹ֗אla.cha.To'H2398more and moreיוֹסִ֣פוּyo.Si.fuH3254and makeוַיַּעְשׂ֣וּvai.ya'.SuH6213for themselvescast imagesמַסֵּכָ֨הma.se.KhahH4541,idolsעֲצַבִּ֔ים'a.tza.BimH6091skillfully madeכִּתְבוּנָם֙kit.vu.NamH8394from their silverמִכַּסְפָּ֤םmi.kas.PamH3701,allכֻּלֹּ֑הku.LohH3605of themthe workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of craftsmenחָרָשִׁ֖יםcha.ra.ShimH2796.Peopleהֵ֣םhemH1992say of themאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559, “They offer human sacrificeזֹבְחֵ֣י אָדָ֔םzoe.Chei 'a.DamH2076 H120andkissיִשָּׁקֽוּן׃yi.sha.KunH5401the calvesעֲגָלִ֖ים'a.ga.LimH5695!”

3Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651they will beיִֽהְיוּ֙yih.YuH1961like the morningבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242mistכַּעֲנַן־ka.'a.nan-H6051,like the earlyמַשְׁכִּ֣יםmash.KimH7925dewוְכַטַּ֖לve.kha.TalH2919that vanishesהֹלֵ֑ךְho.LekhH1980,like chaffכְּמֹץ֙ke.MotzH4671blownיְסֹעֵ֣רye.so.'ErH5590from a threshing floorמִגֹּ֔רֶןmi.Go.renH1637,like smokeוּכְעָשָׁ֖ןu.khe.'a.ShanH6227through an open windowמֵאֲרֻבָּֽה׃me.'a.ru.BahH699.

4Yet Iוְאָנֹכִ֛יve.'a.no.KhiH595amthe LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430ever since the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;you knowתֵדָ֔עte.Da'H3045noלֹ֣אlo'H3808Godוֵאלֹהִ֤יםve.lo.HimH430but Meזֽוּלָתִי֙zu.la.TiH2108,for there is noאַ֖יִן'A.yinH369Saviorוּמוֹשִׁ֥יעַu.mo.Shi.a'H3467besides Meבִּלְתִּֽי׃bil.TiH1115.

5Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589knew youיְדַעְתִּ֖יךָye.da'.Ti.khaH3045in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of droughtתַּלְאֻבֽוֹת׃tal.'u.VotH8514.

6When they had pastureכְּמַרְעִיתָם֙ke.mar.'i.TamH4830,they became satisfiedוַיִּשְׂבָּ֔עוּvai.yis.Ba.'uH7646;when they were satisfiedשָׂבְע֖וּsa.ve.'UH7646,their heartsלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820became proudוַיָּ֣רָםvai.Ya.romH7311,and as a resultעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651they forgot Meשְׁכֵחֽוּנִי׃she.khe.Chu.niH7911.

7So likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644a lionשָׁ֑חַלSha.chalH7826I will pounceוָאֱהִ֥יva.'e.HiH1961on them;like a leopardכְּנָמֵ֖רke.na.MerH5246I will lurkאָשֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH7789byעַל־'al-H5921the pathדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870.

Death and Resurrection

(1 Corinthians 15:50–58)

8Like a bearכְּדֹ֣בke.DoH1677robbed of her cubsשַׁכּ֔וּלsha.KulH7909I will attack themאֶפְגְּשֵׁם֙'ef.ge.ShemH6298,and I will tearוְאֶקְרַ֖עve.'ek.Ra'H7167open their chestsסְג֣וֹר לִבָּ֑םse.Gor li.BamH5458 H3820.Thereשָׁם֙shamH8033I will devour themוְאֹכְלֵ֥םve.'o.khe.LemH398like a lionכְּלָבִ֔יאke.la.Vi'H3833,like a wildהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704beastחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416tearing them apartתְּבַקְּעֵֽם׃te.va.ke.'EmH1234.

9You are destroyedשִֽׁחֶתְךָ֥shi.chet.KhaH7843,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,because you areכִּֽי־ki-H3588against Me—against your helperבְעֶזְרֶֽךָ׃ve.'ez.Re.khaH5828.

10Where isאֱהִ֤י'e.HiH165your kingמַלְכְּךָ֙mal.ke.KhaH4428nowאֵפ֔וֹא'e.Fo'H645to save youוְיוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ֖ve.yo.shi.'a.KhaH3467in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your citiesעָרֶ֑יךָ'a.Rei.khaH5892,and the rulersוְשֹׁ֣פְטֶ֔יךָve.Sho.fe.Tei.khaH8199to whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you saidאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, “Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414mea kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428and princesוְשָׂרִֽים׃ve.sa.RimH8269”?

11So in My angerבְּאַפִּ֔יbe.'a.PiH639I gaveאֶֽתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414youa kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428,and in My wrathבְּעֶבְרָתִֽי׃ סbe.'ev.ra.TiH5678I took him awayוְאֶקַּ֖חve.'e.KachH3947.

12The iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669isbound upצָרוּר֙tza.RurH6887;his sinחַטָּאתֽוֹ׃cha.ta.ToH2403isstored upצְפוּנָ֖הtze.fu.NahH6845.

13Laborיֽוֹלֵדָ֖הyo.le.DahH3205painsחֶבְלֵ֥יchev.LeiH2256comeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935upon him,but he isהוּא־hu'-H1931an unwiseלֹ֣א חָכָ֔םlo' cha.KhamH3808 H2450sonבֵן֙venH1121.Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the time arrivesעֵ֥ת'etH6256,heבָּנִֽים׃ba.NimH1121failsלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to present himselfיַעֲמֹ֖דya.'a.ModH5975at the opening of the wombבְּמִשְׁבַּ֥רbe.mish.BarH4866.

Judgment on Samaria

14I will ransom themאֶפְדֵּ֔ם'ef.DemH6299from the powerמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027of Sheolשְׁאוֹל֙she.'OlH7585;I will redeem themאֶגְאָלֵ֑ם'eg.'a.LemH1350from Deathמִמָּ֖וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194.Whereאֱהִ֨י'e.HiH165,O Deathמָ֗וֶתMa.vetH4194,are your plaguesדְבָרֶיךָ֜de.va.rei.KhaH1698?Whereאֱהִ֤י'e.HiH165,O Sheolשְׁא֔וֹלshe.'olH7585,is your stingקָֽטָבְךָ֙ka.ta.ve.ChaH6987?Compassionנֹ֖חַםNo.chamH5164is hiddenיִסָּתֵ֥רyi.sa.TerH5641from My eyesמֵעֵינָֽי׃me.'ei.NaiH5869.

15Althoughכִּ֣יkiH3588heה֔וּאHu'H1931flourishesיַפְרִ֑יאyaf.Ri'H6500amongבֵּ֥ןbenH1121his brothersאַחִ֖ים'a.ChimH251,an east windקָדִים֩ka.DimH6921will comeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935—a windר֨וּחַRu.achH7307from the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068rising upעֹלֶ֗ה'o.LehH5927from the desertמִמִּדְבָּ֣רmi.mid.BarH4057.His fountainמְקוֹרוֹ֙me.ko.RoH4726will failוְיֵב֤וֹשׁve.ye.Vo.oshH3001,and his springמַעְיָנ֔וֹma'.ya.NoH4599will run dryוְיֶחֱרַ֣בve.ye.che.RavH2717.The windה֣וּאhu'H1931will plunderיִשְׁסֶ֔הyish.SehH8154his treasuryאוֹצַ֖ר'o.TzarH214of everyכָּל־kol-H3605preciousחֶמְדָּֽה׃chem.DahH2532articleכְּלִ֥יke.LiH3627.

16Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111will bear her guiltתֶּאְשַׁם֙te'.ShamH816becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588she has rebelledמָרְתָ֖הma.re.TahH4784against her Godבֵּֽאלֹהֶ֑יהָbe.lo.Hei.haH430.They will fallיִפֹּ֔לוּyi.Po.luH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719;their little onesעֹלְלֵיהֶ֣ם'o.le.lei.HemH5768will be dashed to piecesיְרֻטָּ֔שׁוּye.ru.Ta.shuH7376,and their pregnantוְהָרִיּוֹתָ֖יוve.ha.ri.yo.TavH2030women ripped openיְבֻקָּֽעוּ׃ פye.vu.Ka.'uH1234.

Death and Resurrection

(1 Corinthians 15:50–58)

Judgment on Samaria

Commentaries on Hosea 13