Berean Standard Bible

Hosea 5

1“Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085thisזֹ֨אתzotH2063,O priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548!Take heedוְהַקְשִׁ֣יבוּ׀ve.hak.Shi.vuH7181,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478!Give earהַאֲזִ֔ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238,O royalהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseוּבֵ֤יתu.VeitH1004!Forכִּ֥יkiH3588this judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֑טha.mish.PatH4941is against youbecauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have beenהֱיִיתֶ֣םhe.yi.TemH1961a snareפַח֙fachH6341at Mizpahלְמִצְפָּ֔הle.mitz.PahH4709,a netוְרֶ֖שֶׁתve.Re.shetH7568spread outפְּרוּשָׂ֥הpe.ru.SahH6566onעַל־'al-H5921Taborתָּבֽוֹר׃ta.VorH8396.

2The rebelsשֵׂטִ֖יםse.TimH7846are deepהֶעְמִ֑יקוּhe'.Mi.kuH6009in slaughterוְשַׁחֲטָ֥הve.sha.cha.TahH7819;but Iוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589will chastise themמוּסָ֥רmu.SarH4148allלְכֻלָּֽם׃le.khu.LamH3605.

3Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589know all aboutיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478is notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808hiddenנִכְחַ֣דnikh.ChadH3582from Meמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480.Forכִּ֤יkiH3588nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258,O Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,you have turned to prostitutionהִזְנֵ֣יתָhiz.Nei.taH2181;Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478is defiledנִטְמָ֖אnit.Ma'H2930.

4Their deedsמַ֣עַלְלֵיהֶ֔םma.'a.lei.HemH4611do notלֹ֤אlo'H3808permit themיִתְּנוּ֙yi.te.NuH5414to returnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725toאֶל־'el-H413their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,forכִּ֣יkiH3588a spiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307of prostitutionזְנוּנִים֙ze.nu.NimH2183is within themבְּקִרְבָּ֔םbe.kir.BamH7130וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and they do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808knowיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

5Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478arroganceגְאֽוֹן־ge.'on-H1347testifiesוְעָנָ֥הve.'a.NahH6030against themבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440;Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֗יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669stumbleיִכָּֽשְׁלוּ֙yi.ka.she.LuH3782in their iniquityבַּעֲוֹנָ֔םba.'a.vo.NamH5771;evenגַּם־gam-H1571Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063stumblesכָּשַׁ֥לka.ShalH3782with themעִמָּֽם׃'i.MamH5973.

6They goיֵֽלְכ֛וּye.le.KhuH1980with their flocksבְּצֹאנָ֣םbe.tzo.NamH6629and herdsוּבִבְקָרָ֗םu.viv.ka.RamH1241to seekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,but they do notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808find Himיִמְצָ֑אוּyim.Tza.'uH4672;He has withdrawn Himselfחָלַ֖ץcha.LatzH2502from them.

7They have been unfaithfulבָּגָ֔דוּba.Ga.duH898to the LORDבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068;forכִּֽי־ki-H3588they have borneיָלָ֑דוּya.La.duH3205illegitimateזָרִ֖יםza.RimH2114childrenבָנִ֥יםva.NimH1121.Nowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258the New Moonחֹ֖דֶשׁ אֶת־Cho.desh 'et-H2320 H854will devour themיֹאכְלֵ֥םyokh.LemH398along with their landחֶלְקֵיהֶֽם׃ סchel.kei.HemH2506.

8Blowתִּקְע֤וּtik.'UH8628the ram’s hornשׁוֹפָר֙sho.FarH7782in Gibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֔הba.giv.'AhH1390,the trumpetחֲצֹצְרָ֖הcha.tzo.tze.RahH2689in Ramahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414;raise the battle cryהָרִ֙יעוּ֙ha.Ri.'uH7321in Beth-avenH1007:Lead onאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310,O Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽין׃bin.ya.MinH1144!

9Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669will beתִֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961laid wasteלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047on the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of rebukeתּֽוֹכֵחָ֑הto.khe.ChahH8433.Among the tribesבְּשִׁבְטֵי֙be.shiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478I proclaimהוֹדַ֖עְתִּיho.Da'.tiH3045what is certainנֶאֱמָנָֽה׃ne.'e.ma.NahH539.

10The princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063are like thoseהָיוּ֙ha.YuH1961who moveכְּמַסִּיגֵ֖יke.ma.si.GeiH5253boundary stonesגְּב֑וּלge.VulH1366;I will pour outאֶשְׁפּ֥וֹךְ'esh.PokhH8210My furyעֶבְרָתִֽי׃'ev.ra.TiH5678upon themעֲלֵיהֶ֕ם'a.lei.HemH5921like waterכַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimH4325.

11Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669is oppressedעָשׁ֥וּק'a.ShukH6231,crushedרְצ֣וּץre.TzutzH7533in judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941,forכִּ֣יkiH3588he is determinedהוֹאִ֔ילho.'IlH2974to followהָלַ֖ךְ אַחֲרֵי־ha.Lakh 'a.cha.rei-H1980 H310worthless idolsצָֽו׃TzavH6673.

12So I amוַאֲנִ֥יva.'a.NiH589like a mothכָעָ֖שׁkha.'AshH6211to Ephraimלְאֶפְרָ֑יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669,and like decayוְכָרָקָ֖בve.kha.ra.KavH7538to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

13When Ephraimאֶפְרַ֜יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669אֶת־'et-H853sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200his sicknessחָלְי֗וֹchal.YoH2483and Judahוִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063אֶת־'et-H853his woundמְזֹר֔וֹme.zo.RoH4205,then Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669turnedוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971toאֶל־'el-H413the greatיָרֵ֑בya.RevH3377kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428.But heוְה֗וּאve.Hu'H1931cannotלֹ֤א יוּכַל֙lo' yu.KhalH3808 H3201cureלִרְפֹּ֣אlir.Po'H7495you orוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808healיִגְהֶ֥הyig.HehH1455your woundמָזֽוֹר׃ma.ZorH4205.

14Forכִּ֣יkiH3588Iאָנֹכִ֤י'a.no.KhiH595am like a lionכַשַּׁ֙חַל֙kha.Sha.chalH7826to Ephraimלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669and like a young lionוְכַכְּפִ֖ירve.kha.ke.FirH3715to the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.Iאֲנִ֨י'a.NiH589, evenIאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589,will tear them to piecesאֶטְרֹף֙'et.RofH2963and then go awayוְאֵלֵ֔ךְve.'e.LekhH1980.I will carry them offאֶשָּׂ֖א'e.Sa'H5375whereno oneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369can rescue themמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337.

15Then I will returnאֵלֵ֤ךְ אָשׁ֙וּבָה֙'e.Lekh 'a.Shu.vahH1980 H7725toאֶל־'el-H413My placeמְקוֹמִ֔יme.ko.MiH4725untilעַ֥ד'adH5704אֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834they admit their guiltיֶאְשְׁמ֖וּye'.she.MuH816and seekוּבִקְשׁ֣וּu.vik.ShuH1245My faceפָנָ֑יfa.NaiH6440;in their afflictionבַּצַּ֥רba.TzarH6862they will earnestly seek Meיְשַׁחֲרֻֽנְנִי׃ye.sha.cha.Ru.niH7836.”

Commentaries on Hosea 5