Berean Standard Bible

Hosea 8

1Putthe ram’s hornשֹׁפָ֔רsho.FarH7782toאֶל־'el-H413your lipsחִכְּךָ֣chi.ke.KhaH2441!An eagleכַּנֶּ֖שֶׁרka.Ne.sherH5404looms overעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282the peoplehave transgressedעָבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674My covenantבְרִיתִ֔יve.ri.TiH1285and rebelledפָּשָֽׁעוּ׃pa.Sha.'uH6586againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921My lawתּוֹרָתִ֖יto.ra.TiH8451.

2Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478cries outיִזְעָ֑קוּyiz.'A.kuH2199to Me, “O our Godאֱלֹהַ֥י'e.lo.HaiH430,we know Youיְֽדַעֲנ֖וּךָye.da.'a.Nu.khaH3045!”

3ButIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478has rejectedזָנַ֥חza.NachH2186goodט֑וֹבTovH2896;an enemyאוֹיֵ֖ב'o.YevH341will pursue himיִרְדְּֽפוֹ׃yir.De.fovH7291.

4Theyהֵ֤םhemH1992set up kingsהִמְלִיכוּ֙him.li.KhuH4427,but notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808by Meמִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.niH4480.They make princesהֵשִׂ֖ירוּhe.Si.ruH7786,but withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808My approvalיָדָ֑עְתִּיya.Da.'e.tiH3045.With their silverכַּסְפָּ֣םkas.PamH3701and goldוּזְהָבָ֗םu.ze.ha.VamH2091they makeעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213themselvesidolsעֲצַבִּ֔ים'a.tza.BimH6091,toלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616their own destructionיִכָּרֵֽת׃yi.ka.RetH3772.

5He has rejectedזָנַח֙za.NachH2186your calfעֶגְלֵ֣ךְ'eg.LekhH5695,O Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111.My angerאַפִּ֖י'a.PiH639burnsחָרָ֥הcha.RahH2734against them.How long will they beעַד־ מָתַ֕י'ad- ma.TaiH5704 H4970incapableלֹ֥א יוּכְל֖וּlo' yu.khe.LuH3808 H3201of innocenceנִקָּיֹֽן׃ni.ka.YonH5356?

6Forכִּ֤יkiH3588this thingוְה֔וּאve.Hu'H1931is from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֙mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478—a craftsmanחָרָ֣שׁcha.RashH2796made itעָשָׂ֔הוּ'a.Sa.huH6213,and itה֑וּא כִּֽי־Hu' ki-H1931 H3588is notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.It will beיִֽהְיֶ֔הyih.YehH1961broken to piecesשְׁבָבִ֣יםshe.va.VimH7616,that calfעֵ֖גֶל'E.gelH5695of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111.

7Forכִּ֛יkiH3588they sowיִזְרָ֖עוּyiz.Ra.'uH2232the windר֥וּחַRu.achH7307,and they shall reapיִקְצֹ֑רוּyik.Tzo.ruH7114the whirlwindוְסוּפָ֣תָהve.su.Fa.tahH5492.There is noאֵֽין־'ein-H369standing grainקָמָ֣הka.MahH7054;what sproutsצֶ֚מַחTze.machH6780failsבְּלִ֣יbe.LiH1097to yieldיַֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213flourקֶּ֔מַחKe.machH7058.Even ifאוּלַ֣י'u.LaiH194it should produceיַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213,the foreignersזָרִ֖יםza.RimH2114would swallow it upיִבְלָעֻֽהוּ׃yiv.la.'U.huH1104.

8Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478is swallowed upנִבְלַ֖עniv.La'H1104!Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258they areהָי֣וּha.YuH1961among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471like a worthlessאֵֽין־ חֵ֥פֶץ'ein- Che.fetzH369 H2656vesselכִּכְלִ֖יkikh.LiH3627.

9Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588theyהֵ֙מָּה֙he.mahH1992have gone upעָל֣וּ'a.LuH5927to Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804like a wild donkeyפֶּ֖רֶאPe.re'H6501on its ownבּוֹדֵ֣דbo.DedH909.Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669has hiredהִתְנ֥וּhit.NuH8566loversאֲהָבִֽים'a.ha.VimH158.

10Thoughגַּ֛ם כִּֽי־gam ki-H1571 H3588they hire alliesיִתְנ֥וּyit.NuH8566among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֖םva.go.YimH1471,I will nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258round them upאֲקַבְּצֵ֑ם'a.ka.be.TzemH6908,and they will beginוַיָּחֵ֣לּוּvai.ya.Che.luH2490to diminishמְּעָ֔טme.'AtH4592under the oppressionמִמַּשָּׂ֖אmi.ma.Sa'H4853of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of princesשָׂרִֽים׃sa.RimH8269.

11Thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669multipliedהִרְבָּ֥הhir.BahH7235the altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֖תmiz.be.ChotH4196for sinלַחֲטֹ֑אla.cha.To'H2398,they becameהָיוּ־ha.yu-H1961hisaltarsמִזְבְּח֖וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196for sinningלַחֲטֹֽא׃la.cha.To'H2398.

12Though I wrote for themH3789the great thingsH7239of My lawתּֽוֹרָתִ֑יto.ra.TiH8451,they regarded themנֶחְשָֽׁבוּ׃nech.Sha.vuH2803asכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644something strangeזָ֖רzarH2114.

13Though they offerיִזְבְּח֤וּyiz.be.ChuH2076sacrificesזִבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077as gifts to Meהַבְהָבַ֗יhav.ha.VaiH1890,and though they eatוַיֹּאכֵ֔לוּvai.yo.Khe.luH398the meatבָשָׂר֙va.SarH1320,the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808accept themרָצָ֑םra.TzamH7521.Nowעַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH6258He will rememberיִזְכֹּ֤רyiz.KorH2142their iniquityעֲוֹנָם֙'a.vo.NamH5771and punishוְיִפְקֹ֣דve.yif.KodH6485their sinsחַטֹּאותָ֔םcha.to.TamH2403:Theyהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992will returnיָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ya.Shu.vuH7725to Egyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

14Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֶת־'et-H853has forgottenוַיִּשְׁכַּ֨חvai.yish.KachH7911his Makerעֹשֵׂ֗הוּ'o.Se.huH6213and builtוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129palacesהֵֽיכָל֔וֹתhei.kha.LotH1964;Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֕הvi.hu.DahH3063has multipliedהִרְבָּ֖הhir.BahH7235its fortifiedבְּצֻר֑וֹתbe.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892.But I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ve.shi.lach.ti-H7971fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784upon their citiesבְּעָרָ֔יוbe.'a.RavH5892,and it will consumeוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398their citadelsאַרְמְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃ ס'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759.

Commentaries on Hosea 8