Berean Standard Bible
Hosea 9
1Do notאַל־'al-H408rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֨חtis.MachH8055,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478,withאֶל־'el-H413exultationגִּיל֙gilH1524like the nationsכָּֽעַמִּ֔יםka.'a.MimH5971,forכִּ֥יkiH3588you have played the harlotזָנִ֖יתָza.Ni.taH2181againstמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;you have made loveאָהַ֣בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157forhireאֶתְנָ֔ן'et.NanH868onעַ֖ל'alH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605threshing floorגָּרְנ֥וֹת דָּגָֽן׃ga.re.Not da.GanH1637H1715.
3They will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808remainיֵשְׁב֖וּye.she.VuH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669will returnוְשָׁ֤בve.ShavH7725to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and eatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398unclean foodטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931in Assyriaוּבְאַשּׁ֖וּרu.ve.'a.ShurH804.
4They will notלֹא־lo'-H3808pour outיִסְּכ֨וּyi.se.KhuH5258wineיַיִן֮ya.YinH3196offeringsto the LORDלַיהוָ֥ה׀la.Yah.wehH3068,and their sacrificesזִבְחֵיהֶ֗םziv.chei.HemH2077will notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808pleaseיֶֽעֶרְבוּ־ye.'er.vu-H6149Him, but will be to themlike the breadכְּלֶ֤חֶםke.Le.chemH3899of mournersאוֹנִים֙'o.NimH205;allכָּל־kol-H3605who eatאֹכְלָ֖יו'o.khe.LavH398will be defiledיִטַמָּ֑אוּyi.ta.Ma.'uH2930.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588their breadלַחְמָ֣םlach.MamH3899will befor themselvesלְנַפְשָׁ֔םle.naf.ShamH5315;it will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808enterיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
6Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588even ifהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009they fleeהָֽלְכוּ֙ha.le.KhuH1980destructionמִשֹּׁ֔דmi.ShodH7701,Egyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714will gather themתְּקַבְּצֵ֖םte.ka.be.TzemH6908and Memphisמֹ֣ףmofH4644will bury themתְּקַבְּרֵ֑םte.ka.be.RemH6912.Their preciousמַחְמַ֣דmach.MadH4261silverלְכַסְפָּ֗םle.khas.PamH3701will be taken overיִֽירָשֵׁ֔םyi.ra.ShemH3423by thistlesקִמּוֹשׂ֙ki.mOsH7057, andthornsח֖וֹחַCho.achH2336will overruntheir tentsבְּאָהֳלֵיהֶֽם׃be.'o.ho.lei.HemH168.
7The daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of punishmentהַפְּקֻדָּ֗הha.pe.ku.DahH6486have comeבָּ֣אוּ׀Ba.'uH935;the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of retributionהַשִׁלֻּ֔םha.shi.LumH7966have arrivedבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935—let Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478know itיֵדְע֖וּye.de.'UH3045.The prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030is called a foolאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191,and the inspiredהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376insaneמְשֻׁגָּע֙me.shu.Ga'H7696,because ofעַ֚ל'alH5921the greatnessרֹ֣בroH7230of your iniquityעֲוֹנְךָ֔ וְרַבָּ֖ה'a.vo.ne.Kha ve.ra.BahH5771H7227and hostilityמַשְׂטֵמָֽה׃mas.te.MahH4895.
8The prophetנָבִ֞יאna.Vi'H5030is Ephraim’sאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669watchmanצֹפֶ֥הtzo.PehH6822,along withעִם־'im-H5973my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430, yetthe snareפַּ֤חpachH6341of the fowlerיָקוֹשׁ֙ya.ko.VoshH3352liesonעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605his pathsדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870.Hostilityמַשְׂטֵמָ֖הmas.te.MahH4895is in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430!
9They have deeplyהֶעְמִֽיקוּ־he'.mi.ku-H6009corrupted themselvesשִׁחֵ֖תוּshi.Che.tuH7843as in the daysכִּימֵ֣יki.MeiH3117of Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑הha.giv.'AhH1390;He will rememberיִזְכּ֣וֹרyiz.KorH2142their guiltעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771;He will punishיִפְק֖וֹדyif.KodH6485their sinsחַטֹּאותָֽם׃ סcha.to.TamH2403.
10I foundמָצָ֙אתִי֙ma.Tza.tiH4672Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478like grapesכַּעֲנָבִ֣יםka.'a.na.VimH6025in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057.I sawרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1as the firstfruitsכְּבִכּוּרָ֤הke.vi.ku.RahH1063of the fig treeבִתְאֵנָה֙vit.'e.NahH8384in its first seasonבְּרֵ֣אשִׁיתָ֔הּbe.Re.shi.TahH7225.But theyהֵ֜מָּהHe.mahH1992wentבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to Baal-peorH1187,and consecratedוַיִּנָּֽזְרוּ֙vai.yi.na.ze.RuH5144themselves to Shameלַבֹּ֔שֶׁתla.Bo.shetH1322;so they becameוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961as detestableשִׁקּוּצִ֖יםshi.ku.TzimH8251as the thing they lovedכְּאָהֳבָֽם׃ke.'o.ho.VamH157.
12Evenכִּ֤יkiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518they raiseיְגַדְּלוּ֙ye.ga.de.LuH1431אֶת־'et-H853their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֔םbe.nei.HemH1121,I will bereave themוְשִׁכַּלְתִּ֖יםve.shi.kal.TimH7921of each oneמֵֽאָדָ֑םme.'a.DamH120.Yesכִּֽי־ גַם־ki- gam-H3588H1571,woeא֥וֹי'oH188be to themwhen I turn awayבְּשׂוּרִ֥יbe.su.RiH5493from them!
13I have seenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,likeכַּאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834Tyreלְצ֖וֹרle.TzorH6865,plantedשְׁתוּלָ֣הshe.tu.LahH8362in a meadowבְנָוֶ֑הve.na.VehH5116.But Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֕יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669will bring outלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318his childrenבָּנָֽיו׃ba.NavH1121אֶל־'el-H413for slaughterהֹרֵ֖גho.RegH2026.
15Allכָּל־kol-H3605their evilרָעָתָ֤םra.'a.TamH7451appears at Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּל֙ba.gil.GalH1537,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033I hated themשְׂנֵאתִ֔יםse.ne.TimH8130.I will drive themאֲגָרְשֵׁ֑ם'a.ga.re.ShemH1644from My houseמִבֵּיתִ֖יmi.bei.TiH1004forעַ֚ל'alH5921the wickednessרֹ֣עַRo.a'H7455of their deedsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֔םma.'a.lei.HemH4611.I will noלֹ֤אlo'H3808longerאוֹסֵף֙'o.SefH3254love themאַהֲבָתָ֔ם'a.ha.va.TamH160;allכָּל־kol-H3605their leadersשָׂרֵיהֶ֖םsa.rei.HemH8269are rebelliousסֹרְרִֽים׃so.re.RimH5637.
16Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669is struck downהֻכָּ֣הhu.KahH5221;their rootשָׁרְשָׁ֥םsha.re.ShamH8328is witheredיָבֵ֖שׁya.VeshH3001;they cannot bearיַעֲשׂ֑וּןya.'a.SunH6213fruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529H1097.Evenגַּ֚םgamH1571ifכִּ֣יkiH3588they bear childrenיֵֽלֵד֔וּןye.le.DunH3205,I will slayוְהֵמַתִּ֖יve.he.ma.TiH4191the darlingsמַחֲמַדֵּ֥יma.cha.ma.DeiH4261of their wombsבִטְנָֽם׃ סvit.NamH990.
Commentaries on Hosea 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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