New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 10

Retribution for Israel’s Sin

1Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478is aluxuriantבּוֹקֵק֙bo.KekH1238vineגֶּ֤פֶןGe.fenH1612;He producesיְשַׁוֶּה־ye.sha.veh-H7737fruitפְּרִ֖יpe.RiH6529for himself.The moreכְּרֹ֣בke.RoH7230his fruitלְפִרְי֗וֹle.fir.YoH6529,The moreH7235altarsלַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹתla.miz.be.ChotH4196hemadeH7235; Thericherכְּט֣וֹבke.TovH2896his landלְאַרְצ֔וֹle.'ar.TzoH776,The betterH3190he madeH3190the sacredpillarsמַצֵּבֽוֹת׃ma.tze.VotH4676.

2Their heartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820isfaithlessחָלַ֥קcha.LakH2505;Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258they must bearH816theirguiltH816. The Lord willbreakיַעֲרֹ֣ףya.'a.RofH6202downH6202their altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתָ֔םmiz.be.cho.TamH4196Anddestroyיְשֹׁדֵ֖דye.sho.DedH7703their sacredpillarsמַצֵּבוֹתָֽם׃ma.tze.vo.TamH4676.

3SurelyH3588nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258they will sayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, “We haveH369noH369kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,For we do not revereיָרֵ֙אנוּ֙ya.Re.nuH3372the Lordיְהֹוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.As for the kingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428,whatמַה־mah-H4100can he doיַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213for us?”

4They speakדִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.RuH1696merewordsדְבָרִ֔יםde.va.RimH1697, Withworthlessשָׁ֖וְאshav'H7723oathsאָל֥וֹת'a.LotH422they makeכָּרֹ֣תka.RotH3772covenantsבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285; Andjudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941sproutsוּפָרַ֤חu.fa.RachH6524like poisonousH7219weedsH7219in the furrowsתַּלְמֵ֥יtal.MeiH8525of the fieldH7706.

5The inhabitantsשְׁכַ֣ןshe.KhanH7934of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111will fearיָג֖וּרוּya.Gu.ruH1481For thecalfלְעֶגְלוֹת֙le.'eg.lOtH5697ofBeth-avenH1007.Indeedכִּי־ki-H3588,its peopleעַמּ֗וֹa.MoH5971will mournאָבַ֨ל'a.ValH56for it, And itsidolatrousH3649priestsוּכְמָרָיו֙u.khe.ma.RavH3649will cryH1523outH1523overH5921it,OverH5921itsgloryכְּבוֹד֖וֹke.vo.DoH3519,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588it has departedגָלָ֥הga.LahH1540from it.

6The thing itselfגַּם־gam-H1571will be carriedיוּבָ֔לyu.ValH2986toAssyriaלְאַשּׁ֣וּרle.'a.ShurH804As tributeמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503toKingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428Jarebיָרֵ֑בya.RevH3377;Ephraimאֶפְרַ֣יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669will beseizedיִקָּ֔חyi.KachH3947with shameבָּשְׁנָה֙ba.she.NahH1317And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478will be ashamedוְיֵב֥וֹשׁve.ye.Vo.oshH954of itsown counselמֵעֲצָתֽוֹ׃me.'a.tza.ToH6098.

7Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111will becutH1820offH1820withher kingמַלְכָּ֑הּmal.KahH4428Like a stickכְּקֶ֖צֶףke.Ke.tzefH7110on the surfaceפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440of the waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

8Also thehighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116of Avenאָ֗וֶן'A.venH206, thesinH2398of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,will be destroyedוְנִשְׁמְד֞וּve.nish.me.DuH8045;Thornק֣וֹץKotzH6975and thistleוְדַרְדַּ֔רve.dar.DarH1863will growיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927on their altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתָ֑םmiz.be.cho.TamH4196; Then they willsayוְאָמְר֤וּve.'a.me.RuH559to the mountainsלֶֽהָרִים֙le.ha.RimH2022, “Coverכַּסּ֔וּנוּka.Su.nuH3680us!” And to the hillsוְלַגְּבָע֖וֹתve.la.ge.va.'otH1389, “Fallנִפְל֥וּnif.LuH5307on us!”

9From the daysמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117of Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1390you have sinnedחָטָ֖אתָcha.Ta.taH2398,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033they standעָמָ֔דוּ'a.Ma.duH5975!Will not the battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421againstעַל־'al-H5921the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of iniquityH5767overtakeתַשִּׂיגֵ֧םta.si.GemH5381them in Gibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֛הba.giv.'AhH1390?

10When it is Mydesireבְּאַוָּתִ֖יbe.'a.va.TiH185, I willchastiseוְאֶסֳּרֵ֑םve.'e.so.RemH3256them; Andthe peoplesעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971will be gatheredוְאֻסְּפ֤וּve.'u.se.FuH622againstעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921themWhen they are boundבְּאָסְרָ֖םbe.'a.se.RamH631for their doubleלִשְׁתֵּ֥יlish.TeiH8147guiltH5772.

11Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֜יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669is a trainedמְלֻמָּדָה֙me.lu.ma.DahH3925heiferעֶגְלָ֤ה'eg.LahH5697that lovesאֹהַ֣בְתִּי'o.Hav.tiH157to threshלָד֔וּשׁla.DushH1758, But I willcomeעָבַ֔רְתִּי'a.Var.tiH5674overעַל־'al-H5921her fairט֖וּבtuvH2898neckצַוָּארָ֑הּtza.va.RahH6677with a yoke;I will harnessאַרְכִּ֤יב'ar.KivH7392Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669,Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063will plowיַחֲר֣וֹשׁya.cha.Ro.oshH2790,Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290will harrowיְשַׂדֶּד־ye.sa.ded-H7702for himself.

12Sowזִרְע֨וּzir.'UH2232with a view to righteousnessלִצְדָקָה֙litz.da.KahH6666,Reapקִצְר֣וּkitz.RuH7114in accordanceלְפִי־le.fi-H6310withkindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617;Breakנִ֥ירוּNi.ruH5214up your fallowH5215groundנִ֑ירNirH5215,For it is timeוְעֵת֙ve.'EtH6256toseekלִדְר֣וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068Untilעַד־'ad-H5704Hecomesיָב֕וֹאya.Vo'H935torainוְיֹרֶ֥הve.yo.RehH3384righteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664on you.

13You haveplowedחֲרַשְׁתֶּם־cha.rash.tem-H2790wickednessרֶ֛שַׁעRe.sha'H7562,you have reapedקְצַרְתֶּ֖םke.tzar.TemH7114injusticeH5767,You have eatenאֲכַלְתֶּ֣ם'a.khal.TemH398the fruitפְּרִי־pe.ri-H6529ofliesכָ֑חַשׁKha.chashH3585.Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have trustedבָטַ֥חְתָּva.Tach.taH982in your wayבְדַרְכְּךָ֖ve.dar.ke.KhaH1870, in yournumerousבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230warriorsגִּבּוֹרֶֽיךָ׃gi.bo.Rei.khaH1368,

14Therefore a tumultשָׁאוֹן֮sha.'OnH7588will ariseוְקָ֣אםve.KamH6965among your peopleבְּעַמֶּךָ֒be.'a.me.KhaH5971,And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605yourfortressesמִבְצָרֶ֣יךָmiv.tza.Rei.khaH4013will be destroyedיוּשַּׁ֔דyu.ShadH7703,As Shalmanשַֽׁלְמַ֛ןshal.ManH8020destroyedכְּשֹׁ֧דke.ShodH7701Beth-arbelH1009on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of battleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421, Whenmothersאֵ֥ם'emH517were dashedרֻטָּֽשָׁה׃ru.Ta.shahH7376in piecesH7376with theirchildrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121.

15Thusכָּ֗כָהKa.khahH3602it will be doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213to you at BethelH1008becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of your greatH7463wickednessH7463.At dawnבַּשַּׁ֕חַרba.Sha.charH7837the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478will be completelyH1820cutH1820offH1820.

Retribution for Israel’s Sin

Commentaries on Hosea 10