New American Standard Bible 1995

Hosea 7

Ephraim’s Iniquity

1When Iwould healכְּרָפְאִ֣יke.ra.fe.'IH7495Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,The iniquityעֲוֹ֤ן'a.VonH5771of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669is uncoveredוְנִגְלָ֞הve.nig.LahH1540,And the evilH7463deedsH7463of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,For they dealפָעֲל֖וּfa.'a.LuH6466falselyשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267;The thiefוְגַנָּ֣בve.ga.NavH1590entersיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935in,Banditsגְּד֖וּדge.DudH1416raidפָּשַׁ֥טpa.ShatH6584outsideבַּחֽוּץ׃ba.ChutzH2351,

2And they do notconsiderיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559in their heartsלִלְבָבָ֔םlil.va.VamH3824That Irememberזָכָ֑רְתִּיza.Kha.re.tiH2142allכָּל־kol-H3605their wickednessH7463.Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258theirdeedsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֔םma.'a.lei.HemH4611are allH5437aroundH5437them;They are beforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048My faceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440.

3With their wickednessH7463they makeיְשַׂמְּחוּ־ye.sa.me.chu-H8055thekingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428gladH8055,And the princesשָׂרִֽים׃sa.RimH8269with theirliesוּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ve.kha.cha.shei.HemH3585.

4They areallכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605adulterersמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםme.Na.'a.FimH5003,Likeכְּמ֣וֹke.MoH3644an ovenתַנּ֔וּרta.NurH8574heatedבֹּעֵ֖רָהbo.'E.rahH1197by the bakerמֵֽאֹפֶ֑הme.'o.PehH644Who ceasesיִשְׁבּ֣וֹתyish.BotH7673to stirמֵעִ֔ירme.'IrH5782up the fireFrom the kneadingמִלּ֥וּשׁmi.LushH3888of the doughבָּצֵ֖קba.TzekH1217untilעַד־'ad-H5704it is leavenedחֻמְצָתֽוֹ׃chum.tza.ToH2556.

5On thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of our kingמַלְכֵּ֔נוּmal.Ke.nuH4428,the princesשָׂרִ֖יםsa.RimH8269becameH2470sickהֶחֱל֥וּhe.che.LuH2470with the heatחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534of wineמִיָּ֑יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196;He stretchedמָשַׁ֥ךְma.ShakhH4900out his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027withscoffersH3917,

6For their heartsלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820are like anovenכַתַּנּ֛וּרkha.ta.NurH8574Asthey approachקֵרְב֧וּke.re.VuH7126theirplottingבְּאָרְבָּ֑םbe.'a.re.BamH696; Theirangerאֹֽפֵהֶ֔ם'o.fe.HemH644smoldersיָשֵׁ֣ןya.ShenH3463allכָּל־kol-H3605nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915,In the morningבֹּ֕קֶרBo.kerH1242it burnsבֹעֵ֖רvo.'ErH1197like a flamingלֶהָבָֽה׃le.ha.VahH3852fireכְּאֵ֥שׁke.'EshH784.

7Allכֻּלָּ֤םku.LamH3605of them are hotיֵחַ֙מּוּ֙ye.Cha.muH2552like an ovenכַּתַּנּ֔וּרka.ta.NurH8574,And they consumeוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398theirrulersשֹֽׁפְטֵיהֶ֑םsho.fe.tei.HemH8199;Allכָּל־kol-H3605their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶ֣םmal.khei.HemH4428have fallenנָפָ֔לוּna.Fa.luH5307.Noneאֵין־'ein-H369of them callsקֹרֵ֥אko.Re'H7121on Me.

8Ephraimאֶפְרַ֕יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669mixesיִתְבּוֹלָ֑לyit.bo.LalH1101himselfה֣וּאhu'H1931with thenationsבָּעַמִּ֖יםba.'a.MimH5971;Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669has becomeהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961a cakeעֻגָ֖ה'u.GahH5692not turnedהֲפוּכָֽה׃ha.fu.KhahH2015.

9Strangersזָרִים֙za.RimH2114devourאָכְל֤וּ'a.khe.LuH398his strengthכֹּח֔וֹko.ChoH3581, Yet hedoes not knowיָדָ֑עya.Da'H3045it;Grayשֵׂיבָה֙sei.VahH7872hairsH7872alsoגַּם־gam-H1571are sprinkledזָ֣רְקָהZa.re.kahH2236on him,Yet he does not knowיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045it.

10Though theprideגְאֽוֹן־ge.'on-H1347of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478testifiesוְעָנָ֥הve.'a.NahH6030againstבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440him, Yetthey have not returnedשָׁ֙בוּ֙sha.vuH7725to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,NorH3808have they soughtבִקְשֻׁ֖הוּvik.Shu.huH1245Him, for allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thisH2088.

11SoEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669has becomeוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961like a sillyפוֹתָ֖הfo.TahH6601doveכְּיוֹנָ֥הke.yo.NahH3123,withoutאֵ֣ין'einH369senseלֵ֑בLevH3820;They callקָרָ֖אוּka.Ra.'uH7121toEgyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,they goהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980toAssyriaאַשּׁ֥וּר'a.ShurH804.

12WhenH3512they goיֵלֵ֗כוּye.Le.khuH1980, I willspreadאֶפְר֤וֹשׂ'ef.RosH6566My netרִשְׁתִּ֔יrish.TiH7568overעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921them;I will bringאֽוֹרִידֵ֑ם'o.ri.DemH3381them downH3381like the birdsכְּע֥וֹףke.'ofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064. I willchastiseאַיְסִרֵ֕ם'ay.si.RemH3256them in accordance with theproclamationכְּשֵׁ֖מַעke.She.ma'H8088to their assemblyלַעֲדָתָֽם׃ סla.'a.da.TamH5712.

13Woeא֤וֹי'oH188to them, for they havestrayedנָדְד֣וּna.de.DuH5074from Me!Destructionשֹׁ֥דshodH7701is theirs, for they have rebelledפָ֣שְׁעוּFa.she.'uH6586against Me! Iwould redeemאֶפְדֵּ֔ם'ef.DemH6299them, but they speakדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696liesכְּזָבִֽים׃ke.za.VimH3577againstעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921Me.

14Andthey do not cryזָעֲק֤וּza.'a.KuH2199to Me from their heartבְּלִבָּ֔םbe.li.BamH3820Whenכִּ֥יkiH3588they wailיְיֵלִ֖ילוּye.ye.Li.luH3213on their bedsמִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑םmish.ke.vo.TamH4904;For the sakeH5921of grainדָּגָ֧ןda.GanH1715and newוְתִיר֛וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492theyassembleH1481themselves, Theyturnיָס֥וּרוּya.Su.ruH5493awayH5493from Me.

15Although I trainedיִסַּ֔רְתִּיyi.Sar.tiH3256andstrengthenedחִזַּ֖קְתִּיchi.Zak.tiH2388their armsזְרֽוֹעֹתָ֑םze.ro.'o.TamH2220, Yet theydeviseיְחַשְּׁבוּ־ye.cha.she.vu-H2803evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451againstוְאֵלַ֖יve.'e.LaiH413Me.

16They turnיָשׁ֣וּבוּ׀ya.Shu.vuH7725, but notupwardעָ֗ל'AlH5920, They are like adeceitfulרְמִיָּ֔הre.mi.YahH7423bowכְּקֶ֣שֶׁתke.Ke.shetH7198;Their princesשָׂרֵיהֶ֖םsa.rei.HemH8269will fallיִפְּל֥וּyi.pe.LuH5307by the swordבַחֶ֛רֶבva.Che.revH2719BecauseH4480of theinsolenceמִזַּ֣עַםmi.Za.'amH2195of their tongueלְשׁוֹנָ֑םle.sho.NamH3956.Thisז֥וֹzoH2097will be theirderisionלַעְגָּ֖םla'.GamH3933in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

Ephraim’s Iniquity

Commentaries on Hosea 7