New American Standard Bible 2020

Hosea 10

Retribution for Israel’s Sin

1Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478is a luxuriantבּוֹקֵק֙bo.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 madeH3190thememorialH4676stonesH4676.

2Their heartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820isdeceitfulחָלַ֥קcha.LakH2505;Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258they must sufferH816forH816theirguiltH816. The Lord willbreakיַעֲרֹ֣ףya.'a.RofH6202downH6202their altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתָ֔םmiz.be.cho.TamH4196Anddestroyיְשֹׁדֵ֖דye.sho.DedH7703their memorialH4676stonesH4676.

3CertainlyH3588nowעַתָּה֙'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 leftגָלָ֥הga.LahH1540it.

6The thing itselfגַּם־gam-H1571will be broughtיוּבָ֔לyu.ValH2986toAssyriaלְאַשּׁ֣וּרle.'a.ShurH804As a giftH4503ofH4503tributeמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503toKingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428Jarebיָרֵ֑בya.RevH3377;Ephraimאֶפְרַ֣יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669will beseizedיִקָּ֔חyi.KachH3947with shameבָּשְׁנָה֙ba.she.NahH1317,And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478will beH954ashamedוְיֵב֥וֹשׁve.ye.Vo.oshH954of itsown planמֵעֲצָתֽוֹ׃me.'a.tza.ToH6098.

7Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111will bedestroyedנִדְמֶ֥הnid.MehH1820withher kingמַלְכָּ֑הּmal.KahH4428,Like a twigכְּקֶ֖צֶףke.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;Thornsק֣וֹץKotzH6975and thistlesוְדַרְדַּ֔רve.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!”

9SinceH4480the daysמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117of Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1390you have sinnedחָטָ֖אתָcha.Ta.taH2398,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033they standעָמָ֔דוּ'a.Ma.duH5975!Will the battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421againstעַל־'al-H5921the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of injusticeH5767not overtakeתַשִּׂיגֵ֧םta.si.GemH5381them in Gibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֛הba.giv.'AhH1390?

10When it is Mydesireבְּאַוָּתִ֖יbe.'a.va.TiH185, I willdisciplineוְאֶסֳּרֵ֑םve.'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, And Ipassedעָבַ֔רְתִּי'a.Var.tiH5674overעַל־'al-H5921her lovelyט֖וּבtuvH2898neckצַוָּארָ֑הּtza.va.RahH6677;I will harnessאַרְכִּ֤יב'ar.KivH7392Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669,Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063will plowיַחֲר֣וֹשׁya.cha.Ro.oshH2790,Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290willharrowיְשַׂדֶּד־ye.sa.ded-H7702for himself.

12Sowזִרְע֨וּzir.'UH2232for yourselves, with a viewto righteousnessלִצְדָקָה֙litz.da.KahH6666;Harvestקִצְר֣וּkitz.RuH7114in accordanceלְפִי־le.fi-H6310withkindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617.Breakנִ֥ירוּNi.ruH5214up your uncultivatedH5215groundנִ֑ירNirH5215,For it is timeוְעֵת֙ve.'EtH6256toseekלִדְר֣וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068Untilעַד־'ad-H5704Hecomesיָב֕וֹאya.Vo'H935andrainsוְיֹרֶ֥הve.yo.RehH3384righteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664on you.

13You haveplowedחֲרַשְׁתֶּם־cha.rash.tem-H2790wickednessרֶ֛שַׁעRe.sha'H7562,you have harvestedקְצַרְתֶּ֖םke.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 yourmanyבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230warriorsגִּבּוֹרֶֽיךָ׃gi.bo.Rei.khaH1368,

14An uproarשָׁאוֹן֮sha.'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'emH517wereslaughteredרֻטָּֽשָׁה׃ru.Ta.shahH7376with theirchildrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121.

15Soכָּ֗כָהKa.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 completelyנִדְמֹ֥הnid.MohH1820destroyedנִדְמָ֖הnid.MahH1820.

Retribution for Israel’s Sin

Commentaries on Hosea 10