New American Standard Bible 2020

Hosea 8

Israel Reaps the Whirlwind

1Putthe trumpetשֹׁפָ֔רsho.FarH7782to yourlipsחִכְּךָ֣chi.ke.KhaH2441!Like an eagleכַּנֶּ֖שֶׁרka.Ne.sherH5404the enemy comesagainstעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282they haveviolatedעָבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674My covenantבְרִיתִ֔יve.ri.TiH1285And rebelledפָּשָֽׁעוּ׃pa.Sha.'uH6586againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921MyLawתּוֹרָתִ֖יto.ra.TiH8451.

2They cryיִזְעָ֑קוּyiz.'A.kuH2199outH2199to Me, “My Godאֱלֹהַ֥י'e.lo.HaiH430,we of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478knowיְֽדַעֲנ֖וּךָye.da.'a.Nu.khaH3045You!”

3Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478has rejectedזָנַ֥חza.NachH2186the goodט֑וֹבTovH2896;The enemyH340will pursueיִרְדְּֽפוֹ׃yir.De.fovH7291him.

4They have setH4427upH4427kingsH4427, but not by Me;They have appointedH8323officialsH8323,but I did not knowיָדָ֑עְתִּיya.Da.'e.tiH3045it. With theirsilverכַּסְפָּ֣םkas.PamH3701and goldוּזְהָבָ֗םu.ze.ha.VamH2091they have madeעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213idolsעֲצַבִּ֔ים'a.tza.BimH6091for themselves,Soלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616they will be eliminatedיִכָּרֵֽת׃yi.ka.RetH3772.

5He has rejectedזָנַח֙za.NachH2186yourcalfעֶגְלֵ֣ךְ'eg.LekhH5695,Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, saying, “My angerאַפִּ֖י'a.PiH639burnsחָרָ֥הcha.RahH2734against them!”Howמָתַ֕יma.TaiH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704will they beH3201incapableלֹ֥אlo'H3808 H3201ofinnocenceנִקָּיֹֽן׃ni.ka.YonH5356?

6For from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֙mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478comeseven thisH1931! Acraftsmanחָרָ֣שׁcha.RashH2796madeעָשָׂ֔הוּ'a.Sa.huH6213it, so it is not Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430;AssuredlyH3588,the calfעֵ֖גֶל'E.gelH5695of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111will be brokenH7616toH7616piecesH7616.

7Forthey sowיִזְרָ֖עוּyiz.Ra.'uH2232windר֥וּחַRu.achH7307And they harvestיִקְצֹ֑רוּyik.Tzo.ruH7114astormוְסוּפָ֣תָהve.su.Fa.tahH5492.The standingקָמָ֣הka.MahH7054grainH7054hasH369noH369kernelsצֶ֚מַחTze.machH6780;It yieldsיַֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213noבְּלִ֣יbe.LiH1097grainקֶּ֔מַחKe.machH7058.Ifאוּלַ֣י'u.LaiH194it were to yieldיַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213,strangersזָרִ֖יםza.RimH2114would swallowיִבְלָעֻֽהוּ׃yiv.la.'U.huH1104it.

8Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478has beenswallowedנִבְלַ֖עniv.La'H1104upH1104;They are nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471Like avesselכִּכְלִ֖יkikh.LiH3627in which noH369oneH369delightsחֵ֥פֶץChe.fetzH2656.

9For they have goneH5927upH5927toAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804, Likea wildפֶּ֖רֶאPe.re'H6501donkeyH6501all aloneבּוֹדֵ֣דbo.DedH909;Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669haspaidH8566feesH8566forH8566loversאֲהָבִֽים'a.ha.VimH158.

10Evenגַּ֛םgamH1571thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588theypayיִתְנ֥וּyit.NuH8566for alliesamong the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֖םva.go.YimH1471, I willgatherאֲקַבְּצֵ֑ם'a.ka.be.TzemH6908them up nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258;And they will beginוַיָּחֵ֣לּוּvai.ya.Che.luH2490to diminishמְּעָ֔טme.'AtH4592BecauseH4480of the burdenמִמַּשָּׂ֖אmi.ma.Sa'H4853of thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of officialsשָׂרִֽים׃sa.RimH8269.

11Sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669hasmultipliedהִרְבָּ֥הhir.BahH7235altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֖תmiz.be.ChotH4196for sinלַחֲטֹ֑אla.cha.To'H2398,They have becomeהָיוּ־ha.yu-H1961altarsמִזְבְּח֖וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196of sinningלַחֲטֹֽא׃la.cha.To'H2398for him.

12ThoughI wroteH3789for him tenH7239thousandH7239precepts of MyLawתּֽוֹרָתִ֑יto.ra.TiH8451,They are regardedנֶחְשָֽׁבוּ׃nech.Sha.vuH2803as a strangeזָ֖רzarH2114thingH2114.

13As for Mysacrificialזִבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077giftsהַבְהָבַ֗יhav.ha.VaiH1890, Theysacrificeיִזְבְּח֤וּyiz.be.ChuH2076the fleshבָשָׂר֙va.SarH1320and eatוַיֹּאכֵ֔לוּvai.yo.Khe.luH398it, Butthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has takenH7521noלֹ֣אlo'H3808delightH7521in them.Nowעַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH6258He willrememberיִזְכֹּ֤רyiz.KorH2142their guiltעֲוֹנָם֙'a.vo.NamH5771, Andpunishוְיִפְקֹ֣דve.yif.KodH6485themfor their sinsחַטֹּאותָ֔םcha.to.TamH2403;They will returnיָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ya.Shu.vuH7725toEgyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

14For Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478hasforgottenוַיִּשְׁכַּ֨חvai.yish.KachH7911his Makerעֹשֵׂ֗הוּ'o.Se.huH6213andbuiltוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129palacesהֵֽיכָל֔וֹתhei.kha.LotH1964;And Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֕הvi.hu.DahH3063has multipliedהִרְבָּ֖הhir.BahH7235fortifiedבְּצֻר֑וֹתbe.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892,But I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ve.shi.lach.ti-H7971afireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784on its citiesבְּעָרָ֔יוbe.'a.RavH5892,and it will consumeוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398its palatialH759buildingsH759.

Israel Reaps the Whirlwind

Commentaries on Hosea 8