New American Standard Bible 2020

Hosea 8:5-10

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.

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