Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 10

1Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478isan emptyבּוֹקֵק֙bo.KekH1238vineגֶּ֤פֶןGe.fenH1612,he bringeth forthיְשַׁוֶּה־ye.sha.veh-H7737fruitפְּרִ֖יpe.RiH6529unto himself: according to the multitudeכְּרֹ֣בke.RoH7230of his fruitלְפִרְי֗וֹle.fir.YoH6529he hath increasedהִרְבָּה֙hir.BahH7235the altarsלַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹתla.miz.be.ChotH4196;according to the goodnessכְּט֣וֹבke.TovH2896of his landלְאַרְצ֔וֹle.'ar.TzoH776they have made goodlyH2895imagesמַצֵּבֽוֹת׃ma.tze.VotH4676.

2Their heartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820is dividedחָלַ֥קcha.LakH2505;now shall they be found faultyיֶאְשָׁ֑מוּye'.Sha.muH816:he shall break downיַעֲרֹ֣ףya.'a.RofH6202their altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתָ֔םmiz.be.cho.TamH4196,he shall spoilיְשֹׁדֵ֖דye.sho.DedH7703their imagesמַצֵּבוֹתָֽם׃ma.tze.vo.TamH4676.

3For now they shall sayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559,We have no kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,because we fearedיָרֵ֙אנוּ֙ya.Re.nuH3372not Yhwhיְהֹוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;what then should a kingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428doיַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213to us?

4They have spokenדִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.RuH1696wordsדְבָרִ֔יםde.va.RimH1697,swearingאָל֥וֹת'a.LotH422falselyשָׁ֖וְאshav'H7723in makingכָּרֹ֣תka.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285:thus judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941springeth upוּפָרַ֤חu.fa.RachH6524as hemlockכָּרֹאשׁ֙ka.roShH7219in the furrowsתַּלְמֵ֥יtal.MeiH8525of the fieldשָׂדָֽי׃sa.DaiH7704.

5The inhabitantsשְׁכַ֣ןshe.KhanH7934of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111shall fearיָג֖וּרוּya.Gu.ruH1481because of the calvesלְעֶגְלוֹת֙le.'eg.lOtH5697of Beth–avenH1007:for the peopleעַמּ֗וֹa.MoH5971thereof shall mournאָבַ֨ל'a.ValH56over it, and the priestsוּכְמָרָיו֙u.khe.ma.RavH3649thereof thatrejoicedיָגִ֔ילוּya.Gi.luH1523on it, for the gloryכְּבוֹד֖וֹke.vo.DoH3519thereof, because it is departedגָלָ֥הga.LahH1540from it.

6It shall be also carriedיוּבָ֔לyu.ValH2986unto Assyriaלְאַשּׁ֣וּרle.'a.ShurH804fora presentמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503to kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428Jarebיָרֵ֑בya.RevH3377:Ephraimאֶפְרַ֣יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669shall receiveיִקָּ֔חyi.KachH3947shameבָּשְׁנָה֙ba.she.NahH1317,and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall be ashamedוְיֵב֥וֹשׁve.ye.Vo.oshH954of his own counselמֵעֲצָתֽוֹ׃me.'a.tza.ToH6098.

7As forSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,her kingמַלְכָּ֑הּmal.KahH4428is cut offנִדְמֶ֥הnid.MehH1820as the foamכְּקֶ֖צֶףke.Ke.tzefH7110uponפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440the waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

8The high placesבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116also of Avenאָ֗וֶן'A.venH206,the sinחַטַּאת֙cha.taTH2403of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,shall be destroyedוְנִשְׁמְד֞וּve.nish.me.DuH8045:the thornק֣וֹץKotzH6975and the thistleוְדַרְדַּ֔רve.dar.DarH1863shall come upיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927on their altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתָ֑םmiz.be.cho.TamH4196;and they shall sayוְאָמְר֤וּve.'a.me.RuH559to the mountainsלֶֽהָרִים֙le.ha.RimH2022,Coverכַּסּ֔וּנוּka.Su.nuH3680us; and to the hillsוְלַגְּבָע֖וֹתve.la.ge.va.'otH1389,Fallנִפְל֥וּnif.LuH5307on us.

9O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thou hast sinnedחָטָ֖אתָcha.Ta.taH2398from the daysמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117of Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1390:there they stoodעָמָ֔דוּ'a.Ma.duH5975:the battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421in Gibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֛הba.giv.'AhH1390against the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of iniquityעַֽלְוָֽה׃'Al.VahH5932did not overtakeתַשִּׂיגֵ֧םta.si.GemH5381them.

10It isin my desireבְּאַוָּתִ֖יbe.'a.va.TiH185that I should chastiseוְאֶסֳּרֵ֑םve.'e.so.RemH3256them; and the peopleעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971shall be gatheredוְאֻסְּפ֤וּve.'u.se.FuH622against them, when they shall bindבְּאָסְרָ֖םbe.'a.se.RamH631themselves in their twoלִשְׁתֵּ֥יlish.TeiH8147furrowsH5869.

11And Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֜יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669is asan heiferעֶגְלָ֤ה'eg.LahH5697that istaughtמְלֻמָּדָה֙me.lu.ma.DahH3925, andlovethאֹהַ֣בְתִּי'o.Hav.tiH157to tread outלָד֔וּשׁla.DushH1758the grain;but I passed overעָבַ֔רְתִּי'a.Var.tiH5674upon her fairט֖וּבtuvH2898neckצַוָּארָ֑הּtza.va.RahH6677:I will make Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669to rideאַרְכִּ֤יב'ar.KivH7392;Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063shall plowיַחֲר֣וֹשׁya.cha.Ro.oshH2790, andJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290shall break his clodsיְשַׂדֶּד־ye.sa.ded-H7702.

12Sowזִרְע֨וּzir.'UH2232to yourselves in righteousnessלִצְדָקָה֙litz.da.KahH6666,reapקִצְר֣וּkitz.RuH7114inלְפִי־le.fi-H6310mercyחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617;break upנִ֥ירוּNi.ruH5214your fallow groundנִ֑ירNirH5215: for it istimeוְעֵת֙ve.'EtH6256to seekלִדְר֣וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,till he comeיָב֕וֹאya.Vo'H935and rainוְיֹרֶ֥הve.yo.RehH3384righteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664upon you.

13Ye have plowedחֲרַשְׁתֶּם־cha.rash.tem-H2790wickednessרֶ֛שַׁעRe.sha'H7562,ye have reapedקְצַרְתֶּ֖םke.tzar.TemH7114iniquityעַוְלָ֥תָה'av.La.tahH5766;ye have eatenאֲכַלְתֶּ֣ם'a.khal.TemH398the fruitפְּרִי־pe.ri-H6529of liesכָ֑חַשׁKha.chashH3585:because thou didst trustבָטַ֥חְתָּva.Tach.taH982in thy wayבְדַרְכְּךָ֖ve.dar.ke.KhaH1870,in the multitudeבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230of thy mighty menגִּבּוֹרֶֽיךָ׃gi.bo.Rei.khaH1368.

14Therefore shall a tumultשָׁאוֹן֮sha.'OnH7588ariseוְקָ֣אםve.KamH6965among thy peopleבְּעַמֶּךָ֒be.'a.me.KhaH5971,and all thy fortressesמִבְצָרֶ֣יךָmiv.tza.Rei.khaH4013shall be spoiledיוּשַּׁ֔דyu.ShadH7703,as Shalmanשַֽׁלְמַ֛ןshal.ManH8020spoiledכְּשֹׁ֧דke.ShodH7701Beth–arbelH1009in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of battleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421:the motherאֵ֥ם'emH517was dashed in piecesרֻטָּֽשָׁה׃ru.Ta.shahH7376upon herchildrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121.

15Soכָּ֗כָהKa.khahH3602shall Beth–elH1008doעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213unto you becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of your greatרָעַ֣תra.'AtH7451wickednessרָֽעַתְכֶ֑םra.'at.KhemH7451:in a morningבַּשַּׁ֕חַרba.Sha.charH7837shall the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478utterlyנִדְמֹ֥הnid.MohH1820be cut offנִדְמָ֖הnid.MahH1820.

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