Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 10:1-3

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?

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