Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 10:4-6

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.

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