Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 10:9-15

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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