Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 11:8-12

8How shall I give thee upאֶתֶּנְךָ֣'e.ten.KhaH5414,Ephraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669? howshall I deliverאֲמַגֶּנְךָ֙'a.ma.gen.KhaH4042thee, Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478?how shall I makeאֶתֶּנְךָ֣'e.ten.KhaH5414thee as Admahכְאַדְמָ֔הkhe.'ad.MahH126? howshall I setאֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖'a.si.me.KhaH7760thee as Zeboimכִּצְבֹאיִ֑םkitz.vo.YimH6636?mine heartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820is turnedנֶהְפַּ֤ךְneh.PakhH2015within me, my repentingsנִחוּמָֽי׃ni.chu.MaiH5150are kindledנִכְמְר֥וּnikh.me.RuH3648togetherיַ֖חַדYa.chadH3162.

9I will not executeאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙'e.'e.SehH6213the fiercenessחֲר֣וֹןcha.RonH2740of mine angerאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639,I will not returnאָשׁ֖וּב'a.ShuvH7725to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֣תle.sha.ChetH7843Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669: for I amGodאֵ֤ל'elH410,and not manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376;the Holy Oneקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918in the midstבְּקִרְבְּךָ֣be.kir.be.ChaH7130of thee: and I will not enterאָב֖וֹא'a.Vo'H935into the cityבְּעִֽיר׃be.'IrH5892.

10They shall walkH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֧י'a.cha.ReiH310Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068:he shall roarיִשְׁאָ֑גyish.'AgH7580like a lionכְּאַרְיֵ֣הke.'ar.YehH738:when he shall roarיִשְׁאַ֔גyish.'AgH7580,then the childrenבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121shall trembleוְיֶחֶרְד֥וּve.ye.cher.DuH2729from the westמִיָּֽם׃mi.YamH3220.

11They shall trembleיֶחֶרְד֤וּye.cher.DuH2729as a birdכְצִפּוֹר֙khe.tzi.pOrH6833out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and as a doveוּכְיוֹנָ֖הu.khe.yo.NahH3123out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804:and I will placeוְהוֹשַׁבְתִּ֥יםve.ho.shav.TimH3427them in their housesבָּתֵּיהֶ֖םba.tei.HemH1004,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

12Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669compassethסְבָבֻ֤נִיse.va.Vu.niH5437me about with liesבְכַ֙חַשׁ֙ve.Kha.chashH3585,and the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478with deceitוּבְמִרְמָ֖הu.ve.mir.MahH4820:but Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063yet rulethרָד֙radH7300with Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410,and is faithfulנֶאֱמָֽן׃ne.'e.ManH539with the saintsקְדוֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.ShimH6918.

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