Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 13:1-8

1When Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669spakeכְּדַבֵּ֤רke.da.BerH1696tremblingרְתֵ֔תre.TetH7578,he exaltedנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375himself in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;but when he offendedוַיֶּאְשַׁ֥םvai.ye'.ShamH816in Baalבַּבַּ֖עַלba.Ba.'alH1168,he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

2And now they sinלַחֲטֹ֗אla.cha.To'H2398more and moreיוֹסִ֣פוּyo.Si.fuH3254,and have madeוַיַּעְשׂ֣וּvai.ya'.SuH6213them molten imagesמַסֵּכָ֨הma.se.KhahH4541of their silverמִכַּסְפָּ֤םmi.kas.PamH3701, andidolsעֲצַבִּ֔ים'a.tza.BimH6091according to their own understandingכִּתְבוּנָם֙kit.vu.NamH8394,all of it the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of the craftsmenחָרָשִׁ֖יםcha.ra.ShimH2796:they sayאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559of them, Let the menאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120that sacrificeזֹבְחֵ֣יzoe.CheiH2076kissיִשָּׁקֽוּן׃yi.sha.KunH5401the calvesעֲגָלִ֖ים'a.ga.LimH5695.

3Therefore they shall be as the morningבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242cloudכַּעֲנַן־ka.'a.nan-H6051,and as the earlyמַשְׁכִּ֣יםmash.KimH7925dewוְכַטַּ֖לve.kha.TalH2919that passeth awayהֹלֵ֑ךְho.LekhH1980,as the chaffכְּמֹץ֙ke.MotzH4671thatis driven with the whirlwindיְסֹעֵ֣רye.so.'ErH5590out of the floorמִגֹּ֔רֶןmi.Go.renH1637,and as the smokeוּכְעָשָׁ֖ןu.khe.'a.ShanH6227out of the chimneyמֵאֲרֻבָּֽה׃me.'a.ru.BahH699.

4Yet I amYhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and thou shalt knowתֵדָ֔עte.Da'H3045no godוֵאלֹהִ֤יםve.lo.HimH430but meזֽוּלָתִי֙zu.la.TiH2108: for there isno saviourוּמוֹשִׁ֥יעַu.mo.Shi.a'H3467beside meבִּלְתִּֽי׃bil.TiH1115.

5I did knowיְדַעְתִּ֖יךָye.da'.Ti.khaH3045thee in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of great droughtתַּלְאֻבֽוֹת׃tal.'u.VotH8514.

6According to their pastureכְּמַרְעִיתָם֙ke.mar.'i.TamH4830,so were they filledוַיִּשְׂבָּ֔עוּvai.yis.Ba.'uH7646;they were filledשָׂבְע֖וּsa.ve.'UH7646,and their heartלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820was exaltedוַיָּ֣רָםvai.Ya.romH7311;therefore have they forgottenשְׁכֵחֽוּנִי׃she.khe.Chu.niH7911me.

7Therefore I will be unto them as a lionשָׁ֑חַלSha.chalH7826:as a leopardכְּנָמֵ֖רke.na.MerH5246by the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870will I observeאָשֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH7789them:

8I will meetאֶפְגְּשֵׁם֙'ef.ge.ShemH6298them as a bearכְּדֹ֣בke.DoH1677that isbereavedשַׁכּ֔וּלsha.KulH7909of her whelps,and will rendוְאֶקְרַ֖עve.'ek.Ra'H7167the caulסְג֣וֹרse.GorH5458of their heartלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820,and there will I devourוְאֹכְלֵ֥םve.'o.khe.LemH398them like a lionכְּלָבִ֔יאke.la.Vi'H3833:the wildהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704beastחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416shall tearתְּבַקְּעֵֽם׃te.va.ke.'EmH1234them.

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