Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 13:4-7

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:

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