Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 2:6-13

6Therefore, behold, I will hedgeשָׂ֥ךְsakhH7753up thy wayדַּרְכֵּ֖ךְdar.KekhH1870with thornsבַּסִּירִ֑יםba.si.RimH5518,and makeוְגָֽדַרְתִּי֙ve.ga.dar.TiH1443a wallגְּדֵרָ֔הּge.de.RahH1447,that she shall not findתִמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672her pathsוּנְתִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָu.ne.ti.vo.Tei.haH5410.

7And she shall followוְרִדְּפָ֤הve.ri.de.FahH7291after her loversH157,but she shall not overtakeתַשִּׂ֣יגta.SigH5381them; and she shall seekוּבִקְשָׁ֖תַםu.vik.Sha.tamH1245them, but shall not findתִמְצָ֑אtim.Tza'H4672them:then shall she sayH559,I will goH3212and returnוְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725to my firstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223husbandאִישִׁ֣י'i.ShiH376; for then was itbetterH2896with me than nowמֵעָֽתָּה׃me.'A.tahH6258.

8For she did not knowיָֽדְעָ֔הya.de.'AhH3045that I gaveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414her grainהַדָּגָ֖ןha.da.GanH1715,and wineוְהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁve.ha.ti.Ro.oshH8492,and oilוְהַיִּצְהָ֑רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323,and multipliedהִרְבֵּ֥יתִיhir.Bei.tiH7235her silverוְכֶ֨סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091, whichthey preparedעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213for Baalלַבָּֽעַל׃la.Ba.'alH1168.

9Therefore will I returnH7725,and take awayוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947my grainדְגָנִי֙de.ga.NiH1715in the timeבְּעִתּ֔וֹbe.'i.ToH6256thereof, and my wineוְתִירוֹשִׁ֖יve.ti.ro.ShiH8492in the seasonבְּמֽוֹעֲד֑וֹbe.mo.'a.DoH4150thereof, and will recoverוְהִצַּלְתִּי֙ve.hi.tzal.TiH5337my woolצַמְרִ֣יtzam.RiH6785and my flaxוּפִשְׁתִּ֔יu.fish.TiH6593givento coverלְכַסּ֖וֹתle.kha.SotH3680her nakednessעֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃'er.va.TahH6172.

10And now will I discoverאֲגַלֶּ֥ה'a.ga.LehH1540her lewdnessנַבְלֻתָ֖הּnav.lu.TahH5040in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of her loversמְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157,and noneוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376shall deliverיַצִּילֶ֥נָּהya.tzi.Le.nahH5337her out of mine handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027.

11I will also cause all her mirthמְשׂוֹשָׂ֔הּme.so.SahH4885to ceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ve.hish.ba.TiH7673,her feast daysחַגָּ֖הּcha.GahH2282,her new moonsחָדְשָׁ֣הּcha.de.ShahH2320,and her sabbathsוְשַׁבַּתָּ֑הּve.shab.ba.TahH7676,and all her solemn feastsH4150.

12And I will destroyוַהֲשִׁמֹּתִ֗יva.ha.shi.mo.TiH8074her vinesגַּפְנָהּ֙gaf.NahH1612and her fig treesוּתְאֵ֣נָתָ֔הּu.te.'E.na.TahH8384,whereof she hath saidאָמְרָ֗ה'a.me.RahH559, These aremy rewardsאֶתְנָ֥ה'et.NahH866that my loversH157have givenנָֽתְנוּ־na.te.nu-H5414me: and I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יםve.sam.TimH7760them a forestלְיַ֔עַרle.Ya.'arH3293,and the beastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704shall eatוַאֲכָלָ֖תַםva.'a.kha.La.tamH398them.

13And I will visitוּפָקַדְתִּ֣יu.fa.kad.TiH6485upon her the daysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117of Baalimהַבְּעָלִים֙ha.be.'a.LimH1168,wherein she burned incenseתַּקְטִ֣ירtak.TirH6999to them, and she deckedוַתַּ֤עַדva.Ta.'adH5710herself with her earringsנִזְמָהּ֙niz.MahH5141and her jewelsוְחֶלְיָתָ֔הּve.chel.ya.TahH2484,and she wentH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310her loversמְאַהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157,and forgatשָׁכְחָ֖הsha.khe.ChahH7911me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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