Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 7

1When I would have healedכְּרָפְאִ֣יke.ra.fe.'IH7495Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,then the iniquityעֲוֹ֤ן'a.VonH5771of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669was discoveredוְנִגְלָ֞הve.nig.LahH1540,and the wickednessוְרָע֣וֹתve.ra.'otH7451of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111:for they commitפָעֲל֖וּfa.'a.LuH6466falsehoodשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267;and the thiefוְגַנָּ֣בve.ga.NavH1590cometh inיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935, andthe troopגְּד֖וּדge.DudH1416of robbers spoilethפָּשַׁ֥טpa.ShatH6584withoutבַּחֽוּץ׃ba.ChutzH2351.

2And they considerיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559not in their heartsלִלְבָבָ֔םlil.va.VamH3824thatI rememberזָכָ֑רְתִּיza.Kha.re.tiH2142all their wickednessרָעָתָ֖םra.'a.TamH7451:now their own doingsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֔םma.'a.lei.HemH4611have beset them aboutסְבָב֣וּםse.va.VumH5437;they are before my faceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440.

3They make the kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428gladיְשַׂמְּחוּ־ye.sa.me.chu-H8055with their wickednessבְּרָעָתָ֖םbe.ra.'a.TamH7451,and the princesשָׂרִֽים׃sa.RimH8269with their liesוּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ve.kha.cha.shei.HemH3585.

4They areall adulterersמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםme.Na.'a.FimH5003,as an ovenתַנּ֔וּרta.NurH8574heatedבֹּעֵ֖רָהbo.'E.rahH1197by the bakerמֵֽאֹפֶ֑הme.'o.PehH644, whoceasethיִשְׁבּ֣וֹתyish.BotH7673from raisingמֵעִ֔ירme.'IrH5782after he hath kneadedמִלּ֥וּשׁmi.LushH3888the doughבָּצֵ֖קba.TzekH1217,until it be leavenedחֻמְצָתֽוֹ׃chum.tza.ToH2556.

5In the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of our kingמַלְכֵּ֔נוּmal.Ke.nuH4428the princesשָׂרִ֖יםsa.RimH8269have made himsickהֶחֱל֥וּhe.che.LuH2470with the poisonחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534of wineמִיָּ֑יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196;he stretched outמָשַׁ֥ךְma.ShakhH4900his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027with scornersH3945.

6For they have made readyקֵרְב֧וּke.re.VuH7126their heartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820like an ovenכַתַּנּ֛וּרkha.ta.NurH8574,whiles they lie in waitH693:their bakerאֹֽפֵהֶ֔ם'o.fe.HemH644sleepethיָשֵׁ֣ןya.ShenH3463all the nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915;in the morningבֹּ֕קֶרBo.kerH1242it burnethבֹעֵ֖רvo.'ErH1197as a flamingלֶהָבָֽה׃le.ha.VahH3852fireכְּאֵ֥שׁke.'EshH784.

7They are all hotיֵחַ֙מּוּ֙ye.Cha.muH2552as an ovenכַּתַּנּ֔וּרka.ta.NurH8574,and have devouredוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398their judgesשֹֽׁפְטֵיהֶ֑םsho.fe.tei.HemH8199;all their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶ֣םmal.khei.HemH4428are fallenנָפָ֔לוּna.Fa.luH5307: there isnone among them that callethקֹרֵ֥אko.Re'H7121unto me.

8Ephraimאֶפְרַ֕יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,he hath mixedיִתְבּוֹלָ֑לyit.bo.LalH1101himself among the peopleבָּעַמִּ֖יםba.'a.MimH5971;Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669is a cakeעֻגָ֖ה'u.GahH5692not turnedהֲפוּכָֽה׃ha.fu.KhahH2015.

9Strangersזָרִים֙za.RimH2114have devouredאָכְל֤וּ'a.khe.LuH398his strengthכֹּח֔וֹko.ChoH3581,and he knowethיָדָ֑עya.Da'H3045itnot: yea, gray hairsשֵׂיבָה֙sei.VahH7872are here and thereזָ֣רְקָהZa.re.kahH2236upon him, yet he knowethיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045not.

10And the prideגְאֽוֹן־ge.'on-H1347of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478testifiethוְעָנָ֥הve.'a.NahH6030to his faceבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440:and they do not returnשָׁ֙בוּ֙sha.vuH7725to Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,nor seekבִקְשֻׁ֖הוּvik.Shu.huH1245him for all this.

11Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669also is like a sillyפוֹתָ֖הfo.TahH6601doveכְּיוֹנָ֥הke.yo.NahH3123without heartלֵ֑בLevH3820:they callקָרָ֖אוּka.Ra.'uH7121to Egyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,they goהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980to Assyriaאַשּׁ֥וּר'a.ShurH804.

12When they shall goH3212,I will spreadאֶפְר֤וֹשׂ'ef.RosH6566my netרִשְׁתִּ֔יrish.TiH7568upon them; I will bring them downאֽוֹרִידֵ֑ם'o.ri.DemH3381as the fowlsכְּע֥וֹףke.'ofH5775of the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;I will chastiseאַיְסִרֵ֕ם'ay.si.RemH3256them, as their congregationלַעֲדָתָֽם׃ סla.'a.da.TamH5712hath heardכְּשֵׁ֖מַעke.She.ma'H8088.

13Woeא֤וֹי'oH188unto them! for they have fledנָדְד֣וּna.de.DuH5074from me: destructionשֹׁ֥דshodH7701unto them! because they have transgressedפָ֣שְׁעוּFa.she.'uH6586against me: though I have redeemedאֶפְדֵּ֔ם'ef.DemH6299them, yet they have spokenדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696liesכְּזָבִֽים׃ke.za.VimH3577against me.

14And they have not criedזָעֲק֤וּza.'a.KuH2199unto me with their heartבְּלִבָּ֔םbe.li.BamH3820,when they howledיְיֵלִ֖ילוּye.ye.Li.luH3213upon their bedsמִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑םmish.ke.vo.TamH4904:they assembleH1481themselves for grainדָּגָ֧ןda.GanH1715and wineוְתִיר֛וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492, andthey rebelיָס֥וּרוּya.Su.ruH5493against me.

15Though I have boundיִסַּ֔רְתִּיyi.Sar.tiH3256andstrengthenedחִזַּ֖קְתִּיchi.Zak.tiH2388their armsזְרֽוֹעֹתָ֑םze.ro.'o.TamH2220,yet do they imagineיְחַשְּׁבוּ־ye.cha.she.vu-H2803mischiefרָֽע׃Ra'H7451against me.

16They returnיָשׁ֣וּבוּ׀ya.Shu.vuH7725, butnot to the most Highעָ֗ל'AlH5920:they are like a deceitfulרְמִיָּ֔הre.mi.YahH7423bowכְּקֶ֣שֶׁתke.Ke.shetH7198:their princesשָׂרֵיהֶ֖םsa.rei.HemH8269shall fallיִפְּל֥וּyi.pe.LuH5307by the swordבַחֶ֛רֶבva.Che.revH2719for the rageמִזַּ֣עַםmi.Za.'amH2195of their tongueלְשׁוֹנָ֑םle.sho.NamH3956:thisז֥וֹzoH2097shall betheir derisionלַעְגָּ֖םla'.GamH3933in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

Commentaries on Hosea 7