Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 7:4-11

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.

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