Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 7:9-16

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.

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