Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 8

1Setthe trumpetשֹׁפָ֔רsho.FarH7782to thy mouthחִכְּךָ֣chi.ke.KhaH2441. He shall comeas an eagleכַּנֶּ֖שֶׁרka.Ne.sherH5404against the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,because they have transgressedעָבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674my covenantבְרִיתִ֔יve.ri.TiH1285,and trespassedפָּשָֽׁעוּ׃pa.Sha.'uH6586against my lawתּוֹרָתִ֖יto.ra.TiH8451.

2Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall cryיִזְעָ֑קוּyiz.'A.kuH2199unto me, My Godאֱלֹהַ֥י'e.lo.HaiH430,we knowיְֽדַעֲנ֖וּךָye.da.'a.Nu.khaH3045thee.

3Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath cast offזָנַ֥חza.NachH2186the thing that isgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896:the enemyאוֹיֵ֖ב'o.YevH341shall pursueיִרְדְּֽפוֹ׃yir.De.fovH7291him.

4They have set up kingsהִמְלִיכוּ֙him.li.KhuH4427,but not by me: they have made princesהֵשִׂ֖ירוּhe.Si.ruH7786,and I knewיָדָ֑עְתִּיya.Da.'e.tiH3045itnot: of their silverכַּסְפָּ֣םkas.PamH3701and their goldוּזְהָבָ֗םu.ze.ha.VamH2091have they madeעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213them idolsעֲצַבִּ֔ים'a.tza.BimH6091,that they may be cut offיִכָּרֵֽת׃yi.ka.RetH3772.

5Thy calfעֶגְלֵ֣ךְ'eg.LekhH5695,O Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,hath castזָנַח֙za.NachH2186theeoff; mine angerאַפִּ֖י'a.PiH639is kindledחָרָ֥הcha.RahH2734against them: how long will it beereלֹ֥אlo'H3808they attainיוּכְל֖וּyu.khe.LuH3201to innocencyנִקָּיֹֽן׃ni.ka.YonH5356?

6For from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֙mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478wasit also: the workmanחָרָ֣שׁcha.RashH2796madeעָשָׂ֔הוּ'a.Sa.huH6213it; therefore it isnot Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430:but the calfעֵ֖גֶל'E.gelH5695of Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111shall be broken in piecesשְׁבָבִ֣יםshe.va.VimH7616.

7For they have sownיִזְרָ֖עוּyiz.Ra.'uH2232the windר֥וּחַRu.achH7307,and they shall reapיִקְצֹ֑רוּyik.Tzo.ruH7114the whirlwindוְסוּפָ֣תָהve.su.Fa.tahH5492:it hath no stalkקָמָ֣הka.MahH7054:the budצֶ֚מַחTze.machH6780shall yieldיַֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213no mealקֶּ֔מַחKe.machH7058:ifאוּלַ֣י'u.LaiH194so be it yieldיַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213,the strangersזָרִ֖יםza.RimH2114shall swallow it upיִבְלָעֻֽהוּ׃yiv.la.'U.huH1104.

8Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478is swallowed upנִבְלַ֖עniv.La'H1104:now shall they be among the Gentilesבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471as a vesselכִּכְלִ֖יkikh.LiH3627wherein isno pleasureחֵ֥פֶץChe.fetzH2656.

9For they are gone upעָל֣וּ'a.LuH5927to Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,a wild donkeyפֶּ֖רֶאPe.re'H6501aloneבּוֹדֵ֣דbo.DedH909by himself: Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669hath hiredהִתְנ֥וּhit.NuH8566loversאֲהָבִֽים'a.ha.VimH158.

10Yea, though they have hiredיִתְנ֥וּyit.NuH8566among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֖םva.go.YimH1471,now will I gatherאֲקַבְּצֵ֑ם'a.ka.be.TzemH6908them, and they shall sorrowוַיָּחֵ֣לּוּvai.ya.Che.luH2490a littleמְּעָ֔טme.'AtH4592for the burdenמִמַּשָּׂ֖אmi.ma.Sa'H4853of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of princesשָׂרִֽים׃sa.RimH8269.

11Because Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669hath made manyהִרְבָּ֥הhir.BahH7235altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֖תmiz.be.ChotH4196to sinלַחֲטֹ֑אla.cha.To'H2398,altarsמִזְבְּח֖וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196shall be unto him to sinלַחֲטֹֽא׃la.cha.To'H2398.

12I have writtenH3789to him the great thingsרֻבֵּ֖יri.bovH7239 H7230of my lawתּֽוֹרָתִ֑יto.ra.TiH8451, butthey were countedנֶחְשָֽׁבוּ׃nech.Sha.vuH2803as a strange thingזָ֖רzarH2114.

13They sacrificeיִזְבְּח֤וּyiz.be.ChuH2076fleshבָשָׂר֙va.SarH1320forthe sacrificesזִבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077of mine offeringsהַבְהָבַ֗יhav.ha.VaiH1890,and eatוַיֹּאכֵ֔לוּvai.yo.Khe.luH398it; butYhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068acceptethרָצָ֑םra.TzamH7521them not; now will he rememberיִזְכֹּ֤רyiz.KorH2142their iniquityעֲוֹנָם֙'a.vo.NamH5771,and visitוְיִפְקֹ֣דve.yif.KodH6485their sinsחַטֹּאותָ֔םcha.to.TamH2403:they shall returnיָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ya.Shu.vuH7725to Egyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

14For Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath forgottenוַיִּשְׁכַּ֨חvai.yish.KachH7911his Makerעֹשֵׂ֗הוּ'o.Se.huH6213,and buildethוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129templesהֵֽיכָל֔וֹתhei.kha.LotH1964;and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֕הvi.hu.DahH3063hath multipliedהִרְבָּ֖הhir.BahH7235fencedבְּצֻר֑וֹתbe.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892:but I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ve.shi.lach.ti-H7971a fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784upon his citiesבְּעָרָ֔יוbe.'a.RavH5892,and it shall devourוְאָכְלָ֖הve.'a.khe.LahH398the palacesאַרְמְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃ ס'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759thereof.

Commentaries on Hosea 8