Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 8:5-14

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.

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