Revised Literal Translation

Hosea 9

1Rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֨חtis.MachH8055not, O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478,for joyגִּיל֙gilH1524, as otherpeopleכָּֽעַמִּ֔יםka.'a.MimH5971:for thou hast gone a whoringזָנִ֖יתָza.Ni.taH2181from thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,thou hast lovedאָהַ֣בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157a rewardאֶתְנָ֔ן'et.NanH868upon every threshing floorגָּרְנ֥וֹת דָּגָֽן׃ga.re.Not da.GanH1715 H1637.

2The floorגֹּ֥רֶןGo.renH1637and the winepressוָיֶ֖קֶבva.Ye.kevH3342shall not feedיִרְעֵ֑םyir.'EmH7462them, and the new wineוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492shall failיְכַ֥חֶשׁye.Kha.cheshH3584in her.

3They shall not dwellיֵשְׁב֖וּye.she.VuH3427in Yhwh'sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776;but Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669shall returnוְשָׁ֤בve.ShavH7725to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and they shall eatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931thingsin Assyriaוּבְאַשּׁ֖וּרu.ve.'a.ShurH804.

4They shall not offerיִסְּכ֨וּyi.se.KhuH5258wineיַיִן֮ya.YinH3196offeringsto Yhwhלַיהוָ֥ה׀la.Yah.wehH3068,neither shall they be pleasingיֶֽעֶרְבוּ־ye.'er.vu-H6149unto him: their sacrificesזִבְחֵיהֶ֗םziv.chei.HemH2077shall beunto them as the breadכְּלֶ֤חֶםke.Le.chemH3899of mournersאוֹנִים֙'o.NimH205;all that eatאֹכְלָ֖יו'o.khe.LavH398thereof shall be pollutedיִטַמָּ֑אוּyi.ta.Ma.'uH2930:for their breadלַחְמָ֣םlach.MamH3899for their soulלְנַפְשָׁ֔םle.naf.ShamH5315shall not comeיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935into the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5What will ye doתַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213in the solemnמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117,and in the dayוּלְי֖וֹםu.le.YomH3117of the feastחַג־chag-H2282of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

6For, lo, they are goneהָֽלְכוּ֙ha.le.KhuH1980because of destructionמִשֹּׁ֔דmi.ShodH7701:Egyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shall gather them upתְּקַבְּצֵ֖םte.ka.be.TzemH6908,Memphisמֹ֣ףmofH4644shall buryתְּקַבְּרֵ֑םte.ka.be.RemH6912them: the pleasantמַחְמַ֣דmach.MadH4261placesfor their silverלְכַסְפָּ֗םle.khas.PamH3701,nettlesקִמּוֹשׂ֙ki.mOsH7057shall possessיִֽירָשֵׁ֔םyi.ra.ShemH3423them: thornsח֖וֹחַCho.achH2336shall bein their tabernaclesבְּאָהֳלֵיהֶֽם׃be.'o.ho.lei.HemH168.

7The daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of visitationהַפְּקֻדָּ֗הha.pe.ku.DahH6486are comeבָּ֣אוּ׀Ba.'uH935,the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of recompenceהַשִׁלֻּ֔םha.shi.LumH7966are comeבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935;Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall knowיֵדְע֖וּye.de.'UH3045it:the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030isa foolאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191,the spiritualהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ismadמְשֻׁגָּע֙me.shu.Ga'H7696,for the multitudeרֹ֣בroH7230of thine iniquityעֲוֹנְךָ֔'a.vo.ne.KhaH5771,and the greatוְרַבָּ֖הve.ra.BahH7227hatredמַשְׂטֵמָֽה׃mas.te.MahH4895.

8The watchmanצֹפֶ֥הtzo.PehH6822of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669waswith my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430: butthe prophetנָבִ֞יאna.Vi'H5030isa snareפַּ֤חpachH6341of a fowlerיָקוֹשׁ֙ya.ko.VoshH3352in all his waysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870, andhatredמַשְׂטֵמָ֖הmas.te.MahH4895in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

9They have deeplyהֶעְמִֽיקוּ־he'.mi.ku-H6009corruptedשִׁחֵ֖תוּshi.Che.tuH7843themselves,as in the daysכִּימֵ֣יki.MeiH3117of Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑הha.giv.'AhH1390: thereforehe will rememberיִזְכּ֣וֹרyiz.KorH2142their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771,he will visitיִפְק֖וֹדyif.KodH6485their sinsחַטֹּאותָֽם׃ סcha.to.TamH2403.

10I foundמָצָ֙אתִי֙ma.Tza.tiH4672Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478like grapesכַּעֲנָבִ֣יםka.'a.na.VimH6025in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057;I sawרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1as the firstripeכְּבִכּוּרָ֤הke.vi.ku.RahH1063in the fig treeבִתְאֵנָה֙vit.'e.NahH8384at her first timeבְּרֵ֣אשִׁיתָ֔הּbe.Re.shi.TahH7225: butthey wentבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to Baal–peorH1187,and separatedוַיִּנָּֽזְרוּ֙vai.yi.na.ze.RuH5144themselves unto thatshameלַבֹּ֔שֶׁתla.Bo.shetH1322; and theirabominationsשִׁקּוּצִ֖יםshi.ku.TzimH8251were according as they lovedכְּאָהֳבָֽם׃ke.'o.ho.VamH157.

11As forEphraimאֶפְרַ֕יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,their gloryכְּבוֹדָ֑םke.vo.DamH3519shall fly awayיִתְעוֹפֵ֣ףyit.'o.FefH5774like a birdכָּע֖וֹףka.'ofH5775,from the birthמִלֵּדָ֥הmi.le.DahH3205,and from the wombוּמִבֶּ֖טֶןu.mi.Be.tenH990,and from the conceptionוּמֵהֵרָיֽוֹן׃u.me.he.ra.YonH2032.

12Though they bring upיְגַדְּלוּ֙ye.ga.de.LuH1431their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֔םbe.nei.HemH1121,yet will I bereaveוְשִׁכַּלְתִּ֖יםve.shi.kal.TimH7921them, that there shall not bea manמֵֽאָדָ֑םme.'a.DamH120left:yea, woeא֥וֹי'oH188also to them when I departבְּשׂוּרִ֥יbe.su.RiH5493from them!

13Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,as I sawרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200Tyreלְצ֖וֹרle.TzorH6865, isplantedשְׁתוּלָ֣הshe.tu.LahH8362in a pleasant placeבְנָוֶ֑הve.na.VehH5116:but Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֕יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669shall bring forthלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318his childrenבָּנָֽיו׃ba.NavH1121to the murdererהֹרֵ֖גho.RegH2026.

14Giveתֵּן־ten-H5414them, O Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068:what wilt thou giveתִּתֵּ֑ןti.TenH5414?giveתֵּן־ten-H5414them a miscarryingמַשְׁכִּ֔ילmash.KilH7921wombרֶ֣חֶםRe.chemH7358and dryצֹמְקִֽים׃tzo.me.KimH6784breastsוְשָׁדַ֖יִםve.sha.Da.yimH7699.

15All their wickednessרָעָתָ֤םra.'a.TamH7451isin Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּל֙ba.gil.GalH1537:for there I hatedשְׂנֵאתִ֔יםse.ne.TimH8130them: for the wickednessרֹ֣עַRo.a'H7455of their doingsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֔םma.'a.lei.HemH4611I will drive them outאֲגָרְשֵׁ֑ם'a.ga.re.ShemH1644of mine houseמִבֵּיתִ֖יmi.bei.TiH1004,I will loveאַהֲבָתָ֔ם'a.ha.va.TamH160them no moreאוֹסֵף֙'o.SefH3254:all their princesשָׂרֵיהֶ֖םsa.rei.HemH8269arerevoltersסֹרְרִֽים׃so.re.RimH5637.

16Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669is smittenהֻכָּ֣הhu.KahH5221,their rootשָׁרְשָׁ֥םsha.re.ShamH8328is dried upיָבֵ֖שׁya.VeshH3001,they shall bearיַעֲשׂ֑וּןya.'a.SunH6213no fruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529:yea, though they bring forthיֵֽלֵד֔וּןye.le.DunH3205,yet will I slayוְהֵמַתִּ֖יve.he.ma.TiH4191eventhe belovedמַחֲמַדֵּ֥יma.cha.ma.DeiH4261fruitof their wombבִטְנָֽם׃ סvit.NamH990.

17My Godאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430will cast them awayיִמְאָסֵ֣םyim.'a.SemH3988,because they did not hearkenשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085unto him: and they shall be wanderersנֹדְדִ֖יםno.de.DimH5074among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ סba.go.YimH1471.

Commentaries on Hosea 9