Revised Version 1895

Hosea 11

1WhenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478was achildנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288, then Ilovedוָאֹהֲבֵ֑הוּva.'o.ha.Ve.huH157him, andcalledקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121mysonלִבְנִֽי׃liv.NiH1121out ofEgyptוּמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםu.mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2As theycalledקָרְא֖וּka.re.'UH7121them,soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651theywentהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980from them: theysacrificedיְזַבֵּ֔חוּye.za.Be.chuH2076unto the Baalim, andburnedH6999incenseH6999togravenH6456imagesH6456.

3Yet ItaughtH3045Ephraimלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669to go; Itookקָחָ֖םka.ChamH3947them on myarmsזְרֽוֹעֹתָ֑יוze.ro.'o.TavH2220; but theyknewH3045notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808that Ihealedרְפָאתִֽים׃re.fa.TimH7495them.

4Idrewאֶמְשְׁכֵם֙'em.she.KhemH4900them withcordsבַּעֲבֹת֣וֹתba.'a.vo.TotH5688of amanאָדָ֤ם'a.DamH120, with bands ofloveאַהֲבָ֔ה'a.ha.VahH160; and I was to them as they thattakeכִּמְרִ֥ימֵיkim.Ri.meiH7311offעַ֣ל'alH5921theyokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923on theirjawsלְחֵיהֶ֑םle.chei.HemH3895, and I laid meatbeforeאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413them.

5He shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808returnיָשׁוּב֙ya.ShuvH7725intoאֶל־'el-H413thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; but the Assyrian shall be hiskingמַלְכּ֑וֹmal.KoH4428,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588theyrefusedמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985toreturnלָשֽׁוּב׃la.ShuvH7725.

6And theswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719shall fall upon hiscitiesבְּעָרָ֔יוbe.'a.RavH5892, and shallconsumeH398hisbarsH905, anddevourוְאָכָ֑לָהve.'a.Kha.lahH398them, because of their owncounselsמִֽמֹּעֲצ֖וֹתֵיהֶֽם׃mi.mo.'a.Tzo.tei.HemH4156.

7And mypeopleוְעַמִּ֥יve.'a.MiH5971arebentתְלוּאִ֖יםte.lu.'ImH8511to backsliding frommeוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413: though theycallיִקְרָאֻ֔הוּyik.ra.'U.huH7121them to him that is onhighH7311,noneלֹ֥אlo'H3808atallיַ֖חַדYa.chadH3162willexaltיְרוֹמֵם׃ye.ro.memH7311him.

8Howאֵ֞יךְ'eikhH349shall IgiveH5414theeupH5921,Ephraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669?howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349shall IdeliverH5414thee,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478?howH349shall Imakeאֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖'a.si.me.KhaH7760thee asAdmahכְאַדְמָ֔הkhe.'ad.MahH126?howH349shall IsetH7760thee as Zeboim? mineheartלִבִּ֔יli.BiH3820isturnedנֶהְפַּ֤ךְneh.PakhH2015withinH5921meH5414, mycompassionsנִחוּמָֽי׃ni.chu.MaiH5150arekindledנִכְמְר֥וּnikh.me.RuH3648togetherיַ֖חַדYa.chadH3162.

9I willnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808execute thefiercenessחֲר֣וֹןcha.RonH2740of mineangerאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639, I willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808returnאָשׁ֖וּב'a.ShuvH7725todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֣תle.sha.ChetH7843Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669: for I amGodאֵ֤ל'elH410, andnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376; theHolyקָד֔וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918One in themidstבְּקִרְבְּךָ֣be.kir.be.ChaH7130of thee: and I willnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808enterH935intoH935thecityבְּעִֽיר׃be.'IrH5892.

10They shall walkafterאַחֲרֵ֧י'a.cha.ReiH310theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, who shallroarיִשְׁאָ֑גyish.'AgH7580like alionכְּאַרְיֵ֣הke.'ar.YehH738: for he shallroarיִשְׁאַ֔גyish.'AgH7580, and thechildrenבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121shallcomeH2729tremblingוְיֶחֶרְד֥וּve.ye.cher.DuH2729from thewestמִיָּֽם׃mi.YamH3220.

11They shallcomeH2729tremblingיֶחֶרְד֤וּye.cher.DuH2729as abirdכְצִפּוֹר֙khe.tzi.pOrH6833outH5921ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and as adoveוּכְיוֹנָ֖הu.khe.yo.NahH3123outH5921of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804: and I willmakeH2729them todwellוְהוֹשַׁבְתִּ֥יםve.ho.shav.TimH3427in theirhousesבָּתֵּיהֶ֖םba.tei.HemH1004, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

12Ephraim compasseth me about with falsehood, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the Holy One.

Commentaries on Hosea 11

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