Revised Version 1895

Hosea 13

1WhenEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669spake, there wastremblingרְתֵ֔תre.TetH7578; heexaltedנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375himselfה֖וּאhu'H1931inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: but when he offended inBaalבַּבַּ֖עַלba.Ba.'alH1168, hediedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

2Andnowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258theysinלַחֲטֹ֗אla.cha.To'H2398moreH3254andmoreH3254, and havemadeH6213them moltenimagesH6091of theirsilverמִכַּסְפָּ֤םmi.kas.PamH3701,evenH6213idolsעֲצַבִּ֔ים'a.tza.BimH6091according to their ownunderstandingכִּתְבוּנָם֙kit.vu.NamH8394,allכֻּלֹּ֑הku.LohH3605of them theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of thecraftsmenחָרָשִׁ֖יםcha.ra.ShimH2796: theysayאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559of them,LetH6258themenאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120thatsacrificeזֹבְחֵ֣יzoe.CheiH2076kiss thecalvesעֲגָלִ֖ים'a.ga.LimH5695.

3Therefore they shall be as themorningבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242cloudכַּעֲנַן־ka.'a.nan-H6051, and as thedewוְכַטַּ֖לve.kha.TalH2919that passethearlyמַשְׁכִּ֣יםmash.KimH7925awayH1980, as thechaffכְּמֹץ֙ke.MotzH4671that is driven with the whirlwindoutH1980of the threshing-floor, and as thesmokeוּכְעָשָׁ֖ןu.khe.'a.ShanH6227outH1980of thechimneyמֵאֲרֻבָּֽה׃me.'a.ru.BahH699.

4Yet I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; and thou shaltknowתֵדָ֔עte.Da'H3045noH3808godוֵאלֹהִ֤יםve.lo.HimH430butmeH3467, and besidemeH3467there isnoH3808saviour.

5I didknowיְדַעְתִּ֖יךָye.da'.Ti.khaH3045thee in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057, in thelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of greatdroughtתַּלְאֻבֽוֹת׃tal.'u.VotH8514.

6AccordingH5921to theirpastureכְּמַרְעִיתָם֙ke.mar.'i.TamH4830,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651were theyfilledוַיִּשְׂבָּ֔עוּvai.yis.Ba.'uH7646; they werefilledשָׂבְע֖וּsa.ve.'UH7646, and theirheartלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820wasexaltedוַיָּ֣רָםvai.Ya.romH7311: therefore have theyforgottenשְׁכֵחֽוּנִי׃she.khe.Chu.niH7911meH5921.

7Therefore am I unto them as alionשָׁ֑חַלSha.chalH7826: as aleopardכְּנָמֵ֖רke.na.MerH5246will Iwatchאָשֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH7789by thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870:

8I willmeetאֶפְגְּשֵׁם֙'ef.ge.ShemH6298them as abearכְּדֹ֣בke.DoH1677that is bereaved ofherH7167whelps, and willrendH7167the caul of theirheartלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820: and there will Idevourוְאֹכְלֵ֥םve.'o.khe.LemH398them like a lion; thewildהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704beastחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416shalltearוְאֶקְרַ֖עve.'ek.Ra'H7167them.

9It is thydestructionשִֽׁחֶתְךָ֥shi.chet.KhaH7843, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that thou art againstmeכִּֽי־ki-H3588, against thyhelpבְעֶזְרֶֽךָ׃ve.'ez.Re.khaH5828.

10WhereH834nowאֵפ֔וֹא'e.Fo'H645is thykingמַלְכְּךָ֙mal.ke.KhaH4428, that he maysaveוְיוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ֖ve.yo.shi.'a.KhaH3467thee inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thycitiesעָרֶ֑יךָ'a.Rei.khaH5892? and thyjudgesוְשֹׁ֣פְטֶ֔יךָve.Sho.fe.Tei.khaH8199, ofwhomH834thou saidst,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414meH5414akingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428andprincesוְשָׂרִֽים׃ve.sa.RimH8269?

11I havegivenאֶֽתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee akingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428in mineangerבְּאַפִּ֔יbe.'a.PiH639, and havetakenוְאֶקַּ֖חve.'e.KachH3947himawayH3947in mywrathבְּעֶבְרָתִֽי׃ סbe.'ev.ra.TiH5678.

12Theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771ofEphraimאֶפְרָ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669is boundupH6845; hissinחַטָּאתֽוֹ׃cha.ta.ToH2403is laidupH6845instoreH6845.

13The sorrows of a travailing woman shallcomeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935uponH935him: he is anunwiseחָכָ֔םcha.KhamH2450sonבֵן֙venH1121; for it is time he shouldnotH3808tarry in theplaceH935of the breakingforthיֽוֹלֵדָ֖הyo.le.DahH3205ofchildrenבָּנִֽים׃ba.NimH1121.

14I willransomאֶפְדֵּ֔ם'ef.DemH6299them from thepowerמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027of the grave; I willredeemH6299them fromdeathמִמָּ֖וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194: Odeathמָ֗וֶתMa.vetH4194,whereאֱהִ֨י'e.HiH165are thy plagues? O grave,whereאֱהִ֤י'e.HiH165is thy destruction? repentance shall behidיִסָּתֵ֥רyi.sa.TerH5641from mineeyesמֵעֵינָֽי׃me.'ei.NaiH5869.

15Thoughכִּ֣יkiH3588he be fruitful among hisbrethrenאַחִ֖ים'a.ChimH251, aneastקָדִים֩ka.DimH6921windר֨וּחַRu.achH7307shallcomeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935, thebreathH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068comingH935upH5927from thewildernessמִמִּדְבָּ֣רmi.mid.BarH4057, and hisspringמַעְיָנ֔וֹma'.ya.NoH4599shallbecomeH954dryH954, and hisfountainמְקוֹרוֹ֙me.ko.RoH4726shall be driedupH5927: he shallspoilיִשְׁסֶ֔הyish.SehH8154thetreasureאוֹצַ֖ר'o.TzarH214ofallכָּל־kol-H3605pleasantחֶמְדָּֽה׃chem.DahH2532vesselsכְּלִ֥יke.LiH3627.

16Samaria shall bear her guilt; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword; their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.

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