Revised Version 1895

Hosea 4

1Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDH3068, yechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: for theLORDH3068hath acontroversyרִ֤יבrivH7379with theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,becauseH3588there isnoאֵין־'ein-H369truthאֱמֶ֧ת'e.MetH571,norוְֽאֵין־ve.'ein-H369mercyH3068,norוְאֵֽין־ve.'ein-H369knowledgeדַּ֥עַתDa.'atH1847ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

2There is nought butswearingאָלֹ֣ה'a.LohH422andbreakingH6555faith, andkillingH1818, andstealingוְגָנֹ֖בve.ga.NoH1589, andcommittingH5003adulteryוְנָאֹ֑ףve.na.'OfH5003; theybreakH6555outH6555, andbloodוְדָמִ֥יםve.da.MimH1818touchethbloodבְּדָמִ֖יםbe.da.MimH1818.

3Therefore shall thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56, andeveryכָּל־kol-H3605one that dwelleth therein shalllanguishוְאֻמְלַל֙ve.'um.LalH535, with thebeastsבְּחַיַּ֥תbe.chai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704and the fowls ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; yea, the fishes of theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220also shall betakenH622awayH622.

4YetletH408noH408manH376striveיָרֵ֖בya.RevH7378,neitherH408letH408anyH376manH376reproveיוֹכַ֣חyo.KhachH3198; for thypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֖ve.'a.me.KhaH5971are as they thatstriveכִּמְרִיבֵ֥יkim.ri.VeiH7378with thepriestכֹהֵֽן׃kho.HenH3548.

5And thou shaltstumbleוְכָשַׁלְתָּ֣ve.kha.shal.TaH3782in thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, and theprophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030also shallstumbleוְכָשַׁ֧לve.kha.ShalH3782with thee in thenightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915; and I willdestroyוְדָמִ֖יתִיve.da.Mi.tiH1820thymotherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517.

6Mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971aredestroyedנִדְמ֥וּnid.MuH1820forlackH1097ofknowledgeהַדָּ֑עַתha.Da.'atH1847:becauseH3588thou hastrejectedמָאַ֗סְתָּma.'As.taH3988knowledgeהַדַּ֣עַתha.Da.'atH1847, I will alsorejectוְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙ve.'em.'a.se.KhaH3988thee, that thou shalt benoH1097priestמִכַּהֵ֣ןmi.ka.HenH3547tomeאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589:seeingH3588thou hastforgottenוַתִּשְׁכַּח֙va.tish.KachH7911thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, I also willforgetאֶשְׁכַּ֥ח'esh.KachH7911thychildrenבָּנֶ֖יךָba.Nei.khaH1121.

7As they weremultipliedכְּרֻבָּ֖םke.ru.BamH7235,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651theysinnedH2398againstH2398meH2398: I willchangeH4171theirgloryכְּבוֹדָ֖םke.vo.DamH3519intoH4171shameבְּקָל֥וֹןbe.ka.LonH7036.

8Theyfeedיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398on thesinחַטַּ֥אתcha.TatH2403of mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971, andsetיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375theirheartנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315on theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771.

9And it shall be, likepeopleכָעָ֖םkha.'AmH5971, likepriestכַּכֹּהֵ֑ןka.ko.HenH3548: and I willpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֤יu.fa.kad.TiH6485them for theirwaysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870, and will reward them theirdoingsוּמַעֲלָלָ֖יוu.ma.'a.la.LavH4611.

10And they shalleatוְאָֽכְלוּ֙ve.'a.khe.LuH398, andnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808haveenoughיִשְׂבָּ֔עוּyis.Ba.'uH7646; they shallcommitהִזְנ֖וּhiz.NuH2181whoredom, and shallnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808increaseיִפְרֹ֑צוּyif.Ro.tzuH6555:becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588they haveleftעָזְב֖וּ'a.ze.VuH5800offH398totakeH8104heedH8104to theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068.

11Whoredom andwineוְיַ֥יִןve.Ya.yinH3196andnewוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH3196takeH3947awayיִֽקַּֽח־yi.kach-H3947theunderstandingלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

12Mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971askיִשְׁאָ֔לyish.'AlH7592counsel at their stock, and theirstaffוּמַקְל֖וֹu.mak.LoH4731declareth unto them: for thespiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307of whoredom hathcausedH430them toerrH8582, and they havegoneH8582a whoring fromunderמִתַּ֥חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

13Theysacrificeיְזַבֵּ֗חוּye.za.Be.chuH2076uponH5921thetopsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of themountainsהֶהָרִ֜יםhe.ha.RimH2022, andburnH6999incenseH6999uponH5921thehillsהַגְּבָעוֹת֙ha.ge.va.'OtH1389,underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478oaksאַלּ֧וֹן'a.LonH437and poplars and terebinths,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588theshadowצִלָּ֑הּtzi.LahH6738thereof isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896: therefore yourdaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םbe.No.tei.KhemH1323commitתְּנָאַֽפְנָה׃te.na.'Af.nahH5003whoredom, and yourbridesוְכַלּוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.kha.lo.tei.KhemH3618commitH5003adulteryH5003.

14I willnotH3808punishאֶפְק֨וֹד'ef.KodH6485yourdaughtersבְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֜םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323when theycommitתְנָאַ֔פְנָהte.na.'Af.nahH5003whoredom,norH3808yourbridesכַּלּֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ka.lo.tei.KhemH3618when theycommitH5003adulteryH5003; for theythemselvesהֵם֙hemH1992goH6504apartH6504with whores, and theysacrificeיְזַבֵּ֑חוּye.za.Be.chuH2076with theharlotsH2181: and thepeopleוְעָ֥םve.'AmH5971that dothnotH3808understandיָבִ֖יןya.VinH995shall be overthrown.

15Thoughאִם־'im-H518thou,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,playH2181theharlotH2181, yetletH408notH408Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063offend; andcomeH935notH408ye untoGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לha.gil.GalH1537,neitherH408goתָּבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935yeupתַּעֲלוּ֙ta.'a.LuH5927to Beth-aven,norH408swearתִּשָּׁבְע֖וּti.sha.ve.'UH7650, As theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068liveth.

16ForIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath behaved himselfstubbornlyסֹֽרֵרָ֔הso.re.RahH5637, like astubbornסָרַ֖רsa.RarH5637heiferכְּפָרָ֣הke.fa.RahH6510:nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258will theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068feedיִרְעֵ֣םyir.'EmH7462them as alambכְּכֶ֖בֶשׂke.Khe.vesH3532in alargeH4800placeבַּמֶּרְחָֽב׃ba.mer.ChavH4800.

17Ephraimאֶפְרָ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669isjoinedחֲב֧וּרcha.VurH2266toidolsעֲצַבִּ֛ים'a.tza.BimH6091; let him alone.

18Theirdrinkסָבְאָ֑םsa.ve.'AmH5435isbecomeH2181sour: theycommitH2181whoredomcontinuallyH2181;herסָ֖רsarH5493rulersמָגִנֶּֽיהָ׃ma.gi.Nei.haH4043dearlyאָהֲב֥וּ'a.ha.VuH157loveהֵב֛וּhe.VuH157shameקָל֖וֹןka.LonH7036.

19Thewindר֛וּחַRu.achH7307hathwrappedצָרַ֥רtza.RarH6887herupH853initsH853wingsבִּכְנָפֶ֑יהָbikh.na.Fei.haH3671; and they shall beashamedוְיֵבֹ֖שׁוּve.ye.Vo.shuH954because of theirsacrificesמִזִּבְחוֹתָֽם סmi.ziv.cho.TamH2077.

Commentaries on Hosea 4

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