Revised Version 1895

Hosea 7

1When I wouldhealכְּרָפְאִ֣יke.ra.fe.'IH7495Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, then is theiniquityעֲוֹ֤ן'a.VonH5771ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669discovered, and thewickednessוְרָע֣וֹתve.ra.'otH7451ofSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111; for they commitfalsehoodשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267: and thethiefוְגַנָּ֣בve.ga.NavH1590entereth in, and thetroopגְּד֖וּדge.DudH1416ofrobbersH1590spoileth without.

2And theyconsiderH2142notH1961in theirheartsלִלְבָבָ֔םlil.va.VamH3824that Irememberזָכָ֑רְתִּיza.Kha.re.tiH2142allכָּל־kol-H3605theirwickednessרָעָתָ֖םra.'a.TamH7451:nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258have theirownH1961doingsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֔םma.'a.lei.HemH4611beset themaboutH1961; they arebeforeH6440myfaceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440.

3Theymakeיְשַׂמְּחוּ־ye.sa.me.chu-H8055thekingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428gladH8055with theirwickednessבְּרָעָתָ֖םbe.ra.'a.TamH7451, and theprincesשָׂרִֽים׃sa.RimH8269with theirliesוּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ve.kha.cha.shei.HemH3585.

4They areallכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605adulterersמְנָ֣אֲפִ֔יםme.Na.'a.FimH5003; they are as anovenתַנּ֔וּרta.NurH8574heated by thebakerמֵֽאֹפֶ֑הme.'o.PehH644; he ceaseth tostirמֵעִ֔ירme.'IrH5782the fire, from thekneadingמִלּ֥וּשׁmi.LushH3888of thedoughבָּצֵ֖קba.TzekH1217untilעַד־'ad-H5704it be leavened.

5On thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of ourkingמַלְכֵּ֔נוּmal.Ke.nuH4428theprincesשָׂרִ֖יםsa.RimH8269made themselvessickהֶחֱל֥וּhe.che.LuH2470with theheatחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534ofwineמִיָּ֑יִןmi.Ya.yinH3196; hestretchedH4900outH4900hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027with scorners.

6For they havemadeH3605ready theirheartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820like anovenכַתַּנּ֛וּרkha.ta.NurH8574, whiles theylieH693inwaitH693: theirbakerאֹֽפֵהֶ֔ם'o.fe.HemH644sleepethallH3605thenightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915; in themorningבֹּ֕קֶרBo.kerH1242it burneth as aflamingלֶהָבָֽה׃le.ha.VahH3852fireכְּאֵ֥שׁke.'EshH784.

7They areallכֻּלָּ֤םku.LamH3605hotיֵחַ֙מּוּ֙ye.Cha.muH2552as anovenכַּתַּנּ֔וּרka.ta.NurH8574, anddevourוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398theirjudgesשֹֽׁפְטֵיהֶ֑םsho.fe.tei.HemH8199;allכָּל־kol-H3605theirkingsמַלְכֵיהֶ֣םmal.khei.HemH4428arefallenנָפָ֔לוּna.Fa.luH5307: there isnoneאֵין־'ein-H369among them that calleth untomeאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413.

8Ephraimאֶפְרַ֕יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, he mixethhimselfה֣וּאhu'H1931among thepeoplesבָּעַמִּ֖יםba.'a.MimH5971;Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669is acakeעֻגָ֖ה'u.GahH5692notהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961turnedהֲפוּכָֽה׃ha.fu.KhahH2015.

9Strangersזָרִים֙za.RimH2114havedevouredאָכְל֤וּ'a.khe.LuH398hisstrengthכֹּח֔וֹko.ChoH3581, and he knoweth itnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808: yea,grayשֵׂיבָה֙sei.VahH7872hairsH7872are here and there upon him, and he knoweth itnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808.

10And theprideגְאֽוֹן־ge.'on-H1347ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478dothtestifyוְעָנָ֥הve.'a.NahH6030to hisfaceבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440: yet they havenotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808returnedשָׁ֙בוּ֙sha.vuH7725unto theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808soughtבִקְשֻׁ֖הוּvik.Shu.huH1245him, forallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605this.

11AndEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669is like a sillydoveכְּיוֹנָ֥הke.yo.NahH3123,withoutאֵ֣ין'einH369understandingלֵ֑בLevH3820: theycallקָרָ֖אוּka.Ra.'uH7121untoEgyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, theygoהָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuH1980toAssyriaאַשּׁ֥וּר'a.ShurH804.

12When they shallgoH3381, I willspreadאֶפְר֤וֹשׂ'ef.RosH6566mynetרִשְׁתִּ֔יrish.TiH7568uponעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921them; I willbringאֽוֹרִידֵ֑ם'o.ri.DemH3381themdownH3381as the fowls of theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064: I willchastiseאַיְסִרֵ֕ם'ay.si.RemH3256them, as theircongregationלַעֲדָתָֽם׃ סla.'a.da.TamH5712hath heard.

13Woeא֤וֹי'oH188unto them! for they have wandered frommeH5921;destructionשֹׁ֥דshodH7701unto them! for they have trespassedagainstH5921meH5921:thoughH3588I wouldredeemאֶפְדֵּ֔ם'ef.DemH6299them, yet they havespokenדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696liesכְּזָבִֽים׃ke.za.VimH3577againstH5921meH5921.

14And they havenotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808criedזָעֲק֤וּza.'a.KuH2199untomeH413with theirheartבְּלִבָּ֔םbe.li.BamH3820, but theyhowlיְיֵלִ֖ילוּye.ye.Li.luH3213uponH5921theirbedsמִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑םmish.ke.vo.TamH4904: they assemblethemselvesH5921for corn andwineוְתִיר֛וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492, they rebelagainstH5921meH413.

15Though I havetaughtיִסַּ֔רְתִּיyi.Sar.tiH3256andstrengthenedחִזַּ֖קְתִּיchi.Zak.tiH2388theirarmsזְרֽוֹעֹתָ֑םze.ro.'o.TamH2220, yetdoוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589they imagine mischiefagainstH413meH413.

16Theyreturnיָשׁ֣וּבוּ׀ya.Shu.vuH7725, butnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808to him that is onhighעָ֗ל'AlH5920; they are like adeceitfulרְמִיָּ֔הre.mi.YahH7423bowכְּקֶ֣שֶׁתke.Ke.shetH7198: theirprincesשָׂרֵיהֶ֖םsa.rei.HemH8269shallfallיִפְּל֥וּyi.pe.LuH5307by theswordבַחֶ֛רֶבva.Che.revH2719for therageמִזַּ֣עַםmi.Za.'amH2195of theirtongueלְשׁוֹנָ֑םle.sho.NamH3956: this shall be theirderisionלַעְגָּ֖םla'.GamH3933in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

Commentaries on Hosea 7

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