Revised Version 1895

Hosea 9

1Rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֨חtis.MachH8055notאַל־'al-H408, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478, forjoyH8055, like thepeoplesכָּֽעַמִּ֔יםka.'a.MimH5971; for thou hast gone a whoring from thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, thou hastlovedאָהַ֣בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157hireאֶתְנָ֔ן'et.NanH868uponH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605cornfloor.

2The threshing-floor and thewinepressוָיֶ֖קֶבva.Ye.kevH3342shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808feedיִרְעֵ֑םyir.'EmH7462them, and thenewוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492shallfailיְכַ֥חֶשׁye.Kha.cheshH3584her.

3They shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808dwellיֵשְׁב֖וּye.she.VuH3427in theLORD’Sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776; butEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669shallreturnוְשָׁ֤בve.ShavH7725toEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and they shalleatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931foodH398inAssyriaוּבְאַשּׁ֖וּרu.ve.'a.ShurH804.

4They shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808pourיִסְּכ֨וּyi.se.KhuH5258outH3605wineיַיִן֮ya.YinH3196offeringsH3068to theLORDH3068,neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808shall they be pleasing unto him: theirsacrificesזִבְחֵיהֶ֗םziv.chei.HemH2077shall be unto them as thebreadכְּלֶ֤חֶםke.Le.chemH3899of mourners;allH3605thateatאֹכְלָ֖יו'o.khe.LavH398thereof shall be polluted: for theirbreadלַחְמָ֣םlach.MamH3899shall be for theirappetiteלְנַפְשָׁ֔םle.naf.ShamH5315; it shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808comeH935intoH935thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDH3068.

5Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100will yedoתַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213in thedayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117of solemnassemblyמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, and in thedayוּלְי֖וֹםu.le.YomH3117of thefeastחַג־chag-H2282of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

6For,loהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, they aregoneH1980awayH1980fromdestructionמִשֹּׁ֔דmi.ShodH7701, yetEgyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shallgatherתְּקַבְּצֵ֖םte.ka.be.TzemH6908them up,Memphisמֹ֣ףmofH4644shallburyתְּקַבְּרֵ֑םte.ka.be.RemH6912them: theirpleasantמַחְמַ֣דmach.MadH4261things ofsilverלְכַסְפָּ֗םle.khas.PamH3701,nettlesקִמּוֹשׂ֙ki.mOsH7057shallpossessיִֽירָשֵׁ֔םyi.ra.ShemH3423them:thornsח֖וֹחַCho.achH2336shall be in theirtentsבְּאָהֳלֵיהֶֽם׃be.'o.ho.lei.HemH168.

7Thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of visitation arecomeבָּ֣אוּ׀Ba.'uH935, thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of recompence arecomeבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935;Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallknowיֵדְע֖וּye.de.'UH3045it: theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030is afoolאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191, themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376that hath thespiritהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307ismadמְשֻׁגָּע֙me.shu.Ga'H7696, for themultitudeרֹ֣בroH7230of thineiniquityעֲוֹנְךָ֔'a.vo.ne.KhaH5771, andbecauseעַ֚ל'alH5921the enmity isgreatוְרַבָּ֖הve.ra.BahH7227.

8Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669was awatchmanצֹפֶ֥הtzo.PehH6822with myGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430: as for theprophetנָבִ֞יאna.Vi'H5030, a fowler’ssnareפַּ֤חpachH6341is inallכָּל־kol-H3605hiswaysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870, and enmity in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of hisGodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

9They havedeeplyהֶעְמִֽיקוּ־he'.mi.ku-H6009corruptedשִׁחֵ֖תוּshi.Che.tuH7843themselvesH5771, as in thedaysכִּימֵ֣יki.MeiH3117ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑הha.giv.'AhH1390: he willrememberיִזְכּ֣וֹרyiz.KorH2142theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771, he willvisitיִפְק֖וֹדyif.KodH6485theirsinsחַטֹּאותָֽם׃ סcha.to.TamH2403.

10Ifoundמָצָ֙אתִי֙ma.Tza.tiH4672Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478likegrapesכַּעֲנָבִ֣יםka.'a.na.VimH6025in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057; IsawH7200yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1as the firstripe in thefigבִתְאֵנָה֙vit.'e.NahH8384treeH8384atherH7200firstבְּרֵ֣אשִׁיתָ֔הּbe.Re.shi.TahH7225season: but theycameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935toBaal-peorH1187, and consecratedthemselvesהֵ֜מָּהHe.mahH1992unto theshamefulH1322thingH1322, andbecameוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961abominableשִׁקּוּצִ֖יםshi.ku.TzimH8251like that which theylovedכְּאָהֳבָֽם׃ke.'o.ho.VamH157.

11As forEphraimאֶפְרַ֕יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, theirgloryכְּבוֹדָ֑םke.vo.DamH3519shallflyיִתְעוֹפֵ֣ףyit.'o.FefH5774away like abirdכָּע֖וֹףka.'ofH5775: there shall be nobirthH3205, and none withchildמִלֵּדָ֥הmi.le.DahH3205, and noconceptionוּמֵהֵרָיֽוֹן׃u.me.he.ra.YonH2032.

12Thoughכִּ֤יkiH3588theybringיְגַדְּלוּ֙ye.ga.de.LuH1431upH1431theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶ֔םbe.nei.HemH1121, yet will Ibereaveוְשִׁכַּלְתִּ֖יםve.shi.kal.TimH7921them, that there benotאִם־'im-H518amanמֵֽאָדָ֑םme.'a.DamH120leftH5493:yeaכִּֽי־ki-H3588,woeא֥וֹי'oH188also to them when Idepartבְּשׂוּרִ֥יbe.su.RiH5493from them!

13Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, like as I haveseenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200Tyreלְצ֖וֹרle.TzorH6865, isplantedשְׁתוּלָ֣הshe.tu.LahH8362in a pleasant place: butEphraimוְאֶפְרַ֕יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669shallbringלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318outH3318hischildrenבָּנָֽיו׃ba.NavH1121to theslayerהֹרֵ֖גho.RegH2026.

14Giveתֵּן־ten-H5414them, OLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068:whatמַה־mah-H4100wilt thougiveתִּתֵּ֑ןti.TenH5414?giveתֵּן־ten-H5414them amiscarryingמַשְׁכִּ֔ילmash.KilH7921wombרֶ֣חֶםRe.chemH7358anddryצֹמְקִֽים׃tzo.me.KimH6784breastsוְשָׁדַ֖יִםve.sha.Da.yimH7699.

15Allכָּל־kol-H3605theirwickednessרֹ֣עַRo.a'H7455is inGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּל֙ba.gil.GalH1537; for there Ihatedשְׂנֵאתִ֔יםse.ne.TimH8130them:becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588of thewickednessH7455of theirdoingsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֔םma.'a.lei.HemH4611I willdriveאֲגָרְשֵׁ֑ם'a.ga.re.ShemH1644themoutH1644of minehouseמִבֵּיתִ֖יmi.bei.TiH1004: I willloveאַהֲבָתָ֔ם'a.ha.va.TamH160themnoלֹ֤אlo'H3808moreאוֹסֵף֙'o.SefH3254;allכָּל־kol-H3605theirprincesשָׂרֵיהֶ֖םsa.rei.HemH8269are revolters.

16Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669issmittenהֻכָּ֣הhu.KahH5221, theirrootשָׁרְשָׁ֥םsha.re.ShamH8328isdriedH3001upH3001, they shallbearH3205noH1097fruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529:yeaH3588,thoughH3588theybringH3205forthH3205, yet will Islayוְהֵמַתִּ֖יve.he.ma.TiH4191the belovedfruitH6529of theirwombבִטְנָֽם׃ סvit.NamH990.

17MyGodאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430will cast themawayH5074,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588theydidH3808notH3808hearken unto him: and they shall bewanderersH5074among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ סba.go.YimH1471.

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