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Hosea 10

1Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478is anemptyבּוֹקֵק֙bo.KekH1238vineגֶּ֤פֶןGe.fenH1612, he bringethforthיְשַׁוֶּה־ye.sha.veh-H7737fruitפְּרִ֖יpe.RiH6529to himself: according to themultitudeכְּרֹ֣בke.RoH7230of hisfruitלְפִרְי֗וֹle.fir.YoH6529he hathmultipliedהִרְבָּה֙hir.BahH7235thealtarsלַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹתla.miz.be.ChotH4196; according to thegoodnessכְּט֣וֹבke.TovH2896of hislandלְאַרְצ֔וֹle.'ar.TzoH776they have madebeautifulH2895imagesמַצֵּבֽוֹת׃ma.tze.VotH4676.

2Theirheartלִבָּ֖םli.BamH3820isdividedחָלַ֥קcha.LakH2505; now shall they be foundfaultyיֶאְשָׁ֑מוּye'.Sha.muH816: he shall breakdownיַעֲרֹ֣ףya.'a.RofH6202theiraltarsמִזְבְּחוֹתָ֔םmiz.be.cho.TamH4196, he shallspoilיְשֹׁדֵ֖דye.sho.DedH7703theirimagesמַצֵּבוֹתָֽם׃ma.tze.vo.TamH4676.

3For now they shallsayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, We have nokingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428, because wefearedיָרֵ֙אנוּ֙ya.Re.nuH3372not theLORDיְהֹוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; what then should akingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428doיַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213to us?

4They havespokenדִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.RuH1696wordsדְבָרִ֔יםde.va.RimH1697,swearingאָל֥וֹת'a.LotH422falselyשָׁ֖וְאshav'H7723inmakingכָּרֹ֣תka.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285: thusjudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941springethupוּפָרַ֤חu.fa.RachH6524ashemlockכָּרֹאשׁ֙ka.roShH7219in thefurrowsתַּלְמֵ֥יtal.MeiH8525of thefieldשָׂדָֽי׃sa.DaiH7704.

5Theinhabitantsשְׁכַ֣ןshe.KhanH7934ofSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111shallfearיָג֖וּרוּya.Gu.ruH1481because of thecalvesלְעֶגְלוֹת֙le.'eg.lOtH5697ofBethavenH1007: for itspeopleעַמּ֗וֹa.MoH5971shallmournאָבַ֨ל'a.ValH56over it, and itspriestsוּכְמָרָיו֙u.khe.ma.RavH3649thatrejoicedיָגִ֔ילוּya.Gi.luH1523on it, for itsgloryכְּבוֹד֖וֹke.vo.DoH3519, because it isdepartedגָלָ֥הga.LahH1540from it.

6It shall also becarriedיוּבָ֔לyu.ValH2986toAssyriaלְאַשּׁ֣וּרle.'a.ShurH804for apresentמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503tokingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428Jarebיָרֵ֑בya.RevH3377:Ephraimאֶפְרַ֣יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669shallreceiveיִקָּ֔חyi.KachH3947shameבָּשְׁנָה֙ba.she.NahH1317, andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall beashamedוְיֵב֥וֹשׁve.ye.Vo.oshH954of his owncounselמֵעֲצָתֽוֹ׃me.'a.tza.ToH6098.

7As forSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, herkingמַלְכָּ֑הּmal.KahH4428is cutoffנִדְמֶ֥הnid.MehH1820as thefoamכְּקֶ֖צֶףke.Ke.tzefH7110uponפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440thewaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

8The highplacesבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116also ofAvenאָ֗וֶן'A.venH206, thesinחַטַּאת֙cha.taTH2403ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, shall bedestroyedוְנִשְׁמְד֞וּve.nish.me.DuH8045: thethornק֣וֹץKotzH6975and thethistleוְדַרְדַּ֔רve.dar.DarH1863shall comeupיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927on theiraltarsמִזְבְּחוֹתָ֑םmiz.be.cho.TamH4196; and they shallsayוְאָמְר֤וּve.'a.me.RuH559to themountainsלֶֽהָרִים֙le.ha.RimH2022,Coverכַּסּ֔וּנוּka.Su.nuH3680us; and to thehillsוְלַגְּבָע֖וֹתve.la.ge.va.'otH1389,Fallנִפְל֥וּnif.LuH5307on us.

9OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thou hastsinnedחָטָ֖אתָcha.Ta.taH2398from thedaysמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1390: there theystoodעָמָ֔דוּ'a.Ma.duH5975: thebattleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421inGibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֛הba.giv.'AhH1390against thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofiniquityעַֽלְוָֽה׃'Al.VahH5932did notovertakeתַשִּׂיגֵ֧םta.si.GemH5381them.

10It is in mydesireבְּאַוָּתִ֖יbe.'a.va.TiH185that I shouldchastiseוְאֶסֳּרֵ֑םve.'e.so.RemH3256them; and thepeopleעַמִּ֔ים'a.MimH5971shall begatheredוְאֻסְּפ֤וּve.'u.se.FuH622against them, when they shallbindבְּאָסְרָ֖םbe.'a.se.RamH631themselves in theirtwoלִשְׁתֵּ֥יlish.TeiH8147furrowsH5869.

11AndEphraimוְאֶפְרַ֜יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669is as anheiferעֶגְלָ֤ה'eg.LahH5697that istaughtמְלֻמָּדָה֙me.lu.ma.DahH3925, andlovethאֹהַ֣בְתִּי'o.Hav.tiH157to treadoutלָד֔וּשׁla.DushH1758the grain ; but I passedoverעָבַ֔רְתִּי'a.Var.tiH5674upon herfairט֖וּבtuvH2898neckצַוָּארָ֑הּtza.va.RahH6677: I will makeEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669torideאַרְכִּ֤יב'ar.KivH7392;Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063shallplowיַחֲר֣וֹשׁya.cha.Ro.oshH2790, andJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290shall break hisclodsיְשַׂדֶּד־ye.sa.ded-H7702.

12Sowזִרְע֨וּzir.'UH2232to yourselves inrighteousnessלִצְדָקָה֙litz.da.KahH6666,reapקִצְר֣וּkitz.RuH7114inלְפִי־le.fi-H6310mercyחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617; breakupנִ֥ירוּNi.ruH5214your fallowgroundנִ֑ירNirH5215: for it istimeוְעֵת֙ve.'EtH6256toseekלִדְר֣וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, till he shallcomeיָב֕וֹאya.Vo'H935andrainוְיֹרֶ֥הve.yo.RehH3384righteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664upon you.

13Ye haveplowedחֲרַשְׁתֶּם־cha.rash.tem-H2790wickednessרֶ֛שַׁעRe.sha'H7562, ye havereapedקְצַרְתֶּ֖םke.tzar.TemH7114iniquityעַוְלָ֥תָה'av.La.tahH5766; ye haveeatenאֲכַלְתֶּ֣ם'a.khal.TemH398thefruitפְּרִי־pe.ri-H6529ofliesכָ֑חַשׁKha.chashH3585: because thou hasttrustedבָטַ֥חְתָּva.Tach.taH982in thywayבְדַרְכְּךָ֖ve.dar.ke.KhaH1870, in themultitudeבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230of thy mightymenגִּבּוֹרֶֽיךָ׃gi.bo.Rei.khaH1368.

14Therefore shall atumultשָׁאוֹן֮sha.'OnH7588ariseוְקָ֣אםve.KamH6965among thypeopleבְּעַמֶּךָ֒be.'a.me.KhaH5971, and all thyfortressesמִבְצָרֶ֣יךָmiv.tza.Rei.khaH4013shall beplunderedיוּשַּׁ֔דyu.ShadH7703, asShalmanשַֽׁלְמַ֛ןshal.ManH8020plunderedכְּשֹׁ֧דke.ShodH7701BetharbelH1009in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofbattleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421: themotherאֵ֥ם'emH517was dashed inpiecesרֻטָּֽשָׁה׃ru.Ta.shahH7376upon herchildrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121.

15Soכָּ֗כָהKa.khahH3602shallBethelH1008doעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213to youbecauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of yourgreatרָעַ֣תra.'AtH7451wickednessרָֽעַתְכֶ֑םra.'at.KhemH7451: in amorningבַּשַּׁ֕חַרba.Sha.charH7837shall thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478beutterlyנִדְמֹ֥הnid.MohH1820cutoffנִדְמָ֖הnid.MahH1820.

Commentaries on Hosea 10

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