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Hosea 13

1WhenEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669spokeכְּדַבֵּ֤רke.da.BerH1696tremblingרְתֵ֔תre.TetH7578, heexaltedנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375himself inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478; but when heoffendedוַיֶּאְשַׁ֥םvai.ye'.ShamH816inBaalבַּבַּ֖עַלba.Ba.'alH1168, hediedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

2And now theysinלַחֲטֹ֗אla.cha.To'H2398more andmoreיוֹסִ֣פוּyo.Si.fuH3254, and havemadeוַיַּעְשׂ֣וּvai.ya'.SuH6213them moltenimagesמַסֵּכָ֨הma.se.KhahH4541of theirsilverמִכַּסְפָּ֤םmi.kas.PamH3701, andidolsעֲצַבִּ֔ים'a.tza.BimH6091according to their ownunderstandingכִּתְבוּנָם֙kit.vu.NamH8394, all of it theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of thecraftsmenחָרָשִׁ֖יםcha.ra.ShimH2796: theysayאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559of them, Let themenאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120thatsacrificeזֹבְחֵ֣יzoe.CheiH2076kissיִשָּׁקֽוּן׃yi.sha.KunH5401thecalvesעֲגָלִ֖ים'a.ga.LimH5695.

3Therefore they shall be as themorningבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242cloudכַּעֲנַן־ka.'a.nan-H6051, and as theearlyמַשְׁכִּ֣יםmash.KimH7925dewוְכַטַּ֖לve.kha.TalH2919that passethawayהֹלֵ֑ךְho.LekhH1980, as thechaffכְּמֹץ֙ke.MotzH4671that is driven with thewhirlwindיְסֹעֵ֣רye.so.'ErH5590from thefloorמִגֹּ֔רֶןmi.Go.renH1637, and as thesmokeוּכְעָשָׁ֖ןu.khe.'a.ShanH6227from thechimneyמֵאֲרֻבָּֽה׃me.'a.ru.BahH699.

4Yet I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and thou shaltknowתֵדָ֔עte.Da'H3045noGodוֵאלֹהִ֤יםve.lo.HimH430butmeזֽוּלָתִי֙zu.la.TiH2108: for there is nosaviourוּמוֹשִׁ֥יעַu.mo.Shi.a'H3467besidesmeבִּלְתִּֽי׃bil.TiH1115.

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

6According to theirpastureכְּמַרְעִיתָם֙ke.mar.'i.TamH4830, so were theyfilledוַיִּשְׂבָּ֔עוּvai.yis.Ba.'uH7646; they werefilledשָׂבְע֖וּsa.ve.'UH7646, and theirheartלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820wasexaltedוַיָּ֣רָםvai.Ya.romH7311; therefore have theyforgottenשְׁכֵחֽוּנִי׃she.khe.Chu.niH7911me.

7Therefore I will be to them as alionשָׁ֑חַלSha.chalH7826: as aleopardכְּנָמֵ֖רke.na.MerH5246by thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870will Iobserveאָשֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH7789them :

8I willmeetאֶפְגְּשֵׁם֙'ef.ge.ShemH6298them as abearכְּדֹ֣בke.DoH1677that isbereavedשַׁכּ֔וּלsha.KulH7909of her whelps, and willrendוְאֶקְרַ֖עve.'ek.Ra'H7167thefatסְג֣וֹרse.GorH5458of theirheartלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820, and there will Idevourוְאֹכְלֵ֥םve.'o.khe.LemH398them like alionכְּלָבִ֔יאke.la.Vi'H3833: thewildהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704beastחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416shalltearתְּבַקְּעֵֽם׃te.va.ke.'EmH1234them.

9OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thou hastdestroyedשִֽׁחֶתְךָ֥shi.chet.KhaH7843thyself; but in me is thyhelpבְעֶזְרֶֽךָ׃ve.'ez.Re.khaH5828.

10Iwillאֱהִ֤י'e.HiH165be thykingמַלְכְּךָ֙mal.ke.KhaH4428:whereאֵפ֔וֹא'e.Fo'H645is any other that maysaveוְיוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ֖ve.yo.shi.'a.KhaH3467thee in all thycitiesעָרֶ֑יךָ'a.Rei.khaH5892? and thyjudgesוְשֹׁ֣פְטֶ֔יךָve.Sho.fe.Tei.khaH8199of whom thousaidstאָמַ֔רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414me akingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428andprincesוְשָׂרִֽים׃ve.sa.RimH8269?

11Igaveאֶֽתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee akingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428in myangerבְּאַפִּ֔יbe.'a.PiH639, andtookוְאֶקַּ֖חve.'e.KachH3947him away in mywrathבְּעֶבְרָתִֽי׃ סbe.'ev.ra.TiH5678.

12Theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771ofEphraimאֶפְרָ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669is boundupצָרוּר֙tza.RurH6887; hissinחַטָּאתֽוֹ׃cha.ta.ToH2403ishidצְפוּנָ֖הtze.fu.NahH6845.

13Thesorrowsחֶבְלֵ֥יchev.LeiH2256of a travailingwomanיֽוֹלֵדָ֖הyo.le.DahH3205shallcomeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935upon him: he is anunwiseחָכָ֔םcha.KhamH2450sonבֵן֙venH1121; for he should notstayיַעֲמֹ֖דya.'a.ModH5975longעֵ֥ת'etH6256in the place of the breakingforthבְּמִשְׁבַּ֥רbe.mish.BarH4866ofchildrenבָּנִֽים׃ba.NimH1121.

14I willransomאֶפְדֵּ֔ם'ef.DemH6299them from thepowerמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027of thegraveשְׁאוֹל֙she.'OlH7585; I willredeemאֶגְאָלֵ֑ם'eg.'a.LemH1350them fromdeathמִמָּ֖וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194: Odeathמָ֗וֶתMa.vetH4194, Iwillאֱהִ֨י'e.HiH165be thyplaguesדְבָרֶיךָ֜de.va.rei.KhaH1698; Ograveשְׁא֔וֹלshe.'olH7585, Iwillאֱהִ֤י'e.HiH165be thydestructionקָֽטָבְךָ֙ka.ta.ve.ChaH6987:repentanceנֹ֖חַםNo.chamH5164shall behidיִסָּתֵ֥רyi.sa.TerH5641from myeyesמֵעֵינָֽי׃me.'ei.NaiH5869.

15Though he isfruitfulיַפְרִ֑יאyaf.Ri'H6500among hisbrethrenאַחִ֖ים'a.ChimH251, an eastwindקָדִים֩ka.DimH6921shallcomeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935, thewindר֨וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shall comeupעֹלֶ֗ה'o.LehH5927from thewildernessמִמִּדְבָּ֣רmi.mid.BarH4057, and hisspringמְקוֹרוֹ֙me.ko.RoH4726shall becomedryH954, and hisfountainמַעְיָנ֔וֹma'.ya.NoH4599shall be driedupוְיֶחֱרַ֣בve.ye.che.RavH2717: he shallplunderיִשְׁסֶ֔הyish.SehH8154thetreasureאוֹצַ֖ר'o.TzarH214of allpleasantחֶמְדָּֽה׃chem.DahH2532vesselsכְּלִ֥יke.LiH3627.

16Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111shall becomedesolateתֶּאְשַׁם֙te'.ShamH816; for she hathrebelledמָרְתָ֖הma.re.TahH4784against herGodבֵּֽאלֹהֶ֑יהָbe.lo.Hei.haH430: they shallfallיִפֹּ֔לוּyi.Po.luH5307by theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719: theirinfantsעֹלְלֵיהֶ֣ם'o.le.lei.HemH5768shall be dashed inpiecesיְרֻטָּ֔שׁוּye.ru.Ta.shuH7376, and their women withchildוְהָרִיּוֹתָ֖יוve.ha.ri.yo.TavH2030shall be rippedupיְבֻקָּֽעוּ׃ פye.vu.Ka.'uH1234.

Commentaries on Hosea 13

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