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Hosea 5

1Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085ye this, Opriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548; andhearkenוְהַקְשִׁ֣יבוּ׀ve.hak.Shi.vuH7181, yehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and give yeearהַאֲזִ֔ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238, Ohouseוּבֵ֤יתu.VeitH1004of thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428; forjudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֑טha.mish.PatH4941is toward you, because ye have been asnareפַח֙fachH6341onMizpahלְמִצְפָּ֔הle.mitz.PahH4709, and anetוְרֶ֖שֶׁתve.Re.shetH7568spreadפְּרוּשָׂ֥הpe.ru.SahH6566uponTaborתָּבֽוֹר׃ta.VorH8396.

2And therevoltersשֵׂטִ֖יםse.TimH7846are gonedeeplyהֶעְמִ֑יקוּhe'.Mi.kuH6009intoslaughterוְשַׁחֲטָ֥הve.sha.cha.TahH7819, though I have been arebukerמוּסָ֥רmu.SarH4148of them all.

3Iknowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478is nothidנִכְחַ֣דnikh.ChadH3582from me: for now, OEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, thou committestharlotryהִזְנֵ֣יתָhiz.Nei.taH2181, andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478isdefiledנִטְמָ֖אnit.Ma'H2930.

4They will notframeיִתְּנוּ֙yi.te.NuH5414theirdoingsמַ֣עַלְלֵיהֶ֔םma.'a.lei.HemH4611toturnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725to theirGodאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430: for thespiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307ofharlotryזְנוּנִים֙ze.nu.NimH2183is in themidstבְּקִרְבָּ֔םbe.kir.BamH7130of them, and they have notknownיָדָֽעוּ׃ya.Da.'uH3045theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

5And theprideגְאֽוֹן־ge.'on-H1347ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478dothtestifyוְעָנָ֥הve.'a.NahH6030to hisfaceבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440: therefore shallIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478andEphraimוְאֶפְרַ֗יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669fallיִכָּֽשְׁלוּ֙yi.ka.she.LuH3782in theiriniquityבַּעֲוֹנָ֔םba.'a.vo.NamH5771;Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063also shallfallכָּשַׁ֥לka.ShalH3782with them.

6They shallgoH3212with theirflocksבְּצֹאנָ֣םbe.tzo.NamH6629and with theirherdsוּבִבְקָרָ֗םu.viv.ka.RamH1241toseekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068; but they shall notfindיִמְצָ֑אוּyim.Tza.'uH4672him ; he hathwithdrawnחָלַ֖ץcha.LatzH2502himself from them.

7They have dealttreacherouslyבָּגָ֔דוּba.Ga.duH898against theLORDבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068: for they havebegottenיָלָ֑דוּya.La.duH3205strangeזָרִ֖יםza.RimH2114childrenבָנִ֥יםva.NimH1121: now shall amonthחֹ֖דֶשׁCho.deshH2320devourיֹאכְלֵ֥םyokh.LemH398them with theirportionsחֶלְקֵיהֶֽם׃ סchel.kei.HemH2506.

8Blowתִּקְע֤וּtik.'UH8628ye thehornשׁוֹפָר֙sho.FarH7782inGibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֔הba.giv.'AhH1390, and thetrumpetחֲצֹצְרָ֖הcha.tzo.tze.RahH2689inRamahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414: cryaloudהָרִ֙יעוּ֙ha.Ri.'uH7321atBethavenH1007,afterאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee, OBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽין׃bin.ya.MinH1144.

9Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669shall bedesolateלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047in thedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117ofrebukeתּֽוֹכֵחָ֑הto.khe.ChahH8433: among thetribesבְּשִׁבְטֵי֙be.shiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478have I madeknownהוֹדַ֖עְתִּיho.Da'.tiH3045that which shall surelybeנֶאֱמָנָֽה׃ne.'e.ma.NahH539.

10Theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063were like them thatremoveכְּמַסִּיגֵ֖יke.ma.si.GeiH5253alandmarkגְּב֑וּלge.VulH1366: therefore I will pouroutאֶשְׁפּ֥וֹךְ'esh.PokhH8210mywrathעֶבְרָתִֽי׃'ev.ra.TiH5678upon them likewaterכַּמַּ֖יִםka.Ma.yimH4325.

11Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669isoppressedעָשׁ֥וּק'a.ShukH6231andbrokenרְצ֣וּץre.TzutzH7533injudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941, because hewillinglyהוֹאִ֔ילho.'IlH2974walkedהָלַ֖ךְha.LakhH1980afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thecommandmentצָֽו׃TzavH6673.

12Therefore will I be toEphraimלְאֶפְרָ֑יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669as amothכָעָ֖שׁkha.'AshH6211, and to thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063asrottennessוְכָרָקָ֖בve.kha.ra.KavH7538.

13WhenEphraimאֶפְרַ֜יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200hissicknessחָלְי֗וֹchal.YoH2483, andJudahוִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063saw hiswoundמְזֹר֔וֹme.zo.RoH4205, thenEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669wentH3212to theAssyrianאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804, andsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971tokingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Jarebיָרֵ֑בya.RevH3377 H7378: yet hecouldיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3201nothealלִרְפֹּ֣אlir.Po'H7495you, norcureיִגְהֶ֥הyig.HehH1455you of yourwoundמָזֽוֹר׃ma.ZorH4205.

14For I will be toEphraimלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםle.'ef.Ra.yimH669as alionכַשַּׁ֙חַל֙kha.Sha.chalH7826, and as a younglionוְכַכְּפִ֖ירve.kha.ke.FirH3715to thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063: I, even I, willtearאֶטְרֹף֙'et.RofH2963and goawayH3212; I will takeawayאֶשָּׂ֖א'e.Sa'H5375, and none shallrescueמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337him .

15I willgoH3212andreturnאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙'a.Shu.vahH7725to myplaceמְקוֹמִ֔יme.ko.MiH4725, till they acknowledge theiroffenceיֶאְשְׁמ֖וּye'.she.MuH816, andseekוּבִקְשׁ֣וּu.vik.ShuH1245myfaceפָנָ֑יfa.NaiH6440: in theirafflictionבַּצַּ֥רba.TzarH6862they will seek meearlyיְשַׁחֲרֻֽנְנִי׃ye.sha.cha.Ru.niH7836.

Commentaries on Hosea 5

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