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Hosea 9

1Rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֨חtis.MachH8055not, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478, forjoyגִּיל֙gilH1524, as otherpeopleכָּֽעַמִּ֔יםka.'a.MimH5971: for thou hast played theharlotזָנִ֖יתָza.Ni.taH2181from thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, thou hastlovedאָהַ֣בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157arewardאֶתְנָ֔ן'et.NanH868upon everythreshingfloorגָּרְנ֥וֹת דָּגָֽן׃ga.re.Not da.GanH1637 H1715.

2Thefloorגֹּ֥רֶןGo.renH1637and thewinepressוָיֶ֖קֶבva.Ye.kevH3342shall notfeedיִרְעֵ֑םyir.'EmH7462them, and the newwineוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492shallfailיְכַ֥חֶשׁye.Kha.cheshH3584in her.

3They shall notdwellיֵשְׁב֖וּye.she.VuH3427in theLORD’Sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776; butEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669shallreturnוְשָׁ֤בve.ShavH7725toEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and they shalleatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931things inAssyriaוּבְאַשּׁ֖וּרu.ve.'a.ShurH804.

4They shall notofferיִסְּכ֨וּyi.se.KhuH5258wineיַיִן֮ya.YinH3196offerings to theLORDלַיהוָ֥ה׀la.Yah.wehH3068, neither shall they bepleasingיֶֽעֶרְבוּ־ye.'er.vu-H6149to him: theirsacrificesזִבְחֵיהֶ֗םziv.chei.HemH2077shall be to them as thebreadכְּלֶ֤חֶםke.Le.chemH3899ofmournersאוֹנִים֙'o.NimH205; all thateatאֹכְלָ֖יו'o.khe.LavH398of it shall bepollutedיִטַמָּ֑אוּyi.ta.Ma.'uH2930: for theirbreadלַחְמָ֣םlach.MamH3899for theirsoulלְנַפְשָׁ֔םle.naf.ShamH5315shall notcomeיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935into thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5What will yedoתַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213in thesolemnמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117, and in thedayוּלְי֖וֹםu.le.YomH3117of thefeastחַג־chag-H2282of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

6For, lo, they aregoneהָֽלְכוּ֙ha.le.KhuH1980because ofdestructionמִשֹּׁ֔דmi.ShodH7701:Egyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shall gather themupתְּקַבְּצֵ֖םte.ka.be.TzemH6908,Memphisמֹ֣ףmofH4644shallburyתְּקַבְּרֵ֑םte.ka.be.RemH6912them: thepleasantמַחְמַ֣דmach.MadH4261places for theirsilverלְכַסְפָּ֗םle.khas.PamH3701,nettlesקִמּוֹשׂ֙ki.mOsH7057shallpossessיִֽירָשֵׁ֔םyi.ra.ShemH3423them:thornsח֖וֹחַCho.achH2336shall be in theirtabernaclesבְּאָהֳלֵיהֶֽם׃be.'o.ho.lei.HemH168.

7Thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofpunishmentהַפְּקֻדָּ֗הha.pe.ku.DahH6486arecomeבָּ֣אוּ׀Ba.'uH935, thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofrecompenceהַשִׁלֻּ֔םha.shi.LumH7966arecomeבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935;Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallknowיֵדְע֖וּye.de.'UH3045it : theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030is afoolאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191, thespiritualהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ismadמְשֻׁגָּע֙me.shu.Ga'H7696, for themultitudeרֹ֣בroH7230of thyiniquityעֲוֹנְךָ֔'a.vo.ne.KhaH5771, and thegreatוְרַבָּ֖הve.ra.BahH7227hatredמַשְׂטֵמָֽה׃mas.te.MahH4895.

8Thewatchmanצֹפֶ֥הtzo.PehH6822ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669was with myGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430: but theprophetנָבִ֞יאna.Vi'H5030is asnareפַּ֤חpachH6341of afowlerיָקוֹשׁ֙ya.ko.VoshH3352in all hiswaysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870, andhatredמַשְׂטֵמָ֖הmas.te.MahH4895in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of hisGodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

9They havedeeplyהֶעְמִֽיקוּ־he'.mi.ku-H6009corruptedשִׁחֵ֖תוּshi.Che.tuH7843themselves, as in thedaysכִּימֵ֣יki.MeiH3117ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֑הha.giv.'AhH1390: therefore he willrememberיִזְכּ֣וֹרyiz.KorH2142theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771, he willjudgeיִפְק֖וֹדyif.KodH6485theirsinsחַטֹּאותָֽם׃ סcha.to.TamH2403.

10Ifoundמָצָ֙אתִי֙ma.Tza.tiH4672Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478likegrapesכַּעֲנָבִ֣יםka.'a.na.VimH6025in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057; Isawרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1as thefirstripeכְּבִכּוּרָ֤הke.vi.ku.RahH1063in the figtreeבִתְאֵנָה֙vit.'e.NahH8384at her firsttimeבְּרֵ֣אשִׁיתָ֔הּbe.Re.shi.TahH7225: but theywentבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935toBaalpeorH1187, andseparatedוַיִּנָּֽזְרוּ֙vai.yi.na.ze.RuH5144themselves to thatshameלַבֹּ֔שֶׁתla.Bo.shetH1322; and theirabominationsשִׁקּוּצִ֖יםshi.ku.TzimH8251were according as theylovedכְּאָהֳבָֽם׃ke.'o.ho.VamH157.

11As forEphraimאֶפְרַ֕יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, theirgloryכְּבוֹדָ֑םke.vo.DamH3519shall flyawayיִתְעוֹפֵ֣ףyit.'o.FefH5774like abirdכָּע֖וֹףka.'ofH5775, from thebirthמִלֵּדָ֥הmi.le.DahH3205, and from thewombוּמִבֶּ֖טֶןu.mi.Be.tenH990, and from theconceptionוּמֵהֵרָיֽוֹן׃u.me.he.ra.YonH2032.

12Though they bringupיְגַדְּלוּ֙ye.ga.de.LuH1431theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶ֔םbe.nei.HemH1121, yet will Ibereaveוְשִׁכַּלְתִּ֖יםve.shi.kal.TimH7921them, that there shall not be amanמֵֽאָדָ֑םme.'a.DamH120left : yea,woeא֥וֹי'oH188also to them when Idepartבְּשׂוּרִ֥יbe.su.RiH5493from them!

13Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, as Isawרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200Tyreלְצ֖וֹרle.TzorH6865, isplantedשְׁתוּלָ֣הshe.tu.LahH8362in a pleasantplaceבְנָוֶ֑הve.na.VehH5116: butEphraimוְאֶפְרַ֕יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669shall bringforthלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318hischildrenבָּנָֽיו׃ba.NavH1121to themurdererהֹרֵ֖גho.RegH2026.

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

15All theirwickednessרָעָתָ֤םra.'a.TamH7451is inGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּל֙ba.gil.GalH1537: for there Ihatedשְׂנֵאתִ֔יםse.ne.TimH8130them: for thewickednessרֹ֣עַRo.a'H7455of theirdoingsמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֔םma.'a.lei.HemH4611I will drive themoutאֲגָרְשֵׁ֑ם'a.ga.re.ShemH1644of myhouseמִבֵּיתִ֖יmi.bei.TiH1004, I willloveאַהֲבָתָ֔ם'a.ha.va.TamH160them nomoreאוֹסֵף֙'o.SefH3254: all theirprincesשָׂרֵיהֶ֖םsa.rei.HemH8269arerevoltersסֹרְרִֽים׃so.re.RimH5637.

16Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669issmittenהֻכָּ֣הhu.KahH5221, theirrootשָׁרְשָׁ֥םsha.re.ShamH8328is driedupיָבֵ֖שׁya.VeshH3001, they shallbearיַעֲשׂ֑וּןya.'a.SunH6213nofruitפְּרִ֣יpe.RiH6529: yea, though they bringforthיֵֽלֵד֔וּןye.le.DunH3205, yet will Islayוְהֵמַתִּ֖יve.he.ma.TiH4191even thebelovedמַחֲמַדֵּ֥יma.cha.ma.DeiH4261fruit of theirwombבִטְנָֽם׃ סvit.NamH990.

17MyGodאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430will cast themawayיִמְאָסֵ֣םyim.'a.SemH3988, because they did nothearkenשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085to him: and they shall bewanderersנֹדְדִ֖יםno.de.DimH5074among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ סba.go.YimH1471.

Commentaries on Hosea 9

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