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Introduction
The Book of Hosea belongs to the Nevi’im Aharonim (Latter Prophets) in the Tanakh and is included among the so-called Minor Prophets, a designation referring to its relative length rather than its importance. The book reflects the historical context of the Northern Kingdom (Israel) in the 8th century BCE, a period marked by political instability, religious crisis, and social tension.
From a theological perspective, Hosea develops a deeply symbolic prophetic language in which the relationship between GOD and Israel is expressed through the metaphor of marriage. This imagery conveys divine fidelity in contrast with the unfaithfulness of the people, offering a key framework for understanding covenantal theology within the Hebrew Bible.
The text is primarily preserved in the Masoretic tradition, which carefully transmitted its consonantal and vocalized form. The Hebrew language of the book displays poetic and prophetic features, with dense imagery and linguistic nuances that benefit from close interlinear analysis. The Book of Hosea has exerted a lasting influence not only within Judaism but also on the theological development of later Abrahamic traditions.
Structure
Hosea 1:1 (narrative) – Introduction and historical setting of the prophetic ministry.
Hosea 1:2 (symbolic narrative) – Marriage of Hosea as a prophetic sign.
Hosea 1:3 (narrative) – Birth of the children and symbolic names.
Hosea 2:4 (prophetic poetry) – Accusation against Israel through marital imagery.
Hosea 2:16 (poetry) – Promise of restoration and renewal of the covenant.
Hosea 3:1 (symbolic narrative) – Reconciliation as prophetic sign.
Hosea 4:1 (prophecy) – Accusations against priests and people.
Hosea 6:1 (poetry) – Call to return and knowledge of GOD.
Hosea 8:1 (prophecy) – Condemnation of idolatry and corrupt worship.
Hosea 11:1 (poetry) – GOD’s paternal love for Israel.
Hosea 13:1 (prophecy) – Judgment and consequences of unfaithfulness.
Hosea 14:2 (final poetry) – Call to repentance and promise of healing.
Historical Context
The Book of Hosea is set in the 8th century BCE, during the final decades of the Northern Kingdom (Israel), shortly before its fall to the Assyrian Empire in 722 BCE. The prophet’s ministry unfolds in a time marked by political instability, with frequent changes of kings and internal conflict, alongside increasing external pressure from Assyria.
Religiously, the context is characterized by syncretistic practices, in which the worship of GOD is mixed with Canaanite elements, particularly the cult of Baal. This situation becomes a central target of prophetic critique, addressing not only idolatry but also moral corruption and social injustice.
Hosea’s message reflects a profound crisis in the religious and national identity of Israel. The symbolic and poetic language of the book, rooted in Hebrew, expresses the tension between judgment and mercy, emphasizing the enduring faithfulness of GOD to the covenant despite the unfaithfulness of the people.
Conclusion
The Book of Hosea concludes as a voice that transcends its immediate historical setting, addressing every generation with a question about the meaning of covenant. Its power lies not only in prophetic denunciation, but in revealing a persistent tension between human unfaithfulness and divine fidelity, embedded within the very language of the Hebrew Scriptures.
Within the Masoretic Text, carefully preserved and transmitted, this tension emerges through words that continually call for return. The Hebrew verb shuv (to return) signifies not merely an ethical act, but a radical reorientation toward GOD, a restoration of the foundational relationship that shapes Israel’s identity.
Hosea does not end with a final judgment alone, nor with immediate consolation, but with an open invitation: to understand and to discern. In this sense, the book stands as a prophetic threshold, where justice and mercy do not negate one another but converge. It is within this space that the reader is called to recognize that the history of the covenant is not concluded, but continues to be lived, interpreted, and renewed.
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Hosea 1 – Interlinear Table
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal English Translation from Hebrew | ASH Translation |
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| 1, 1 דְּבַר־יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר הָיָה אֶל־הוֹשֵׁעַ בֶּן־בְּאֵרִי בִּימֵי עֻזִּיָּה יוֹתָם אָחָז יְחִזְקִיָּה מַלְכֵי יְהוּדָה וּבִימֵי יָרָבְעָם בֶּן־יוֹאָשׁ מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל | 1, 1 Devar-YHWH asher hayah el-Hoshea ben-Be’eri bimei Uzziyyah Yotam Achaz Yechizqiyyah malkhei Yehudah u-vimei Yarov‘am ben-Yo’ash melekh Yisra’el | 1, 1 The word of YHWH that was to Hosea son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel. | 1, 1 The word of YHWH that came to Hosea, son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam, son of Joash, king of Israel. |
| 1, 2 תְּחִלַּת דִּבֶּר־יְהוָה בְּהוֹשֵׁעַ וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־הוֹשֵׁעַ לֵךְ קַח־לְךָ אֵשֶׁת זְנוּנִים וְיַלְדֵי זְנוּנִים כִּי־זָנֹה תִזְנֶה הָאָרֶץ מֵאַחֲרֵי יְהוָה | 1, 2 Techillat dibber-YHWH be-Hoshea va-yomer YHWH el-Hoshea lekh qach-lekha eshet zenunim ve-yaldei zenunim ki-zanoh tizneh ha’aretz me’acharei YHWH | 1, 2 The beginning of YHWH speaking through Hosea; and YHWH said to Hosea: Go, take for yourself a woman of prostitutions and children of prostitutions, for prostituting itself the land prostitutes itself from after YHWH. | 1, 2 When YHWH began to speak through Hosea, YHWH said to Hosea: “Go, take for yourself a woman of prostitution and children of prostitution, for the land commits great prostitution by turning away from YHWH.” |
| 1, 3 וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיִּקַּח אֶת־גֹּמֶר בַּת־דִּבְלָיִם וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד־לוֹ בֵּן | 1, 3 Va-yelekh va-yiqqach et-Gomer bat-Divlayim va-tahar va-teled-lo ben | 1, 3 And he went and took Gomer daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived and bore to him a son. | 1, 3 So he went and took Gomer, daughter of Diblaim; she conceived and bore him a son. |
| 1, 4 וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלָיו קְרָא שְׁמוֹ יִזְרְעֶאל כִּי־עוֹד מְעַט וּפָקַדְתִּי אֶת־דְּמֵי יִזְרְעֶאל עַל־בֵּית יֵהוּא וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי מַמְלְכוּת בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל | 1, 4 Va-yomer YHWH elav qera shemo Yizre‘el ki-‘od me‘at u-faqadti et-demei Yizre‘el ‘al-beit Yehu ve-hishbatti mamlkhut beit Yisra’el | 1, 4 And YHWH said to him: Call his name Jezreel, for yet a little while and I will visit the bloods of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will cause the kingdom of the house of Israel to cease. | 1, 4 YHWH said to him: “Call his name Jezreel, for yet a little while and I will call the house of Jehu to account for the bloodshed of Jezreel, and I will bring the kingdom of the house of Israel to an end.” |
| 1, 5 וְהָיָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא וְשָׁבַרְתִּי אֶת־קֶשֶׁת יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּעֵמֶק יִזְרְעֶאל | 1, 5 Ve-hayah ba-yom ha-hu ve-shavarti et-qeshet Yisra’el be-‘emeq Yizre‘el | 1, 5 And it shall be in that day: I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel. | 1, 5 In that day I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel. |
| 1, 6 וַתַּהַר עוֹד וַתֵּלֶד בַּת וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ קְרָא שְׁמָהּ לֹא רֻחָמָה כִּי לֹא אוֹסִיף עוֹד אֲרַחֵם אֶת־בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי־נָשֹׂא אֶשָּׂא לָהֶם | 1, 6 Va-tahar ‘od va-teled bat va-yomer lo qera shemah Lo-Ruchamah ki lo osif ‘od arachem et-beit Yisra’el ki-naso essa lahem | 1, 6 And she conceived again and bore a daughter; and he said to him: Call her name Lo-Ruhamah, for I will no longer continue to have mercy on the house of Israel, for surely I will take them away. | 1, 6 She conceived again and bore a daughter; and YHWH said to Hosea: “Call her name Lo-Ruhamah, for I will no longer continue to show mercy to the house of Israel, but I will surely take them away.” |
| 1, 7 וְאֶת־בֵּית יְהוּדָה אֲרַחֵם וְהוֹשַׁעְתִּים בַּיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם וְלֹא אוֹשִׁיעֵם בְּקֶשֶׁת וּבְחֶרֶב וּבְמִלְחָמָה בְּסוּסִים וּבְפָרָשִׁים | 1, 7 Ve-et-beit Yehudah arachem ve-hosha‘tim ba-YHWH Eloheihem ve-lo oshi‘em be-qeshet u-ve-cherev u-ve-milchamah be-susim u-ve-farashim | 1, 7 But the house of Judah I will have mercy on, and I will save them by YHWH their GOD; and I will not save them by bow, or by sword, or by war, by horses or by horsemen. | 1, 7 But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and I will save them by YHWH their GOD; I will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by war, nor by horses or horsemen. |
| 1, 8 וַתִּגְמֹל אֶת־לֹא רֻחָמָה וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן | 1, 8 Va-tigmol et-Lo-Ruchamah va-tahar va-teled ben | 1, 8 And she weaned Lo-Ruhamah; and she conceived and bore a son. | 1, 8 When she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived and bore a son. |
| 1, 9 וַיֹּאמֶר קְרָא שְׁמוֹ לֹא עַמִּי כִּי אַתֶּם לֹא עַמִּי וְאָנֹכִי לֹא־אֶהְיֶה לָכֶם | 1, 9 Va-yomer qera shemo Lo-‘Ammi ki attem lo ‘ammi ve-anokhi lo-ehyeh lakhem | 1, 9 And he said: Call his name Lo-Ammi, for you are not my people, and I will not be for you. | 1, 9 And YHWH said: “Call his name Lo-Ammi, for you are not my people, and I will not be for you.” |
| 1, 10 וְהָיָה מִסְפַּר בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל כְּחוֹל הַיָּם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יִמַּד וְלֹא יִסָּפֵר וְהָיָה בִּמְקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־יֵאָמֵר לָהֶם לֹא־עַמִּי אַתֶּם יֵאָמֵר לָהֶם בְּנֵי אֵל־חָי | 1, 10 Ve-hayah mispar benei-Yisra’el ke-chol ha-yam asher lo-yimmad ve-lo yissaper ve-hayah bimqom asher-ye’amer lahem lo-‘ammi attem ye’amer lahem benei El-chai | 1, 10 And the number of the sons of Israel shall be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured and cannot be counted; and it shall be, in the place where it was said to them, You are not my people, it shall be said to them, Sons of the living GOD. | 1, 10 And the number of the sons of Israel shall be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted; and in the place where it was said to them, “You are not my people,” it shall be said to them, “Sons of the living GOD.” |
| 1, 11 וְנִקְבְּצוּ בְּנֵי־יְהוּדָה וּבְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל יַחְדָּו וְשָׂמוּ לָהֶם רֹאשׁ אֶחָד וְעָלוּ מִן־הָאָרֶץ כִּי גָדוֹל יוֹם יִזְרְעֶאל | 1, 11 Ve-niqbetzu benei-Yehudah u-vnei-Yisra’el yachdav ve-samu lahem rosh echad ve-‘alu min-ha’aretz ki gadol yom Yizre‘el | 1, 11 And the sons of Judah and the sons of Israel shall be gathered together; and they shall appoint for themselves one head, and they shall go up from the land, for great is the day of Jezreel. | 1, 11 The sons of Judah and the sons of Israel shall be gathered together; they shall appoint for themselves one head and go up from the land, for great shall be the day of Jezreel. |
Hosea 2 – Interlinear Table
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal English Translation from Hebrew | ASH Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2, 1 אִמְרוּ לַאֲחֵיכֶם עַמִּי וְלַאֲחוֹתֵיכֶם רֻחָמָה | 2, 1 Imru la’acheikhem ‘Ammi ve-la’achoteikhem Ruchamah | 2, 1 Say to your brothers, My people, and to your sisters, Shown mercy. | 2, 1 Say to your brothers, “My people,” and to your sisters, “Shown mercy.” |
| 2, 2 רִיבוּ בְאִמְּכֶם רִיבוּ כִּי־הִיא לֹא אִשְׁתִּי וְאָנֹכִי לֹא אִישָׁהּ וְתָסֵר זְנוּנֶיהָ מִפָּנֶיהָ וְנַאֲפוּפֶיהָ מִבֵּין שָׁדֶיהָ | 2, 2 Rivu ve-immekhem rivu ki-hi lo ishti ve-anokhi lo ishah ve-taser zenuneha mi-paneha ve-na’afufeha mi-bein shadeha | 2, 2 Contend with your mother, contend, for she is not my wife, and I am not her husband; and let her remove her prostitutions from her face and her adulteries from between her breasts. | 2, 2 Contend with your mother, contend; for she is not my wife, and I am not her husband. Let her remove her prostitution from her face and her adulteries from between her breasts. |
| 2, 3 פֶּן־אַפְשִׁיטֶנָּה עֲרֻמָּה וְהִצַּגְתִּיהָ כְּיוֹם הִוָּלְדָהּ וְשַׂמְתִּיהָ כַמִּדְבָּר וְשַׁתִּיהָ כְּאֶרֶץ צִיָּה וַהֲמִתִּיהָ בַּצָּמָא | 2, 3 Pen-afshitenah ‘arummoh ve-hitzagtihah ke-yom hivvaledah ve-samtihah ka-midbar ve-shattihah ke-eretz tziyyah va-hamitihah ba-tzama | 2, 3 Lest I strip her naked and set her as in the day of her birth, and make her like the wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and kill her with thirst. | 2, 3 Otherwise I will strip her naked and expose her as on the day she was born; I will make her like the wilderness, set her like a parched land, and put her to death with thirst. |
| 2, 4 וְאֶת־בָּנֶיהָ לֹא אֲרַחֵם כִּי־בְנֵי זְנוּנִים הֵמָּה | 2, 4 Ve-et-baneha lo arachem ki-venei zenunim hemmah | 2, 4 And upon her children I will not have mercy, for children of prostitutions they are. | 2, 4 I will not have mercy on her children, for they are children of prostitution. |
| 2, 5 כִּי זָנְתָה אִמָּם הֹבִישָׁה הוֹרָתָם כִּי אָמְרָה אֵלְכָה אַחֲרֵי מְאַהֲבַי נֹתְנֵי לַחְמִי וּמֵימַי צַמְרִי וּפִשְׁתִּי שַׁמְנִי וְשִׁקּוּיָי | 2, 5 Ki zantah immam hovishah horatam ki amerah elkha acharei me’ahavai notenei lachmi u-meimai tzamri u-fishti shamni ve-shikkuyai | 2, 5 For their mother has prostituted herself; she who conceived them has acted shamefully, for she said: I will go after my lovers, those who give my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink. | 2, 5 For their mother has prostituted herself; she who conceived them has brought shame. She said, “I will go after my lovers, who give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.” |
| 2, 6 לָכֵן הִנְנִי־שָׂךְ אֶת־דַּרְכֵּךְ בַּסִּירִים וְגָדַרְתִּי אֶת־גְּדֵרָהּ וּנְתִיבוֹתֶיהָ לֹא תִמְצָא | 2, 6 Lakhen hineni-sakh et-darkekh ba-sirim ve-gadarti et-gederah u-netivoteha lo timtza | 2, 6 Therefore, behold, I am hedging up your way with thorns, and I will wall her wall, and her paths she shall not find. | 2, 6 Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her way with thorns; I will build a wall against her, so that she will not find her paths. |
| 2, 7 וְרִדְּפָה אֶת־מְאַהֲבֶיהָ וְלֹא־תַשִּׂיג אֹתָם וּבִקְשָׁתַם וְלֹא תִמְצָא וְאָמְרָה אֵלְכָה וְאָשׁוּבָה אֶל־אִישִׁי הָרִאשׁוֹן כִּי טוֹב לִי אָז מֵעָתָּה | 2, 7 Ve-riddefah et-me’ahaveha ve-lo-tassig otam u-viqqeshtam ve-lo timtza ve-amerah elkha ve-ashuvah el-ishi ha-rishon ki tov li az me-attah | 2, 7 And she shall pursue her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but she shall not find; and she shall say, I will go and return to my first husband, for better for me then than now. | 2, 7 She will pursue her lovers but will not overtake them; she will seek them but will not find them. Then she will say, “I will go and return to my first husband, for it was better for me then than now.” |
| 2, 8 וְהִיא לֹא יָדְעָה כִּי אָנֹכִי נָתַתִּי לָהּ הַדָּגָן וְהַתִּירוֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָר וְכֶסֶף הִרְבֵּיתִי לָהּ וְזָהָב עָשׂוּ לַבָּעַל | 2, 8 Ve-hi lo yad‘ah ki anokhi natatti lah ha-dagan ve-ha-tirosh ve-ha-yitzhar ve-khesef hirbeiti lah ve-zahav ‘asu la-Ba‘al | 2, 8 And she did not know that I gave to her the grain and the new wine and the oil, and silver I multiplied for her, and gold they made for Baal. | 2, 8 She did not know that it was I who gave her the grain, the new wine, and the oil; I multiplied silver for her, and gold they used for Baal. |
| 2, 9 לָכֵן אָשׁוּב וְלָקַחְתִּי דְגָנִי בְּעִתּוֹ וְתִירוֹשִׁי בְּמוֹעֲדוֹ וְהִצַּלְתִּי צַמְרִי וּפִשְׁתִּי לְכַסּוֹת אֶת־עֶרְוָתָהּ | 2, 9 Lakhen ashuv ve-laqachti degani be-itto ve-tiroshi be-mo‘ado ve-hitzalti tzamri u-fishti lekhassot et-‘ervatah | 2, 9 Therefore I will return and take my grain in its time and my new wine in its appointed season; and I will rescue my wool and my flax for covering her nakedness. | 2, 9 Therefore I will return and take back my grain in its time and my new wine in its season; I will take away my wool and my flax, which were to cover her nakedness. |
| 2, 10 וְעַתָּה אֲגַלֶּה אֶת־נַבְלֻתָהּ לְעֵינֵי מְאַהֲבֶיהָ וְאִישׁ לֹא־יַצִּילֶנָּה מִיָּדִי | 2, 10 Ve-attah agalleh et-navlutah le-‘einei me’ahaveha ve-ish lo-yatzilennah mi-yadi | 2, 10 And now I will uncover her disgrace before the eyes of her lovers, and no man shall rescue her from my hand. | 2, 10 Now I will uncover her disgrace before the eyes of her lovers, and no one shall rescue her from my hand. |
| 2, 11 וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי כָּל־מְשׂוֹשָׂהּ חַגָּהּ חָדְשָׁהּ וְשַׁבַּתָּהּ וְכֹל מוֹעֲדָהּ | 2, 11 Ve-hishbatti kol-mesosah chaggah chodshah ve-shabbattah ve-khol mo‘adah | 2, 11 And I will cause all her joy to cease: her feast, her new moon, her Sabbath, and every appointed time of hers. | 2, 11 I will bring all her joy to an end: her feast, her new moon, her Sabbath, and all her appointed times. |
| 2, 12 וַהֲשִׁמֹּתִי גַּפְנָהּ וּתְאֵנָתָהּ אֲשֶׁר אָמְרָה אֶתְנָה הֵמָּה לִי אֲשֶׁר נָתְנוּ־לִי מְאַהֲבָי וְשַׂמְתִּים לְיַעַר וַאֲכָלָתַם חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה | 2, 12 Va-hashimmoti gafnah u-te’enatah asher amerah etnah hemmah li asher natenu-li me’ahavai ve-samtim le-ya‘ar va-akhalatam chayyat ha-sadeh | 2, 12 And I will make desolate her vine and her fig tree, of which she said, They are my wages, which my lovers have given to me; and I will make them into a forest, and the beast of the field shall devour them. | 2, 12 I will make desolate her vine and her fig tree, of which she said, “These are my wages that my lovers have given me.” I will turn them into a forest, and the beasts of the field shall devour them. |
| 2, 13 וּפָקַדְתִּי עָלֶיהָ אֶת־יְמֵי הַבְּעָלִים אֲשֶׁר תַּקְטִיר לָהֶם וַתַּעַד נִזְמָהּ וְחֶלְיָתָהּ וַתֵּלֶךְ אַחֲרֵי מְאַהֲבֶיהָ וְאֹתִי שָׁכְחָה נְאֻם־יְהוָה | 2, 13 U-faqadti ‘aleha et-yemei ha-Be‘alim asher taqtir lahem va-ta‘ad nizmah ve-chelyatah va-telekh acharei me’ahaveha ve-oti shakhchah ne’um-YHWH | 2, 13 And I will visit upon her the days of the Baals, to whom she burned incense, and she adorned herself with her nose ring and her jewelry, and she went after her lovers; but me she forgot, declaration of YHWH. | 2, 13 I will call her to account for the days of the Baals, to whom she burned incense; she adorned herself with her ring and her jewelry and went after her lovers, but me she forgot, declares YHWH. |
| 2, 14 לָכֵן הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי מְפַתֶּיהָ וְהֹלַכְתִּיהָ הַמִּדְבָּר וְדִבַּרְתִּי עַל־לִבָּהּ | 2, 14 Lakhen hinneh anokhi mefatteha ve-holakhtiha ha-midbar ve-dibbarti ‘al-libbah | 2, 14 Therefore, behold, I am alluring her, and I will lead her to the wilderness, and I will speak upon her heart. | 2, 14 Therefore, behold, I will allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak to her heart. |
| 2, 15 וְנָתַתִּי לָהּ אֶת־כְּרָמֶיהָ מִשָּׁם וְאֶת־עֵמֶק עָכוֹר לְפֶתַח תִּקְוָה וְעָנְתָה שָּׁמָּה כִּימֵי נְעוּרֶיהָ וּכְיוֹם עֲלֹתָהּ מֵאֶרֶץ־מִצְרָיִם | 2, 15 Ve-natatti lah et-kerameha misham ve-et-‘emeq ‘Akhor le-fetach tiqvah ve-‘anetah shammah ki-mei ne‘ureha u-khe-yom ‘alotah me-eretz-Mitzrayim | 2, 15 And I will give to her her vineyards from there, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope; and she shall answer there as in the days of her youth and as in the day of her coming up from the land of Egypt. | 2, 15 From there I will give her vineyards to her, and the valley of Achor as a door of hope; there she will respond as in the days of her youth, as on the day when she came up from the land of Egypt. |
| 2, 16 וְהָיָה בַּיּוֹם־הַהוּא נְאֻם־יְהוָה תִּקְרְאִי אִישִׁי וְלֹא־תִקְרְאִי־לִי עוֹד בַּעְלִי | 2, 16 Ve-hayah ba-yom-ha-hu ne’um-YHWH tiqre’i ishi ve-lo-tiqre’i-li ‘od ba‘li | 2, 16 And it shall be in that day, declaration of YHWH, you shall call me My husband, and you shall no longer call me My Baal. | 2, 16 In that day, declares YHWH, you will call me “my husband,” and you will no longer call me “my Baal.” |
| 2, 17 וַהֲסִרֹתִי אֶת־שְׁמוֹת הַבְּעָלִים מִפִּיהָ וְלֹא־יִזָּכְרוּ עוֹד בִּשְׁמָם | 2, 17 Va-hasiroti et-shemot ha-Be‘alim mi-piha ve-lo-yizzakhru ‘od bi-shmam | 2, 17 And I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall no longer be remembered by their name. | 2, 17 I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall no longer be remembered by their name. |
| 2, 18 וְכָרַתִּי לָהֶם בְּרִית בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא עִם־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה וְעִם־עוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וְרֶמֶשׂ הָאֲדָמָה וְקֶשֶׁת וְחֶרֶב וּמִלְחָמָה אֶשְׁבּוֹר מִן־הָאָרֶץ וְהִשְׁכַּבְתִּים לָבֶטַח | 2, 18 Ve-kharatti lahem berit ba-yom ha-hu ‘im-chayyat ha-sadeh ve-‘im-‘of ha-shamayim ve-remes ha-adamah ve-qeshet ve-cherev u-milchamah eshbor min-ha’aretz ve-hishkavtim la-vetach | 2, 18 And I will cut for them a covenant in that day with the beast of the field, and with the bird of the heavens, and the creeping thing of the ground; and bow and sword and war I will break from the land, and I will make them lie down in safety. | 2, 18 In that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, with the birds of the heavens, and with the creeping things of the ground. I will break bow, sword, and war from the land, and I will make them lie down in safety. |
| 2, 19 וְאֵרַשְׂתִּיךְ לִי לְעוֹלָם וְאֵרַשְׂתִּיךְ לִי בְּצֶדֶק וּבְמִשְׁפָּט וּבְחֶסֶד וּבְרַחֲמִים | 2, 19 Ve-erastikh li le-‘olam ve-erastikh li be-tzedeq u-ve-mishpat u-ve-chesed u-ve-rachamim | 2, 19 And I will betroth you to me forever; and I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, and in covenant-love and in mercies. | 2, 19 I will betroth you to myself forever; I will betroth you to myself in righteousness and justice, in faithful love and mercies. |
| 2, 20 וְאֵרַשְׂתִּיךְ לִי בֶּאֱמוּנָה וְיָדַעַתְּ אֶת־יְהוָה | 2, 20 Ve-erastikh li be-emunah ve-yada‘at et-YHWH | 2, 20 And I will betroth you to me in faithfulness, and you shall know YHWH. | 2, 20 I will betroth you to myself in faithfulness, and you shall know YHWH. |
| 2, 21 וְהָיָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא אֶעֱנֶה נְאֻם־יְהוָה אֶעֱנֶה אֶת־הַשָּׁמָיִם וְהֵם יַעֲנוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ | 2, 21 Ve-hayah ba-yom ha-hu e‘eneh ne’um-YHWH e‘eneh et-ha-shamayim ve-hem ya‘anu et-ha’aretz | 2, 21 And it shall be in that day, declaration of YHWH, I will answer; I will answer the heavens, and they shall answer the earth. | 2, 21 In that day, declares YHWH, I will answer; I will answer the heavens, and they shall answer the earth. |
| 2, 22 וְהָאָרֶץ תַּעֲנֶה אֶת־הַדָּגָן וְאֶת־הַתִּירוֹשׁ וְאֶת־הַיִּצְהָר וְהֵם יַעֲנוּ אֶת־יִזְרְעֶאל | 2, 22 Ve-ha’aretz ta‘aneh et-ha-dagan ve-et-ha-tirosh ve-et-ha-yitzhar ve-hem ya‘anu et-Yizre‘el | 2, 22 And the earth shall answer the grain and the new wine and the oil, and they shall answer Jezreel. | 2, 22 The earth shall answer the grain, the new wine, and the oil, and they shall answer Jezreel. |
| 2, 23 וּזְרַעְתִּיהָ לִּי בָּאָרֶץ וְרִחַמְתִּי אֶת־לֹא רֻחָמָה וְאָמַרְתִּי לְלֹא־עַמִּי עַמִּי־אַתָּה וְהוּא יֹאמַר אֱלֹהָי | 2, 23 U-zera‘tiha li ba’aretz ve-richamti et-Lo-Ruchamah ve-amarti le-Lo-‘Ammi ‘Ammi-attah ve-hu yomar Elohai | 2, 23 And I will sow her for myself in the land, and I will have mercy on Lo-Ruhamah; and I will say to Lo-Ammi, You are my people; and he shall say, My GOD. | 2, 23 I will sow her for myself in the land; I will have mercy on Lo-Ruhamah, and I will say to Lo-Ammi, “You are my people,” and he shall say, “My GOD.” |
Hosea 3 – Interlinear Table
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal English Translation from Hebrew | ASH Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3, 1 וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלַי עוֹד לֵךְ אֱהַב־אִשָּׁה אֲהֻבַת רֵעַ וּמְנָאָפֶת כְּאַהֲבַת יְהוָה אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְהֵם פֹּנִים אֶל־אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים וְאֹהֲבֵי אֲשִׁישֵׁי עֲנָבִים | 3, 1 Va-yomer YHWH elai ‘od lekh ehav-ishah ahuvat rea‘ u-mena’afet ke-ahavat YHWH et-benei Yisra’el ve-hem ponim el-elohim acherim ve-ohavei ashisei ‘anavim | 3, 1 And YHWH said to me again: Go, love a woman loved by a companion and committing adultery, according to the love of YHWH for the sons of Israel, while they turn to other gods and love cakes of grapes. | 3, 1 YHWH said to me again: “Go, love a woman loved by another and committing adultery, just as YHWH loves the sons of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of grapes.” |
| 3, 2 וָאֶכְּרֶהָ לִּי בַּחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר כָּסֶף וְחֹמֶר שְׂעֹרִים וְלֵתֶךְ שְׂעֹרִים | 3, 2 Va-ekreha li ba-chamishah ‘asar kasef ve-chomer se‘orim ve-letekh se‘orim | 3, 2 And I bought her for myself for fifteen pieces of silver, and a homer of barley and a lethekh of barley. | 3, 2 So I bought her for myself for fifteen pieces of silver, a homer of barley, and a lethekh of barley. |
| 3, 3 וָאֹמַר אֵלֶיהָ יָמִים רַבִּים תֵּשְׁבִי לִי לֹא תִזְנִי וְלֹא תִהְיִי לְאִישׁ וְגַם־אֲנִי אֵלָיִךְ | 3, 3 Va-omar eleha yamim rabbim teshvi li lo tizni ve-lo tihyi le-ish ve-gam-ani elayikh | 3, 3 And I said to her: Many days you shall dwell for me; you shall not prostitute yourself, and you shall not belong to a man; and also I will be toward you. | 3, 3 I said to her: “For many days you shall remain with me; you shall not prostitute yourself, and you shall not belong to any man; so also I will be toward you.” |
| 3, 4 כִּי יָמִים רַבִּים יֵשְׁבוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵין מֶלֶךְ וְאֵין שָׂר וְאֵין זֶבַח וְאֵין מַצֵּבָה וְאֵין אֵפוֹד וּתְרָפִים | 3, 4 Ki yamim rabbim yeshvu benei Yisra’el ein melekh ve-ein sar ve-ein zevach ve-ein matzevah ve-ein efod u-terafim | 3, 4 For many days the sons of Israel shall dwell without king and without prince, without sacrifice and without pillar, without ephod and household gods. | 3, 4 For many days the sons of Israel shall remain without king and without prince, without sacrifice and without pillar, without ephod and household gods. |
| 3, 5 אַחַר יָשֻׁבוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבִקְשׁוּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם וְאֵת דָּוִד מַלְכָּם וּפָחֲדוּ אֶל־יְהוָה וְאֶל־טוּבוֹ בְּאַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים | 3, 5 Achar yashuvu benei Yisra’el u-viqshu et-YHWH Eloheihem ve-et David malkam u-fachadu el-YHWH ve-el-tuvo be-acharit ha-yamim | 3, 5 Afterward the sons of Israel shall return and seek YHWH their GOD and David their king; and they shall tremble toward YHWH and toward his goodness in the latter days. | 3, 5 Afterward the sons of Israel shall return and seek YHWH their GOD and David their king; and they shall come with trembling to YHWH and to his goodness in the latter days. |
Hosea 4 – Interlinear Table
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal English Translation from Hebrew | ASH Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4, 1 שִׁמְעוּ דְבַר־יְהוָה בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי רִיב לַיהוָה עִם־יוֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ כִּי אֵין־אֱמֶת וְאֵין־חֶסֶד וְאֵין־דַּעַת אֱלֹהִים בָּאָרֶץ | 4, 1 Shim‘u devar-YHWH benei Yisra’el ki riv la-YHWH ‘im-yoshvei ha’aretz ki ein-emet ve-ein-chesed ve-ein-da‘at Elohim ba’aretz | 4, 1 Hear the word of YHWH, sons of Israel, for a dispute belongs to YHWH with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, and no faithful love, and no knowledge of GOD in the land. | 4, 1 Hear the word of YHWH, sons of Israel, for YHWH has a dispute with the inhabitants of the land: there is no truth, no faithful love, and no knowledge of GOD in the land. |
| 4, 2 אָלֹה וְכַחֵשׁ וְרָצֹחַ וְגָנֹב וְנָאֹף פָּרָצוּ וְדָמִים בְּדָמִים נָגָעוּ | 4, 2 Aloh ve-khachesh ve-ratzoach ve-ganov ve-na’of paratzu ve-damim be-damim naga‘u | 4, 2 Swearing, and lying, and murdering, and stealing, and committing adultery have broken out, and bloodshed touches bloodshed. | 4, 2 Swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery break out; bloodshed follows bloodshed. |
| 4, 3 עַל־כֵּן תֶּאֱבַל הָאָרֶץ וְאֻמְלַל כָּל־יוֹשֵׁב בָּהּ בְּחַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה וּבְעוֹף הַשָּׁמָיִם וְגַם־דְּגֵי הַיָּם יֵאָסֵפוּ | 4, 3 ‘Al-ken te’eval ha’aretz ve-umlal kol-yoshev bah be-chayyat ha-sadeh u-ve-‘of ha-shamayim ve-gam-degei ha-yam ye’asefu | 4, 3 Therefore the land shall mourn, and everyone dwelling in it shall languish, with the beast of the field and with the bird of the heavens; and even the fish of the sea shall be gathered away. | 4, 3 Therefore the land shall mourn, and everyone who dwells in it shall languish, together with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens; even the fish of the sea shall be taken away. |
| 4, 4 אַךְ אִישׁ אַל־יָרֵב וְאַל־יוֹכַח אִישׁ וְעַמְּךָ כִּמְרִיבֵי כֹהֵן | 4, 4 Akh ish al-yarev ve-al-yokhach ish ve-‘ammekha ki-merivei kohen | 4, 4 Yet let no man contend, and let no man rebuke, for your people are like those who contend with a priest. | 4, 4 Yet let no one contend, and let no one rebuke, for your people are like those who contend with a priest. |
| 4, 5 וְכָשַׁלְתָּ הַיּוֹם וְכָשַׁל גַּם־נָבִיא עִמְּךָ לָיְלָה וְדָמִיתִי אִמֶּךָ | 4, 5 Ve-khashalta ha-yom ve-khashal gam-navi ‘immekha laylah ve-damiti immekha | 4, 5 And you shall stumble by day, and also the prophet shall stumble with you by night; and I will destroy your mother. | 4, 5 You shall stumble by day, and the prophet also shall stumble with you by night; and I will destroy your mother. |
| 4, 6 נִדְמוּ עַמִּי מִבְּלִי הַדָּעַת כִּי־אַתָּה הַדַּעַת מָאַסְתָּ וְאֶמְאָסְךָ מִכַּהֵן לִי וַתִּשְׁכַּח תּוֹרַת אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶשְׁכַּח בָּנֶיךָ גַּם־אָנִי | 4, 6 Nidmu ‘ammi mi-beli ha-da‘at ki-attah ha-da‘at ma’asta ve-em’asekha mi-kahen li va-tishkach torat Eloheikha eshkaḥ banekha gam-ani | 4, 6 My people are destroyed for lack of the knowledge; because you have rejected the knowledge, I will reject you from being priest to me; and you forgot the law of your GOD, I also will forget your children. | 4, 6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will reject you from serving as priest to me; because you have forgotten the law of your GOD, I also will forget your children. |
| 4, 7 כְּרֻבָּם כֵּן חָטְאוּ־לִי כְּבוֹדָם בְּקָלוֹן אָמִיר | 4, 7 Ke-rubbam ken chate’u-li kevodam be-qalon amir | 4, 7 According to their increase, so they sinned against me; their glory I will change into shame. | 4, 7 The more they increased, the more they sinned against me; I will change their glory into shame. |
| 4, 8 חַטַּאת עַמִּי יֹאכֵלוּ וְאֶל־עֲוֹנָם יִשְׂאוּ נַפְשׁוֹ | 4, 8 Chattat ‘ammi yokhelu ve-el-‘avonam yis’u nafsho | 4, 8 The sin of my people they eat, and toward their iniquity he lifts up his soul. | 4, 8 They feed on the sin of my people, and they set their desire upon their iniquity. |
| 4, 9 וְהָיָה כָעָם כַּכֹּהֵן וּפָקַדְתִּי עָלָיו דְּרָכָיו וּמַעֲלָלָיו אָשִׁיב לוֹ | 4, 9 Ve-hayah kha-‘am ka-kohen u-faqadti ‘alav derakhav u-ma‘alalav ashiv lo | 4, 9 And it shall be, like people, like priest; and I will visit upon him his ways, and his deeds I will return to him. | 4, 9 It shall be: like people, like priest. I will call him to account for his ways, and I will repay him for his deeds. |
| 4, 10 וְאָכְלוּ וְלֹא יִשְׂבָּעוּ הִזְנוּ וְלֹא יִפְרֹצוּ כִּי־אֶת־יְהוָה עָזְבוּ לִשְׁמֹר | 4, 10 Ve-akhlu ve-lo yisba‘u hiznu ve-lo yifrotzu ki-et-YHWH ‘azvu lishmor | 4, 10 And they shall eat, but not be satisfied; they shall commit prostitution, but not increase, because YHWH they have forsaken, to keep. | 4, 10 They shall eat but not be satisfied; they shall commit prostitution but not multiply, because they have forsaken YHWH, failing to keep his ways. |
| 4, 11 זְנוּת וְיַיִן וְתִירוֹשׁ יִקַּח־לֵב | 4, 11 Zenut ve-yayin ve-tirosh yiqqach-lev | 4, 11 Prostitution, and wine, and new wine take away the heart. | 4, 11 Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away the heart. |
| 4, 12 עַמִּי בְּעֵצוֹ יִשְׁאָל וּמַקְלוֹ יַגִּיד לוֹ כִּי רוּחַ זְנוּנִים הִתְעָה וַיִּזְנוּ מִתַּחַת אֱלֹהֵיהֶם | 4, 12 ‘Ammi be-‘etzo yish’al u-maqlo yaggid lo ki ruach zenunim hit‘ah va-yiznu mi-tachat Eloheihem | 4, 12 My people inquire of their wood, and their staff tells them, for a spirit of prostitutions has led them astray, and they have prostituted themselves from under their GOD. | 4, 12 My people inquire of their wood, and their staff gives them answers; for a spirit of prostitution has led them astray, and they have prostituted themselves away from their GOD. |
| 4, 13 עַל־רָאשֵׁי הֶהָרִים יְזַבֵּחוּ וְעַל־הַגְּבָעוֹת יְקַטֵּרוּ תַּחַת אַלּוֹן וְלִבְנֶה וְאֵלָה כִּי טוֹב צִלָּהּ עַל־כֵּן תִּזְנֶינָה בְּנוֹתֵיכֶם וְכַלּוֹתֵיכֶם תְּנָאַפְנָה | 4, 13 ‘Al-rashei he-harim yezabbechu ve-‘al-ha-geva‘ot yeqatteru tachat allon ve-livneh ve-elah ki tov tzillah ‘al-ken tizneinah benoteikhem ve-khalloteikhem tena’afnah | 4, 13 Upon the tops of the mountains they sacrifice, and upon the hills they burn incense, under oak and poplar and terebinth, because its shade is good; therefore your daughters prostitute themselves, and your daughters-in-law commit adultery. | 4, 13 They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains and burn incense on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is good; therefore your daughters prostitute themselves, and your daughters-in-law commit adultery. |
| 4, 14 לֹא־אֶפְקוֹד עַל־בְּנוֹתֵיכֶם כִּי תִזְנֶינָה וְעַל־כַּלּוֹתֵיכֶם כִּי תְנָאַפְנָה כִּי־הֵם עִם־הַזֹּנוֹת יְפָרֵדוּ וְעִם־הַקְּדֵשׁוֹת יְזַבֵּחוּ וְעָם לֹא־יָבִין יִלָּבֵט | 4, 14 Lo-efqod ‘al-benoteikhem ki tizneinah ve-‘al-khalloteikhem ki tena’afnah ki-hem ‘im-ha-zonot yefaredu ve-‘im-ha-qedeshot yezabbechu ve-‘am lo-yavin yillavet | 4, 14 I will not visit upon your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor upon your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery, for they themselves go aside with prostitutes and sacrifice with cult prostitutes; and a people that does not understand shall be thrown down. | 4, 14 I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery; for the men themselves withdraw with prostitutes and sacrifice with cult prostitutes. A people without understanding shall be ruined. |
| 4, 15 אִם־זֹנֶה אַתָּה יִשְׂרָאֵל אַל־יֶאְשַׁם יְהוּדָה וְאַל־תָּבֹאוּ הַגִּלְגָּל וְאַל־תַּעֲלוּ בֵּית אָוֶן וְאַל־תִּשָּׁבְעוּ חַי־יְהוָה | 4, 15 Im-zoneh attah Yisra’el al-ye’sham Yehudah ve-al-tavo’u ha-Gilgal ve-al-ta‘alu Beit Aven ve-al-tishave‘u chai-YHWH | 4, 15 If you are prostituting yourself, Israel, let Judah not become guilty; and do not come to Gilgal, and do not go up to Beth-Aven, and do not swear, As YHWH lives. | 4, 15 Though you, Israel, commit prostitution, let Judah not become guilty. Do not come to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-Aven, and do not swear, “As YHWH lives.” |
| 4, 16 כִּי כְּפָרָה סֹרֵרָה סָרַר יִשְׂרָאֵל עַתָּה יִרְעֵם יְהוָה כְּכֶבֶשׂ בַּמֶּרְחָב | 4, 16 Ki ke-farah sorerah sarar Yisra’el ‘attah yir‘em YHWH ke-kheves ba-merchav | 4, 16 For like a stubborn heifer, Israel has been stubborn; now shall YHWH pasture them like a lamb in a broad place? | 4, 16 For Israel is stubborn like a stubborn heifer. Now will YHWH pasture them like a lamb in an open field? |
| 4, 17 חֲבוּר עֲצַבִּים אֶפְרָיִם הַנַּח־לוֹ | 4, 17 Chavur ‘atzabbim Efrayim hannach-lo | 4, 17 Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone. | 4, 17 Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone. |
| 4, 18 סָר סָבְאָם הַזְנֵה הִזְנוּ אָהֲבוּ הֵבוּ קָלוֹן מָגִנֶּיהָ | 4, 18 Sar sov’am hazneh hiznu ahavu hevu qalon maginneha | 4, 18 Their drink has turned aside; prostituting, they have prostituted themselves; loving, they have loved shame, her shields. | 4, 18 When their drink is gone, they give themselves wholly to prostitution; her rulers dearly love shame. |
| 4, 19 צָרַר רוּחַ אוֹתָהּ בִּכְנָפֶיהָ וְיֵבֹשׁוּ מִזִּבְחוֹתָם | 4, 19 Tzarar ruach otah bi-khenafeha ve-yevoshu mi-zivchotam | 4, 19 A wind has bound her in its wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices. | 4, 19 A wind has wrapped her in its wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices. |
Hosea 5 – Interlinear Table
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal English Translation from Hebrew | ASH Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5, 1 שִׁמְעוּ־זֹאת הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַקְשִׁיבוּ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבֵית הַמֶּלֶךְ הַאֲזִינוּ כִּי לָכֶם הַמִּשְׁפָּט כִּי־פַח הֱיִיתֶם לְמִצְפָּה וְרֶשֶׁת פְּרוּשָׂה עַל־תָּבוֹר | 5, 1 Shim‘u-zot ha-kohanim ve-haqshivu beit Yisra’el u-veit ha-melekh ha’azinu ki lakhem ha-mishpat ki-fach heyitem le-Mitzpah ve-reshet perusah ‘al-Tavor | 5, 1 Hear this, priests, and give attention, house of Israel; and house of the king, give ear, for to you belongs the judgment, because you have been a snare to Mizpah and a net spread over Tabor. | 5, 1 Hear this, priests; give attention, house of Israel; give ear, house of the king, for the judgment concerns you: you have been a snare at Mizpah and a net spread over Tabor. |
| 5, 2 וְשַׁחֲטָה שֵׂטִים הֶעְמִיקוּ וַאֲנִי מוּסָר לְכֻלָּם | 5, 2 Ve-shachatah setim he‘emiqu va-ani musar le-khullam | 5, 2 And in slaughter the rebels have gone deep, but I am discipline for all of them. | 5, 2 The rebels have deeply immersed themselves in slaughter, but I will be correction for all of them. |
| 5, 3 אֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי אֶפְרַיִם וְיִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא־נִכְחַד מִמֶּנִּי כִּי עַתָּה הִזְנֵיתָ אֶפְרַיִם נִטְמָא יִשְׂרָאֵל | 5, 3 Ani yada‘ti Efrayim ve-Yisra’el lo-nikhchad mimmenni ki ‘attah hizneita Efrayim nitma Yisra’el | 5, 3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me; for now you have prostituted yourself, Ephraim, Israel has become defiled. | 5, 3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from me; now you have prostituted yourself, Ephraim, and Israel has become defiled. |
| 5, 4 לֹא יִתְּנוּ מַעַלְלֵיהֶם לָשׁוּב אֶל־אֱלֹהֵיהֶם כִּי רוּחַ זְנוּנִים בְּקִרְבָּם וְאֶת־יְהוָה לֹא יָדָעוּ | 5, 4 Lo yittenu ma‘alleleihem lashuv el-Eloheihem ki ruach zenunim be-qirbam ve-et-YHWH lo yada‘u | 5, 4 Their deeds do not allow them to return to their GOD, because a spirit of prostitutions is within them, and YHWH they have not known. | 5, 4 Their deeds do not allow them to return to their GOD, because a spirit of prostitution is within them, and they have not known YHWH. |
| 5, 5 וְעָנָה גְאוֹן־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּפָנָיו וְיִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֶפְרַיִם יִכָּשְׁלוּ בַּעֲוֺנָם כָּשַׁל גַּם־יְהוּדָה עִמָּם | 5, 5 Ve-‘anah ge’on-Yisra’el be-fanav ve-Yisra’el ve-Efrayim yikkashe’lu ba-‘avonam kashal gam-Yehudah ‘immam | 5, 5 And the pride of Israel shall testify before his face; and Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in their iniquity; Judah also shall stumble with them. | 5, 5 The pride of Israel shall testify against him; Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in their iniquity, and Judah also shall stumble with them. |
| 5, 6 בְּצֹאנָם וּבִבְקָרָם יֵלְכוּ לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־יְהוָה וְלֹא יִמְצָאוּ חָלַץ מֵהֶם | 5, 6 Be-tzonam u-vi-veqaram yelekhu le-vaqqesh et-YHWH ve-lo yimtza’u chalatz mehem | 5, 6 With their flock and with their herd they shall go to seek YHWH, but they shall not find him; he has withdrawn from them. | 5, 6 With their flocks and with their herds they shall go to seek YHWH, but they shall not find him; he has withdrawn from them. |
| 5, 7 בַּיהוָה בָּגָדוּ כִּי־בָנִים זָרִים יָלָדוּ עַתָּה יֹאכְלֵם חֹדֶשׁ אֶת־חֶלְקֵיהֶם | 5, 7 Ba-YHWH bagadu ki-vanim zarim yaladu ‘attah yokhlem chodesh et-cheleqeihem | 5, 7 Against YHWH they have acted treacherously, because they have begotten strange children; now the new moon shall devour them with their portions. | 5, 7 They have betrayed YHWH, because they have begotten foreign children; now the new moon shall devour them together with their portions. |
| 5, 8 תִּקְעוּ שׁוֹפָר בַּגִּבְעָה חֲצֹצְרָה בָּרָמָה הָרִיעוּ בֵּית אָוֶן אַחֲרֶיךָ בִּנְיָמִין | 5, 8 Tiq‘u shofar ba-Giv‘ah chatzotzerah ba-Ramah hari‘u Beit Aven acharekha Binyamin | 5, 8 Blow the shofar in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; sound the alarm at Beth-Aven: behind you, Benjamin. | 5, 8 Blow the shofar in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the alarm at Beth-Aven: “Behind you, Benjamin!” |
| 5, 9 אֶפְרַיִם לְשַׁמָּה תִהְיֶה בְּיוֹם תּוֹכֵחָה בְּשִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הוֹדַעְתִּי נֶאֱמָנָה | 5, 9 Efrayim le-shammah tihyeh be-yom tokhechah be-shivtei Yisra’el hoda‘ti ne’emanah | 5, 9 Ephraim shall become a desolation in the day of rebuke; among the tribes of Israel I have made known what is certain. | 5, 9 Ephraim shall become a desolation in the day of rebuke; among the tribes of Israel I have made known a thing that is certain. |
| 5, 10 הָיוּ שָׂרֵי יְהוּדָה כְּמַסִּיגֵי גְּבוּל עֲלֵיהֶם אֶשְׁפּוֹךְ כַּמַּיִם עֶבְרָתִי | 5, 10 Hayu sarei Yehudah ke-massigei gevul ‘aleihem eshpokh ka-mayim ‘evrati | 5, 10 The princes of Judah have been like those who move the boundary; upon them I will pour out my overflowing wrath like water. | 5, 10 The princes of Judah are like those who move boundary markers; upon them I will pour out my wrath like water. |
| 5, 11 עָשׁוּק אֶפְרַיִם רְצוּץ מִשְׁפָּט כִּי הוֹאִיל הָלַךְ אַחֲרֵי־צָו | 5, 11 ‘Ashuq Efrayim retzutz mishpat ki ho’il halakh acharei-tzav | 5, 11 Oppressed is Ephraim, crushed in judgment, because he was willing to walk after the command. | 5, 11 Ephraim is oppressed, crushed by judgment, because he chose to walk after a vain command. |
| 5, 12 וַאֲנִי כָעָשׁ לְאֶפְרָיִם וְכָרָקָב לְבֵית יְהוּדָה | 5, 12 Va-ani kha-‘ash le-Efrayim ve-kha-raqav le-beit Yehudah | 5, 12 And I will be like a moth to Ephraim, and like rot to the house of Judah. | 5, 12 I will be like a moth to Ephraim and like rot to the house of Judah. |
| 5, 13 וַיַּרְא אֶפְרַיִם אֶת־חָלְיוֹ וִיהוּדָה אֶת־מְזֹרוֹ וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶפְרַיִם אֶל־אַשּׁוּר וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶל־מֶלֶךְ יָרֵב וְהוּא לֹא יוּכַל לִרְפֹּא לָכֶם וְלֹא־יִגְהֶה מִכֶּם מָזוֹר | 5, 13 Va-yar Efrayim et-cholyo vi-Yehudah et-mezoro va-yelekh Efrayim el-Ashshur va-yishlach el-melekh Yarev ve-hu lo yukhal lirpo lakhem ve-lo-yigheh mikkem mazor | 5, 13 And Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound; then Ephraim went to Assyria and sent to King Jareb, but he shall not be able to heal you, and he shall not remove the wound from you. | 5, 13 Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound; then Ephraim went to Assyria and sent messengers to King Jareb, but he will not be able to heal you or remove the wound from you. |
| 5, 14 כִּי אָנֹכִי כַשַּׁחַל לְאֶפְרַיִם וְכַכְּפִיר לְבֵית יְהוּדָה אֲנִי אֲנִי אֶטְרֹף וְאֵלֵךְ אֶשָּׂא וְאֵין מַצִּיל | 5, 14 Ki anokhi kha-shachal le-Efrayim ve-kha-kefir le-beit Yehudah ani ani etrof ve-elekh essa ve-ein matzil | 5, 14 For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, and like a young lion to the house of Judah; I, I myself, will tear and go away; I will carry off, and there will be no rescuer. | 5, 14 I will be like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah; I, I myself, will tear and go away; I will carry off, and no one will rescue. |
| 5, 15 אֵלֵךְ אָשׁוּבָה אֶל־מְקוֹמִי עַד אֲשֶׁר־יֶאְשְׁמוּ וּבִקְשׁוּ פָנָי בַּצַּר לָהֶם יְשַׁחֲרֻנְנִי | 5, 15 Elekh ashuvah el-meqomi ‘ad asher-ye’shemu u-viqshu fanai ba-tzar lahem yeshacharunenni | 5, 15 I will go, I will return to my place, until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face; in their distress they will seek me early. | 5, 15 I will go away and return to my place, until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face; in their distress they will seek me earnestly. |
Hosea 6 – Interlinear Table
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal English Translation from Hebrew | ASH Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6, 1 לְכוּ וְנָשׁוּבָה אֶל־יְהוָה כִּי הוּא טָרָף וְיִרְפָּאֵנוּ יַךְ וְיַחְבְּשֵׁנוּ | 6, 1 Lekhu ve-nashuvah el-YHWH ki hu taraf ve-yirpa’enu yakh ve-yachbeshenu | 6, 1 Come, and let us return to YHWH, for he has torn, and he will heal us; he has struck, and he will bind us up. | 6, 1 Come, let us return to YHWH; for he has torn us, but he will heal us; he has struck us, but he will bind us up. |
| 6, 2 יְחַיֵּנוּ מִיֹּמָיִם בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי יְקִמֵנוּ וְנִחְיֶה לְפָנָיו | 6, 2 Yechayyenu mi-yomayim ba-yom ha-shelishi yeqimenu ve-nichyeh lefanav | 6, 2 He will make us live after two days; on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before his face. | 6, 2 After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before him. |
| 6, 3 וְנֵדְעָה נִרְדְּפָה לָדַעַת אֶת־יְהוָה כְּשַׁחַר נָכוֹן מוֹצָאוֹ וְיָבוֹא כַגֶּשֶׁם לָנוּ כְּמַלְקוֹשׁ יוֹרֶה אָרֶץ | 6, 3 Ve-ned‘ah nirdefah lada‘at et-YHWH ke-shachar nakhon motza’o ve-yavo kha-geshem lanu ke-malqosh yoreh aretz | 6, 3 And let us know, let us pursue to know YHWH; like the dawn, certain is his going forth, and he will come like the rain to us, like the latter rain watering the earth. | 6, 3 Let us know, let us pursue the knowledge of YHWH. His going forth is certain like the dawn; he will come to us like the rain, like the latter rain that waters the earth. |
| 6, 4 מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה־לְּךָ אֶפְרַיִם מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה־לְּךָ יְהוּדָה וְחַסְדְּכֶם כַּעֲנַן־בֹּקֶר וְכַטַּל מַשְׁכִּים הֹלֵךְ | 6, 4 Mah e‘eseh-lekha Efrayim mah e‘eseh-lekha Yehudah ve-chasdekhem ka-‘anan-boqer ve-kha-tal mashkim holekh | 6, 4 What shall I do to you, Ephraim? What shall I do to you, Judah? For your faithful love is like a morning cloud and like the dew going away early. | 6, 4 What shall I do with you, Ephraim? What shall I do with you, Judah? Your faithful love is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes away early. |
| 6, 5 עַל־כֵּן חָצַבְתִּי בַּנְּבִיאִים הֲרַגְתִּים בְּאִמְרֵי־פִי וּמִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ אוֹר יֵצֵא | 6, 5 ‘Al-ken chatzavti ba-nevi’im haragtim be-imrei-fi u-mishpatekha or yetze | 6, 5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth, and your judgments go forth as light. | 6, 5 Therefore I have cut them down by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth, and my judgment goes forth like the light. |
| 6, 6 כִּי חֶסֶד חָפַצְתִּי וְלֹא־זָבַח וְדַעַת אֱלֹהִים מֵעֹלוֹת | 6, 6 Ki chesed chafatzti ve-lo-zavach ve-da‘at Elohim me-‘olot | 6, 6 For faithful love I desire, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of GOD more than burnt offerings. | 6, 6 For I desire faithful love, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of GOD more than burnt offerings. |
| 6, 7 וְהֵמָּה כְּאָדָם עָבְרוּ בְרִית שָׁם בָּגְדוּ בִי | 6, 7 Ve-hemmah ke-Adam ‘averu verit sham bagedu vi | 6, 7 But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they have dealt treacherously against me. | 6, 7 But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they have betrayed me. |
| 6, 8 גִּלְעָד קִרְיַת פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן עֲקֻבָּה מִדָּם | 6, 8 Gil‘ad qiryat po‘alei aven ‘aqubbah mi-dam | 6, 8 Gilead is a city of workers of wickedness, tracked with blood. | 6, 8 Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with blood. |
| 6, 9 וּכְחַכֵּי אִישׁ גְּדוּדִים חֶבֶר כֹּהֲנִים דֶּרֶךְ יְרַצְּחוּ־שֶׁכְמָה כִּי זִמָּה עָשׂוּ | 6, 9 U-khechakei ish gedudim chever kohanim derekh yeratzchu-shekhemah ki zimmah ‘asu | 6, 9 And like bands lying in wait for a man, a company of priests murder on the road to Shechem; for they have done wickedness. | 6, 9 Like raiders lying in wait for a man, a company of priests murders on the road to Shechem; for they have committed wickedness. |
| 6, 10 בְּבֵית יִשְׂרָאֵל רָאִיתִי שַׁעֲרוּרִיָּה שָׁם זְנוּת לְאֶפְרַיִם נִטְמָא יִשְׂרָאֵל | 6, 10 Be-beit Yisra’el ra’iti sha‘aruriyyah sham zenut le-Efrayim nitma Yisra’el | 6, 10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; there is prostitution for Ephraim; Israel has become defiled. | 6, 10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: there Ephraim commits prostitution, and Israel has become defiled. |
| 6, 11 גַּם־יְהוּדָה שָׁת קָצִיר לָךְ בְּשׁוּבִי שְׁבוּת עַמִּי | 6, 11 Gam-Yehudah shat qatzir lakh be-shuvi shevut ‘ammi | 6, 11 Also for you, Judah, a harvest is appointed, when I restore the captivity of my people. | 6, 11 For you also, Judah, a harvest is appointed, when I restore the fortunes of my people. |
Hosea 7 – Interlinear Table
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal English Translation from Hebrew | ASH Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7, 1 כְּרָפְאִי לְיִשְׂרָאֵל וְנִגְלָה עֲוֹן אֶפְרַיִם וְרָעוֹת שֹׁמְרוֹן כִּי פָעֲלוּ שָׁקֶר וְגַנָּב יָבוֹא פָּשַׁט גְּדוּד בַּחוּץ | 7, 1 Ke-rof’i le-Yisra’el ve-niglah ‘avon Efrayim ve-ra‘ot Shomeron ki fa‘alu shaqer ve-gannav yavo pashat gedud ba-chutz | 7, 1 When I heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim is uncovered, and the evils of Samaria, because they practice falsehood; the thief enters, and the band raids outside. | 7, 1 When I would heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim is revealed, and the evils of Samaria: they practice falsehood; the thief enters, and the band raids outside. |
| 7, 2 וּבַל־יֹאמְרוּ לִלְבָבָם כָּל־רָעָתָם זָכָרְתִּי עַתָּה סְבָבוּם מַעַלְלֵיהֶם נֶגֶד פָּנַי הָיוּ | 7, 2 U-val-yomeru li-levavam kol-ra‘atam zakharti ‘attah sevavum ma‘alleleihem neged panai hayu | 7, 2 And they do not say to their heart that I remember all their evil; now their deeds surround them, they are before my face. | 7, 2 They do not say in their heart that I remember all their evil; now their deeds surround them and stand before my face. |
| 7, 3 בְּרָעָתָם יְשַׂמְּחוּ־מֶלֶךְ וּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶם שָׂרִים | 7, 3 Be-ra‘atam yesammechu-melekh u-ve-khachsheihem sarim | 7, 3 With their evil they make the king glad, and with their lies the princes. | 7, 3 With their evil they make the king glad, and with their lies they please the princes. |
| 7, 4 כֻּלָּם מְנָאֲפִים כְּמוֹ תַנּוּר בֹּעֵר מֵאֹפֶה יִשְׁבּוֹת מֵעִיר מִלּוּשׁ בָּצֵק עַד־חֻמְצָתוֹ | 7, 4 Kullam mena’afim kemo tannur bo‘er me’ofeh yishbot me‘ir mil-lush batzeq ‘ad-chumtzato | 7, 4 All of them are adulterers, like an oven burning from the baker, who ceases from stirring, from kneading the dough until it is leavened. | 7, 4 They are all adulterers, like an oven heated by the baker, who stops stirring the fire from the time he kneads the dough until it is leavened. |
| 7, 5 יוֹם מַלְכֵּנוּ הֶחֱלוּ שָׂרִים חֲמַת מִיָּיִן מָשַׁךְ יָדוֹ אֶת־לֹצְצִים | 7, 5 Yom malkenu hechelu sarim chamat mi-yayin mashakh yado et-lotzetzim | 7, 5 On the day of our king, the princes became sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with mockers. | 7, 5 On the day of our king, the princes become sick with the heat of wine; he stretches out his hand to mockers. |
| 7, 6 כִּי־קֵרְבוּ כַתַּנּוּר לִבָּם בְּאָרְבָּם כָּל־הַלַּיְלָה יָשֵׁן אֹפֵהֶם בֹּקֶר הוּא בֹעֵר כְּאֵשׁ לֶהָבָה | 7, 6 Ki-qerevu kha-tannur libbam be-orbam kol-ha-laylah yashen ofehem boqer hu vo‘er ke-esh lehavah | 7, 6 For they have brought their heart near like an oven in their ambush; all the night their baker sleeps, in the morning it burns like flaming fire. | 7, 6 In their ambushes they have made their heart like an oven; all night their baker sleeps, but in the morning it burns like flaming fire. |
| 7, 7 כֻּלָּם יֵחַמּוּ כַתַּנּוּר וְאָכְלוּ אֶת־שֹׁפְטֵיהֶם כָּל־מַלְכֵיהֶם נָפָלוּ אֵין־קֹרֵא בָהֶם אֵלָי | 7, 7 Kullam yechammu kha-tannur ve-akhlu et-shofeteihem kol-malkheihem nafalu ein-qore vahem elai | 7, 7 All of them grow hot like an oven and devour their judges; all their kings have fallen, there is none among them calling to me. | 7, 7 They all burn like an oven and devour their judges; all their kings have fallen, and none among them calls to me. |
| 7, 8 אֶפְרַיִם בָּעַמִּים הוּא יִתְבּוֹלָל אֶפְרַיִם הָיָה עֻגָה בְּלִי הֲפוּכָה | 7, 8 Efrayim ba-‘ammim hu yitbolal Efrayim hayah ‘ugah beli hafukhah | 7, 8 Ephraim, among the peoples, he mixes himself; Ephraim has become a cake not turned. | 7, 8 Ephraim mixes himself among the peoples; Ephraim has become a cake not turned over. |
| 7, 9 אָכְלוּ זָרִים כֹּחוֹ וְהוּא לֹא יָדָע גַּם־שֵׂיבָה זָרְקָה בּוֹ וְהוּא לֹא יָדָע | 7, 9 Akhelu zarim kocho ve-hu lo yada‘ gam-seivah zarqah bo ve-hu lo yada‘ | 7, 9 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he did not know it; even gray hair is sprinkled upon him, and he did not know it. | 7, 9 Strangers have devoured his strength, but he does not realize it; even gray hair has spread over him, but he does not realize it. |
| 7, 10 וְעָנָה גְאוֹן יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּפָנָיו וְלֹא־שָׁבוּ אֶל־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם וְלֹא בִקְשֻׁהוּ בְּכָל־זֹאת | 7, 10 Ve-‘anah ge’on Yisra’el be-fanav ve-lo-shavu el-YHWH Eloheihem ve-lo viqshuhu be-khol-zot | 7, 10 And the pride of Israel testifies before his face; but they have not returned to YHWH their GOD, and they have not sought him in all this. | 7, 10 The pride of Israel testifies against him; yet they have not returned to YHWH their GOD, and they have not sought him, despite all this. |
| 7, 11 וַיְהִי אֶפְרַיִם כְּיוֹנָה פוֹתָה אֵין לֵב מִצְרַיִם קָרָאוּ אַשּׁוּר הָלָכוּ | 7, 11 Va-yehi Efrayim ke-yonah fotah ein lev Mitzrayim qara’u Ashshur halakhu | 7, 11 And Ephraim has become like a simple dove, without heart; they call Egypt, they go to Assyria. | 7, 11 Ephraim has become like a simple dove, without discernment: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria. |
| 7, 12 כַּאֲשֶׁר יֵלֵכוּ אֶפְרוֹשׂ עֲלֵיהֶם רִשְׁתִּי כְּעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם אוֹרִידֵם אַיְסִרֵם כְּשֵׁמַע לַעֲדָתָם | 7, 12 Ka’asher yelekhu efros ‘aleihem rishti ke-‘of ha-shamayim oridem aysirem ke-shema la-‘adatam | 7, 12 When they go, I will spread my net over them; I will bring them down like the bird of the heavens; I will discipline them according to the report to their assembly. | 7, 12 When they go, I will spread my net over them; I will bring them down like birds of the heavens, and I will discipline them according to what was announced to their assembly. |
| 7, 13 אוֹי לָהֶם כִּי־נָדְדוּ מִמֶּנִּי שֹׁד לָהֶם כִּי־פָשְׁעוּ בִי וְאָנֹכִי אֶפְדֵּם וְהֵמָּה דִּבְּרוּ עָלַי כְּזָבִים | 7, 13 Oy lahem ki-nadedu mimmenni shod lahem ki-fashe‘u vi ve-anokhi efdem ve-hemmah dibberu ‘alai kezavim | 7, 13 Woe to them, because they have wandered from me; destruction to them, because they have rebelled against me; and I would redeem them, but they have spoken lies against me. | 7, 13 Woe to them, because they have wandered away from me; destruction upon them, because they have rebelled against me. I would redeem them, but they speak lies against me. |
| 7, 14 וְלֹא־זָעֲקוּ אֵלַי בְּלִבָּם כִּי יְיֵלִילוּ עַל־מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָם עַל־דָּגָן וְתִירוֹשׁ יִתְגּוֹרָרוּ יָסוּרוּ בִי | 7, 14 Ve-lo-za‘aqu elai be-libam ki yeylilu ‘al-mishkevotam ‘al-dagan ve-tirosh yitgoraru yasuru vi | 7, 14 And they did not cry to me with their heart, but they wail upon their beds; for grain and new wine they gather themselves; they rebel against me. | 7, 14 They do not cry to me with their heart, but they wail upon their beds; they stir themselves up for grain and new wine, and they rebel against me. |
| 7, 15 וַאֲנִי יִסַּרְתִּי חִזַּקְתִּי זְרוֹעֹתָם וְאֵלַי יְחַשְּׁבוּ־רָע | 7, 15 Va-ani yissarti chizzaqti zero‘otam ve-elai yechashevu-ra‘ | 7, 15 And I instructed, I strengthened their arms, but against me they devise evil. | 7, 15 I instructed them and strengthened their arms, but they devise evil against me. |
| 7, 16 יָשׁוּבוּ לֹא עָל הָיוּ כְּקֶשֶׁת רְמִיָּה יִפְּלוּ בַחֶרֶב שָׂרֵיהֶם מִזַּעַם לְשׁוֹנָם זוֹ לַעְגָּם בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם | 7, 16 Yashuvu lo ‘al hayu ke-qeshet remiyyah yippelu va-cherev sareihem mi-za‘am leshonam zo la‘gam be-eretz Mitzrayim | 7, 16 They return, but not upward; they have become like a deceitful bow; their princes shall fall by the sword because of the rage of their tongue; this shall be their mockery in the land of Egypt. | 7, 16 They return, but not to the Most High; they have become like a deceitful bow. Their princes shall fall by the sword because of the insolence of their tongue; this shall be their mockery in the land of Egypt. |
Hosea 8 – Interlinear Table
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal English Translation from Hebrew | ASH Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8, 1 אֶל־חִכְּךָ שֹׁפָר כַּנֶּשֶׁר עַל־בֵּית יְהוָה יַעַן עָבְרוּ בְרִיתִי וְעַל־תּוֹרָתִי פָּשָׁעוּ | 8, 1 El-chikkekha shofar ka-nesher ‘al-beit YHWH ya‘an ‘averu veriti ve-‘al-torati pasha‘u | 8, 1 To your palate, a shofar! Like an eagle over the house of YHWH, because they have transgressed my covenant and rebelled against my law. | 8, 1 Put the shofar to your mouth! Like an eagle over the house of YHWH, because they have transgressed my covenant and rebelled against my law. |
| 8, 2 לִי יִזְעָקוּ אֱלֹהַי יְדַעֲנוּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל | 8, 2 Li yiz‘aqu Elohai yeda‘anukha Yisra’el | 8, 2 To me they cry: My GOD, we know you, Israel. | 8, 2 They cry to me, “My GOD, we Israel know you.” |
| 8, 3 זָנַח יִשְׂרָאֵל טוֹב אוֹיֵב יִרְדְּפוֹ | 8, 3 Zanach Yisra’el tov oyev yirdefu | 8, 3 Israel has rejected good; an enemy shall pursue him. | 8, 3 Israel has rejected what is good; an enemy shall pursue him. |
| 8, 4 הֵם הִמְלִיכוּ וְלֹא מִמֶּנִּי הֵשִׂירוּ וְלֹא יָדָעְתִּי כַּסְפָּם וּזְהָבָם עָשׂוּ לָהֶם עֲצַבִּים לְמַעַן יִכָּרֵת | 8, 4 Hem himlikhu ve-lo mimmenni hesiru ve-lo yada‘ti kaspam u-zehavam ‘asu lahem ‘atzabbim le-ma‘an yikkaret | 8, 4 They made kings, but not from me; they appointed princes, but I did not know it. Their silver and their gold they made for themselves into idols, so that it may be cut off. | 8, 4 They set up kings, but not from me; they appointed princes, but I did not know it. With their silver and their gold they made idols for themselves, so that they might be cut off. |
| 8, 5 זָנַח עֶגְלֵךְ שֹׁמְרוֹן חָרָה אַפִּי בָּם עַד־מָתַי לֹא יוּכְלוּ נִקָּיֹן | 8, 5 Zanach ‘eglekh Shomeron charah appi bam ‘ad-matai lo yukhelu niqqayon | 8, 5 Your calf has rejected you, Samaria; my anger burns against them. Until when will they be unable to be innocent? | 8, 5 Your calf has rejected you, Samaria; my anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of purity? |
| 8, 6 כִּי מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל וְהוּא חָרָשׁ עָשָׂהוּ וְלֹא אֱלֹהִים הוּא כִּי־שְׁבָבִים יִהְיֶה עֵגֶל שֹׁמְרוֹן | 8, 6 Ki mi-Yisra’el ve-hu charash ‘asahu ve-lo Elohim hu ki-shevavim yihyeh ‘egel Shomeron | 8, 6 For from Israel it is, and a craftsman made it; and it is not GOD, for the calf of Samaria shall become splinters. | 8, 6 For it is from Israel; a craftsman made it, and it is not GOD. The calf of Samaria shall become splinters. |
| 8, 7 כִּי רוּחַ יִזְרָעוּ וְסוּפָתָה יִקְצֹרוּ קָמָה אֵין־לוֹ צֶמַח בְּלִי יַעֲשֶׂה קֶּמַח אוּלַי יַעֲשֶׂה זָרִים יִבְלָעֻהוּ | 8, 7 Ki ruach yizra‘u ve-sufatah yiqtzoru qamah ein-lo tzemach beli ya‘aseh qemach ulai ya‘aseh zarim yivla‘uhu | 8, 7 For they sow wind, and they shall reap whirlwind. A standing grain has no sprout; it shall make no flour. If perhaps it makes it, strangers shall swallow it. | 8, 7 For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. The standing grain has no head; it shall yield no flour. If it should yield, strangers shall swallow it up. |
| 8, 8 נִבְלַע יִשְׂרָאֵל עַתָּה הָיוּ בַגּוֹיִם כִּכְלִי אֵין־חֵפֶץ בּוֹ | 8, 8 Nivla‘ Yisra’el ‘attah hayu va-goyim ki-khli ein-chefetz bo | 8, 8 Israel is swallowed up; now they have become among the nations like a vessel in which there is no delight. | 8, 8 Israel is swallowed up; now they are among the nations like a vessel in which no one delights. |
| 8, 9 כִּי־הֵמָּה עָלוּ אַשּׁוּר פֶּרֶא בֹּדֵד לוֹ אֶפְרַיִם הִתְנוּ אֲהָבִים | 8, 9 Ki-hemmah ‘alu Ashshur pere boded lo Efrayim hitnu ahavim | 8, 9 For they have gone up to Assyria, a wild donkey alone by itself; Ephraim has hired lovers. | 8, 9 For they have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey wandering alone; Ephraim has hired lovers. |
| 8, 10 גַּם כִּי־יִתְנוּ בַגּוֹיִם עַתָּה אֲקַבְּצֵם וַיָּחֵלּוּ מְעָט מִמַּשָּׂא מֶלֶךְ שָׂרִים | 8, 10 Gam ki-yitnu va-goyim ‘attah aqabbetzem va-yachellu me‘at mi-massa melekh sarim | 8, 10 Even though they hire among the nations, now I will gather them, and they shall begin to diminish a little from the burden of the king of princes. | 8, 10 Even though they hire allies among the nations, now I will gather them; they shall soon begin to diminish under the burden of the king of princes. |
| 8, 11 כִּי־הִרְבָּה אֶפְרַיִם מִזְבְּחֹת לַחֲטֹא הָיוּ־לוֹ מִזְבְּחֹת לַחֲטֹא | 8, 11 Ki-hirbah Efrayim mizbechot la-chatto hayu-lo mizbechot la-chatto | 8, 11 For Ephraim has multiplied altars for sinning; altars have become for him for sinning. | 8, 11 For Ephraim has multiplied altars for sin; they have become altars for him to sin. |
| 8, 12 אֶכְתּוב־לוֹ רֻבֵּי תוֹרָתִי כְּמוֹ־זָר נֶחְשָׁבוּ | 8, 12 Ekhtov-lo rubbei torati kemo-zar nechshavu | 8, 12 I write for him the many things of my law; like a strange thing they are regarded. | 8, 12 Though I write for him the many things of my law, they are regarded as something strange. |
| 8, 13 זִבְחֵי הַבְהָבַי יִזְבְּחוּ בָשָׂר וַיֹּאכֵלוּ יְהוָה לֹא רְצָם עַתָּה יִזְכֹּר עֲוֹנָם וְיִפְקֹד חַטֹּאותָם הֵמָּה מִצְרַיִם יָשׁוּבוּ | 8, 13 Zivchei havhavai yizbechu vasar va-yokhelu YHWH lo retzam ‘attah yizkor ‘avonam ve-yifqod chattotam hemmah Mitzrayim yashuvu | 8, 13 The sacrifices of my gifts they sacrifice as flesh and eat; YHWH does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity and visit their sins; they shall return to Egypt. | 8, 13 As for the sacrifices of my gifts, they sacrifice flesh and eat it, but YHWH does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins; they shall return to Egypt. |
| 8, 14 וַיִּשְׁכַּח יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־עֹשֵׂהוּ וַיִּבֶן הֵיכָלוֹת וִיהוּדָה הִרְבָּה עָרִים בְּצֻרוֹת וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי אֵשׁ בְּעָרָיו וְאָכְלָה אַרְמְנֹתֶיהָ | 8, 14 Va-yishkach Yisra’el et-‘osehu va-yiven heikhalot vi-Yehudah hirbah ‘arim betzurot ve-shillachti esh be-‘arav ve-akhla armenoteha | 8, 14 And Israel forgot his Maker and built temples, and Judah multiplied fortified cities; but I will send fire into his cities, and it shall devour her palaces. | 8, 14 Israel forgot his Maker and built temples, and Judah multiplied fortified cities; but I will send fire into his cities, and it shall devour her palaces. |
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