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Hosea

Chapter 11
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֛y na֥'ar yishsera'e֖l va'ohabe֑hu umimּitzera֖yim qara֥'tiy libeniֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called My son out of Egypt.

כִּ֛י נַ֥עַר יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וָאֹהֲבֵ֑הוּ וּמִמִּצְרַ֖יִם קָרָ֥אתִי לִבְנִֽי׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): qare'֖u lahe֑m kּe֚n halek֣u mipּeneyhe֔m labּe'ali֣ym yezabּe֔chu velapּesili֖ym yeqatּerֽun׃
Edified Edition (EDE)As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed to Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

קָרְא֖וּ לָהֶ֑ם כֵּ֚ן הָלְכ֣וּ מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם לַבְּעָלִ֣ים יְזַבֵּ֔חוּ וְלַפְּסִלִ֖ים יְקַטֵּרֽוּן׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'anoki֤y tiregּa֨letּiy֙ le'epera֔yim qacha֖m 'al-zerֽo'ota֑yv velo֥ yade'֖u kּi֥y repa'tiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.

וְאָנֹכִ֤י תִרְגַּ֨לְתִּי֙ לְאֶפְרַ֔יִם קָחָ֖ם עַל־זְרֽוֹעֹתָ֑יו וְלֹ֥א יָדְע֖וּ כִּ֥י רְפָאתִֽים׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּechabele֨y 'ada֤m 'emeshshekem֙ bּa'abot֣ot 'ahaba֔h va'eheye֥h lahe֛m kּimeri֥ymey 'o֖l 'a֣l lecheyhe֑m ve'a֥t 'ela֖yv 'okiֽyl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat to them.

בְּחַבְלֵ֨י אָדָ֤ם אֶמְשְׁכֵם֙ בַּעֲבֹת֣וֹת אַהֲבָ֔ה וָאֶהְיֶ֥ה לָהֶ֛ם כִּמְרִ֥ימֵי עֹ֖ל עַ֣ל לְחֵיהֶ֑ם וְאַ֥ט אֵלָ֖יו אוֹכִֽיל׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): lo֤ yashshub֙ 'el-'e֣retz mitzera֔yim ve'ashshּ֖ur h֣u malekּ֑o kּi֥y me'an֖u lashshֽub׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.

לֹ֤א יָשׁוּב֙ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם וְאַשּׁ֖וּר ה֣וּא מַלְכּ֑וֹ כִּ֥י מֵאֲנ֖וּ לָשֽׁוּב׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): vechala֥h che֨reb֙ bּe'ara֔yv vekilּeta֥h badּa֖yv ve'aka֑lah miֽmּo'atz֖oteyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

וְחָלָ֥ה חֶ֨רֶב֙ בְּעָרָ֔יו וְכִלְּתָ֥ה בַדָּ֖יו וְאָכָ֑לָה מִֽמֹּעֲצ֖וֹתֵיהֶֽם׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'amּi֥y telu'i֖ym limeshshֽubati֑y ve'el-'al֙ yiqera'u֔hu ya֖chad lo֥ yeromem׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And My people are bent to backsliding from Me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt Him.

וְעַמִּ֥י תְלוּאִ֖ים לִמְשֽׁוּבָתִ֑י וְאֶל־עַל֙ יִקְרָאֻ֔הוּ יַ֖חַד לֹ֥א יְרוֹמֵם׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֞yke 'etּeneka֣ 'epera֗yim 'amagּeneka֙ yishsera'e֔l 'e֚yke 'etּeneka֣ ke'adema֔h 'ashsiֽymeka֖ kּitzebo'yi֑m nehepּa֤ke 'alay֙ libּi֔y ya֖chad nikemer֥u nichumaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)How shall I give you up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver you, Israel? how shall I make you as Admah? how shall I set you as Zeboim? Mine heart is turned within Me, My repentings are kindled together.

אֵ֞יךְ אֶתֶּנְךָ֣ אֶפְרַ֗יִם אֲמַגֶּנְךָ֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֵ֚יךְ אֶתֶּנְךָ֣ כְאַדְמָ֔ה אֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖ כִּצְבֹאיִ֑ם נֶהְפַּ֤ךְ עָלַי֙ לִבִּ֔י יַ֖חַד נִכְמְר֥וּ נִחוּמָֽי׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): lo֤ 'eֽ'eshseh֙ char֣on 'apּi֔y lo֥ 'ashsh֖ub leshshache֣t 'epera֑yim kּi֣y 'e֤l 'aֽnokiy֙ velo'-'i֔yshsh bּeqirebּeka֣ qad֔oshsh velo֥ 'ab֖o bּe'iֽyr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I will not execute the fierceness of Mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of you: and I will not enter into the city.

לֹ֤א אֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ חֲר֣וֹן אַפִּ֔י לֹ֥א אָשׁ֖וּב לְשַׁחֵ֣ת אֶפְרָ֑יִם כִּ֣י אֵ֤ל אָֽנֹכִי֙ וְלֹא־אִ֔ישׁ בְּקִרְבְּךָ֣ קָד֔וֹשׁ וְלֹ֥א אָב֖וֹא בְּעִֽיר׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): achare֧y yehva֛h yelek֖u kּe'areye֣h yishshe'a֑g kּiֽy-h֣u yishshe'a֔g veyechered֥u bani֖ym miyּaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They shall walk after the LORD: He shall roar like a lion: when He shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.

אַחֲרֵ֧י יְהוָ֛ה יֵלְכ֖וּ כְּאַרְיֵ֣ה יִשְׁאָ֑ג כִּֽי־ה֣וּא יִשְׁאַ֔ג וְיֶחֶרְד֥וּ בָנִ֖ים מִיָּֽם׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): yechered֤u ketzipּor֙ mimּitzera֔yim ukeyona֖h me'e֣retz 'ashshּ֑ur vehoshshabetּi֥ym 'al-bּatּeyhe֖m ne'um-yehvaֽh׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses," says the LORD.

יֶחֶרְד֤וּ כְצִפּוֹר֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם וּכְיוֹנָ֖ה מֵאֶ֣רֶץ אַשּׁ֑וּר וְהוֹשַׁבְתִּ֥ים עַל־בָּתֵּיהֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ס