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Hosea

Chapter 5
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshime'u-zo֨'t hakּohani֜ym vehaqeshshi֣ybu ׀ bּe֣yt yishsera'e֗l ube֤yt hamּe֨leke֙ ha'azi֔ynu kּi֥y lake֖m hamּishshepּa֑t kּiֽy-pach֙ heyiyte֣m lemitzepּa֔h vere֖shshet pּerushsa֥h 'al-tּabֽor׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Hear you this, O priests; and hearken, you house of Israel; and give you ear, O house of the king; for judgement is toward you, because you have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

שִׁמְעוּ־זֹ֨את הַכֹּהֲנִ֜ים וְהַקְשִׁ֣יבוּ ׀ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וּבֵ֤ית הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ הַאֲזִ֔ינוּ כִּ֥י לָכֶ֖ם הַמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט כִּֽי־פַח֙ הֱיִיתֶ֣ם לְמִצְפָּ֔ה וְרֶ֖שֶׁת פְּרוּשָׂ֥ה עַל־תָּבֽוֹר׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): veshshachata֥h shseti֖ym he'emi֑yqu va'ani֖y musa֥r lekulּaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.

וְשַׁחֲטָ֥ה שֵׂטִ֖ים הֶעְמִ֑יקוּ וַאֲנִ֖י מוּסָ֥ר לְכֻלָּֽם׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): aniy֙ yada֣'etּiy 'epera֔yim veyishsera'e֖l loֽ'-nikecha֣d mimּe֑nּiy kּi֤y 'atּah֙ hizene֣yta 'epera֔yim nitema֖ yishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from Me: for now, O Ephraim, you committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.

אֲנִי֙ יָדַ֣עְתִּי אֶפְרַ֔יִם וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֹֽא־נִכְחַ֣ד מִמֶּ֑נִּי כִּ֤י עַתָּה֙ הִזְנֵ֣יתָ אֶפְרַ֔יִם נִטְמָ֖א יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): lo֤ yitּenu֙ ma֣'aleleyhe֔m lashsh֖ub 'el-'eloֽheyhe֑m kּi֣y r֤ucha zenuniym֙ bּeqirebּa֔m ve'et-yehva֖h lo֥ yadaֽ'u׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They will not frame their doings to turn to their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.

לֹ֤א יִתְּנוּ֙ מַ֣עַלְלֵיהֶ֔ם לָשׁ֖וּב אֶל־אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם כִּ֣י ר֤וּחַ זְנוּנִים֙ בְּקִרְבָּ֔ם וְאֶת־יְהוָ֖ה לֹ֥א יָדָֽעוּ׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'ana֥h ge'ֽon-yishsera'e֖l bּepana֑yv veyishsera'e֣l ve'epera֗yim yikּaֽshshelu֙ bּa'avona֔m kּashsha֥l gּam-yehuda֖h 'imּaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And the pride of Israel does testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.

וְעָנָ֥ה גְאֽוֹן־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּפָנָ֑יו וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל וְאֶפְרַ֗יִם יִכָּֽשְׁלוּ֙ בַּעֲוֺנָ֔ם כָּשַׁ֥ל גַּם־יְהוּדָ֖ה עִמָּֽם׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּetzo'na֣m ubibeqara֗m yeֽlek֛u lebaqּe֥shsh 'et-yehva֖h velo֣ yimetza֑'u chala֖tz meheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.

בְּצֹאנָ֣ם וּבִבְקָרָ֗ם יֵֽלְכ֛וּ לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א יִמְצָ֑אוּ חָלַ֖ץ מֵהֶֽם׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּayhva֣h bּaga֔du kּiֽy-bani֥ym zari֖ym yala֑du 'atּa֛h yo'kele֥m cho֖deshsh 'et-cheleqeyheֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.

בַּיהוָ֣ה בָּגָ֔דוּ כִּֽי־בָנִ֥ים זָרִ֖ים יָלָ֑דוּ עַתָּ֛ה יֹאכְלֵ֥ם חֹ֖דֶשׁ אֶת־חֶלְקֵיהֶֽם׃ס

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּiqe'֤u shshopar֙ bּagּibe'a֔h chatzotzera֖h bּarama֑h hari֨y'u֙ bּe֣yt 'a֔ven 'achare֖yka bּineyamiֽyn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Blow you the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after you, O Benjamin.

תִּקְע֤וּ שׁוֹפָר֙ בַּגִּבְעָ֔ה חֲצֹצְרָ֖ה בָּרָמָ֑ה הָרִ֨יעוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית אָ֔וֶן אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ בִּנְיָמִֽין׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): epera֨yim֙ leshshamּa֣h tiֽheye֔h bּey֖om tּֽokecha֑h bּeshshibetey֙ yishsera'e֔l hoda֖'etּiy ne'emanaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.

אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ לְשַׁמָּ֣ה תִֽהְיֶ֔ה בְּי֖וֹם תּֽוֹכֵחָ֑ה בְּשִׁבְטֵי֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הוֹדַ֖עְתִּי נֶאֱמָנָֽה׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): hayu֙ shsare֣y yehuda֔h kּemasּiyge֖y gּeb֑ul 'aleyhe֕m 'eshshepּ֥oke kּamּa֖yim 'eberatiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out My wrath upon them like water.

הָיוּ֙ שָׂרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה כְּמַסִּיגֵ֖י גְּב֑וּל עֲלֵיהֶ֕ם אֶשְׁפּ֥וֹךְ כַּמַּ֖יִם עֶבְרָתִֽי׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): ashsh֥uq 'epera֖yim retz֣utz mishshepּa֑t kּi֣y ho'i֔yl hala֖ke 'acharey-tzaֽv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgement, because he willingly walked after the commandment.

עָשׁ֥וּק אֶפְרַ֖יִם רְצ֣וּץ מִשְׁפָּ֑ט כִּ֣י הוֹאִ֔יל הָלַ֖ךְ אַחֲרֵי־צָֽו׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'ani֥y ka'a֖shsh le'epera֑yim vekaraqa֖b lebe֥yt yehudaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore will I be to Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.

וַאֲנִ֥י כָעָ֖שׁ לְאֶפְרָ֑יִם וְכָרָקָ֖ב לְבֵ֥ית יְהוּדָֽה׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֨re 'epera֜yim 'et-chaley֗o viֽyhudah֙ 'et-mezor֔o vayּe֤leke 'epera֨yim֙ 'el-'ashshּ֔ur vayּishshela֖ch 'el-me֣leke yare֑b veh֗u lo֤ yukal֙ lirepּo֣ lake֔m veloֽ'-yigehe֥h mikּe֖m mazֽor׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.

וַיַּ֨רְא אֶפְרַ֜יִם אֶת־חָלְי֗וֹ וִֽיהוּדָה֙ אֶת־מְזֹר֔וֹ וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ אֶל־אַשּׁ֔וּר וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ יָרֵ֑ב וְה֗וּא לֹ֤א יוּכַל֙ לִרְפֹּ֣א לָכֶ֔ם וְלֹֽא־יִגְהֶ֥ה מִכֶּ֖ם מָזֽוֹר׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y 'anoki֤y kashshּa֨chal֙ le'epera֔yim vekakּepi֖yr lebe֣yt yehuda֑h 'ani֨y 'ani֤y 'eterop֙ ve'ele֔ke 'eshsּa֖ ve'e֥yn matzּiֽyl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For I will be to Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.

כִּ֣י אָנֹכִ֤י כַשַּׁ֨חַל֙ לְאֶפְרַ֔יִם וְכַכְּפִ֖יר לְבֵ֣ית יְהוּדָ֑ה אֲנִ֨י אֲנִ֤י אֶטְרֹף֙ וְאֵלֵ֔ךְ אֶשָּׂ֖א וְאֵ֥ין מַצִּֽיל׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): ele֤ke 'ashsh֨ubah֙ 'el-meqomi֔y 'a֥d 'ashsheֽr-ye'eshshem֖u ubiqeshsh֣u pana֑y bּatzּa֥r lahe֖m yeshshacharuֽneniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I will go and return to My place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek My face: in their affliction they will seek Me early.

אֵלֵ֤ךְ אָשׁ֨וּבָה֙ אֶל־מְקוֹמִ֔י עַ֥ד אֲשֶֽׁר־יֶאְשְׁמ֖וּ וּבִקְשׁ֣וּ פָנָ֑י בַּצַּ֥ר לָהֶ֖ם יְשַׁחֲרֻֽנְנִי׃