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Hosea

Chapter 8
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): el-chikּeka֣ shshopa֔r kּanּe֖shsher 'al-bּe֣yt yehva֑h ya֚'an 'aber֣u beriyti֔y ve'al-tּorati֖y pּashshaֽ'u׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Set the trumpet to your mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed My covenant, and trespassed against My law.

אֶל־חִכְּךָ֣ שֹׁפָ֔ר כַּנֶּ֖שֶׁר עַל־בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה יַ֚עַן עָבְר֣וּ בְרִיתִ֔י וְעַל־תּוֹרָתִ֖י פָּשָֽׁעוּ׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): li֖y yize'a֑qu 'eloha֥y yeֽda'an֖uka yishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Israel shall cry to Me, "My God, we know You."

לִ֖י יִזְעָ֑קוּ אֱלֹהַ֥י יְֽדַעֲנ֖וּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): zana֥ch yishsera'e֖l t֑ob 'oye֖b yiredּeֽpo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Israel has cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.

זָנַ֥ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל ט֑וֹב אוֹיֵ֖ב יִרְדְּֽפוֹ׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): he֤m himeliyku֙ velo֣ mimּe֔nּiy heshsi֖yru velo֣ yada֑'etּiy kּasepּa֣m uzehaba֗m 'ashs֤u lahem֙ 'atzabּi֔ym lema֖'an yikּareֽt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They have set up kings, but not by Me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.

הֵ֤ם הִמְלִיכוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א מִמֶּ֔נִּי הֵשִׂ֖ירוּ וְלֹ֣א יָדָ֑עְתִּי כַּסְפָּ֣ם וּזְהָבָ֗ם עָשׂ֤וּ לָהֶם֙ עֲצַבִּ֔ים לְמַ֖עַן יִכָּרֵֽת׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): zanach֙ 'egele֣ke shshoֽmer֔on chara֥h 'apּi֖y bּa֑m 'ad-mata֕y lo֥ yukel֖u niqּayoֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Your calf, O Samaria, has cast you off; Mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?

זָנַח֙ עֶגְלֵ֣ךְ שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן חָרָ֥ה אַפִּ֖י בָּ֑ם עַד־מָתַ֕י לֹ֥א יוּכְל֖וּ נִקָּיֹֽן׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y miyּishsera'el֙ veh֔u chara֣shsh 'ashsa֔hu velo֥ 'elohi֖ym h֑u kּiֽy-shshebabi֣ym yiֽheye֔h 'e֖gel shshomerֽon׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.

כִּ֤י מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְה֔וּא חָרָ֣שׁ עָשָׂ֔הוּ וְלֹ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים ה֑וּא כִּֽי־שְׁבָבִ֣ים יִֽהְיֶ֔ה עֵ֖גֶל שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֛y r֥ucha yizera֖'u vesupa֣tah yiqetzo֑ru qama֣h 'eֽyn-l֗o tze֚mach bּeli֣y yaֽ'ashseh-qּe֔mach 'ula֣y yaֽ'ashse֔h zari֖ym yibela'uֽhu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it has no stalk; the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.

כִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ יִזְרָ֖עוּ וְסוּפָ֣תָה יִקְצֹ֑רוּ קָמָ֣ה אֵֽין־ל֗וֹ צֶ֚מַח בְּלִ֣י יַֽעֲשֶׂה־קֶּ֔מַח אוּלַ֣י יַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה זָרִ֖ים יִבְלָעֻֽהוּ׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): nibela֖ yishsera'e֑l 'atּah֙ hay֣u bagּoyi֔m kּikeli֖y 'eֽyn-che֥petz bּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.

נִבְלַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עַתָּה֙ הָי֣וּ בַגּוֹיִ֔ם כִּכְלִ֖י אֵֽין־חֵ֥פֶץ בּֽוֹ׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-he֨mּah֙ 'al֣u 'ashshּ֔ur pּe֖re bּode֣d l֑o 'epera֖yim hiten֥u 'ahabiֽym
Edified Edition (EDE)For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim has hired lovers.

כִּֽי־הֵ֨מָּה֙ עָל֣וּ אַשּׁ֔וּר פֶּ֖רֶא בּוֹדֵ֣ד ל֑וֹ אֶפְרַ֖יִם הִתְנ֥וּ אֲהָבִֽים

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): gּa֛m kּiֽy-yiten֥u bagּoyi֖m 'atּa֣h 'aqabּetze֑m vayּache֣lּu mּe'a֔t mimּashsּa֖ me֥leke shsariֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Yes, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.

גַּ֛ם כִּֽי־יִתְנ֥וּ בַגּוֹיִ֖ם עַתָּ֣ה אֲקַבְּצֵ֑ם וַיָּחֵ֣לּוּ מְּעָ֔ט מִמַּשָּׂ֖א מֶ֥לֶךְ שָׂרִֽים׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-hirebּa֥h 'epera֛yim mizebּecho֖t lachato֑ hayu-l֥o mizebּech֖ot lachatoֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Because Ephraim has made many altars to sin, altars shall be to him to sin.

כִּֽי־הִרְבָּ֥ה אֶפְרַ֛יִם מִזְבְּחֹ֖ת לַחֲטֹ֑א הָיוּ־ל֥וֹ מִזְבְּח֖וֹת לַחֲטֹֽא׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): ktvb 'e֨ketּab-l֔o rbv rubּe֖y tּֽorati֑y kּemo-za֖r necheshshaֽbu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I have written to him the great things of My law, but they were counted as a strange thing.

אכתוב אֶ֨כְתָּב־ל֔וֹ רבו רֻבֵּ֖י תּֽוֹרָתִ֑י כְּמוֹ־זָ֖ר נֶחְשָֽׁבוּ׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): zibeche֣y habehaba֗y yizebּech֤u bashsar֙ vayּo'ke֔lu yehva֖h lo֣ ratza֑m 'atּa֞h yizekּo֤r 'avonam֙ veyipeqo֣d chatּo'vta֔m he֖mּah mitzera֥yim yashshֽubu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of Mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepts them not; now will He remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.

זִבְחֵ֣י הַבְהָבַ֗י יִזְבְּח֤וּ בָשָׂר֙ וַיֹּאכֵ֔לוּ יְהוָ֖ה לֹ֣א רָצָ֑ם עַתָּ֞ה יִזְכֹּ֤ר עֲוֺנָם֙ וְיִפְקֹ֣ד חַטֹּאותָ֔ם הֵ֖מָּה מִצְרַ֥יִם יָשֽׁוּבוּ׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshekּa֨ch yishsera'e֜l 'et-'oshse֗hu vayּi֨ben֙ heֽykal֔ot viֽyhuda֕h hirebּa֖h 'ari֣ym bּetzur֑ot veshshilּachetּiy-'e֣shsh bּe'ara֔yv ve'akela֖h 'aremenoteֽyha׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)For Israel has forgotten his Maker, and builds temples; and Judah has multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶת־עֹשֵׂ֗הוּ וַיִּ֨בֶן֙ הֵֽיכָל֔וֹת וִֽיהוּדָ֕ה הִרְבָּ֖ה עָרִ֣ים בְּצֻר֑וֹת וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־אֵ֣שׁ בְּעָרָ֔יו וְאָכְלָ֖ה אַרְמְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃ס