Category Archives: Hosea

מִ֤י חָכָם֙ וְיָ֣בֵֽן אֵ֔לֶּה נָבֹ֖ון וְיֵֽדָעֵ֑ם כִּֽי־יְשָׁרִ֞ים דַּרְכֵ֣י יְהוָ֗ה וְצַדִּקִים֙ יֵ֣לְכוּ בָ֔ם וּפֹשְׁעִ֖ים יִכָּ֥שְׁלוּ בָֽם׃ Who is wise and will understand these things, discerning and will know them? For the ways of YHWH are right, and the righteous shall walk … Continue reading →

אֶפְרַ֕יִם מַה־לִּ֥י עֹ֖וד לָֽעֲצַבִּ֑ים אֲנִ֧י עָנִ֣יתִי וַאֲשׁוּרֶ֗נּוּ אֲנִ֙י֙ כִּבְרֹ֣ושׁ רַֽעֲנָ֔ן מִמֶּ֖נִּי פֶּרְיְךָ֥ נִמְצָֽא׃ Efrayim, what have I still to do with idols? I have answered and looked after him; I am like a green cypress; your fruit is found from … Continue reading →

יָשֻׁ֨בוּ֙ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י בְצִלֹּ֔ו יְחַיּ֥וּ דָגָ֖ן וְיִפְרְח֣וּ כַגָּ֑פֶן זִכְרֹ֖ו כְּיֵ֥ין לְבָנֹֽון׃ ס Those who dwell in his shade shall return; they shall revive like grain and blossom like the vine; his remembrance shall be like the wine of Levanon.   Morphology … Continue reading →

יֵֽלְכוּ֙ יֹֽנְקֹותָ֔יו וִיהִ֥י כַזַּ֖יִת הֹודֹ֑ו וְרֵ֥יחַֽ לֹ֖ו כַּלְּבָנֹֽון׃ His shoots shall spread, and his splendor shall be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like the Levanon.   Morphology יֵלְכוּ (yelᵊkhu) – Root: הָלַךְ (halakh); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person … Continue reading →

אֶהְיֶ֤ה כַטַּל֙ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יִפְרַ֖ח כַּשֹּֽׁושַׁנָּ֑ה וְיַ֥ךְ שָׁרָשָׁ֖יו כַּלְּבָנֹֽון׃ I will be like the dew to Yisraʾel; he shall blossom like the lily and strike his roots like the Levanon.   Morphology אֶהְיֶה (ʾehyeh) – Root: הָיָה (hayah); Form: Qal imperfect … Continue reading →

אֶרְפָּא֙ מְשׁ֣וּבָתָ֔ם אֹהֲבֵ֖ם נְדָבָ֑ה כִּ֛י שָׁ֥ב אַפִּ֖י מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely, for My anger has turned away from him.   Morphology אֶרְפָּא (ʾerpa) – Root: רָפָא (raphaʾ); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person common … Continue reading →

אַשּׁ֣וּר לֹ֣א יֹושִׁיעֵ֗נוּ עַל־סוּס֙ לֹ֣א נִרְכָּ֔ב וְלֹא־נֹ֥אמַר עֹ֛וד אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ לְמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יָדֵ֑ינוּ אֲשֶׁר־בְּךָ֖ יְרֻחַ֥ם יָתֹֽום׃ Ashshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horse; and we will not say again, ‘Our gods,’ to the work of our hands, for … Continue reading →

קְח֤וּ עִמָּכֶם֙ דְּבָרִ֔ים וְשׁ֖וּבוּ אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה אִמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו כָּל־תִּשָּׂ֤א עָוֹן֙ וְקַח־טֹ֔וב וּֽנְשַׁלְּמָ֥ה פָרִ֖ים שְׂפָתֵֽינוּ׃ Take with you words and return to YHWH; say to Him, “Take away all iniquity and receive good, and we will offer the bulls of our lips. … Continue reading →

שׁ֚וּבָה יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ כִּ֥י כָשַׁ֖לְתָּ בַּעֲוֹנֶֽךָ׃ Return, O Yisraʾel, to YHWH your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity.   Morphology שׁוּבָה (shuvah) – Root: שׁוּב (shuv); Form: Qal imperative 2nd person masculine singular with paragogic … Continue reading →

תֶּאְשַׁם֙ שֹֽׁמְרֹ֔ון כִּ֥י מָרְתָ֖ה בֵּֽאלֹהֶ֑יהָ בַּחֶ֣רֶב יִפֹּ֔לוּ עֹלְלֵיהֶ֣ם יְרֻטָּ֔שׁוּ וְהָרִיֹּותָ֖יו יְבֻקָּֽעוּ׃ פ Shomeron shall bear her guilt, for she has rebelled against her God; by the sword they shall fall, their little ones shall be dashed in pieces, and their … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י ה֔וּא בֵּ֥ן אַחִ֖ים יַפְרִ֑יא יָבֹ֣וא קָדִים֩ ר֨וּחַ יְהוָ֜ה מִמִּדְבָּ֣ר עֹלֶ֗ה וְיֵבֹ֤ושׁ מְקֹורֹו֙ וְיֶחֱרַ֣ב מַעְיָנֹ֔ו ה֣וּא יִשְׁסֶ֔ה אֹוצַ֖ר כָּל־כְּלִ֥י חֶמְדָּֽה׃ For he is a son among brothers who will bear fruit; an east wind, the wind of YHWH, shall come … Continue reading →

מִיַּ֤ד שְׁאֹול֙ אֶפְדֵּ֔ם מִמָּ֖וֶת אֶגְאָלֵ֑ם אֱהִ֨י דְבָרֶיךָ֜ מָ֗וֶת אֱהִ֤י קָֽטָבְךָ֙ שְׁאֹ֔ול נֹ֖חַם יִסָּתֵ֥ר מֵעֵינָֽי׃ From the hand of Sheʾol I will ransom them; from death I will redeem them. O Death, where are your plagues? O Sheʾol, where is your … Continue reading →

חֶבְלֵ֥י יֹֽולֵדָ֖ה יָבֹ֣אוּ לֹ֑ו הוּא־בֵן֙ לֹ֣א חָכָ֔ם כִּֽי־עֵ֥ת לֹֽא־יַעֲמֹ֖ד בְּמִשְׁבַּ֥ר בָּנִֽים׃ The pangs of childbirth shall come upon him; he is an unwise son, for it is time he should not delay at the breaking forth of children.   Morphology … Continue reading →

צָרוּר֙ עֲוֹ֣ן אֶפְרָ֔יִם צְפוּנָ֖ה חַטָּאתֹֽו׃ The iniquity of Efrayim is bound up; his sin is stored away.   Morphology צָרוּר (tsarur) – Root: צָרַר (tsarar); Form: Qal passive participle masculine singular; Translation: “is bound up”; Notes: The imagery is of … Continue reading →

אֶֽתֶּן־לְךָ֥ מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ בְּאַפִּ֔י וְאֶקַּ֖ח בְּעֶבְרָתִֽי׃ ס I gave you a king in My anger, and I took him away in My wrath.   Morphology אֶתֶּן (etten) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal imperfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I gave”; Notes: … Continue reading →

אֱהִ֤י מַלְכְּךָ֙ אֵפֹ֔וא וְיֹושִֽׁיעֲךָ֖ בְּכָל־עָרֶ֑יךָ וְשֹׁ֣פְטֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמַ֔רְתָּ תְּנָה־לִּ֖י מֶ֥לֶךְ וְשָׂרִֽים׃ Where now is your king, that he may save you in all your cities, and your judges, of whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”?   Morphology … Continue reading →

שִֽׁחֶתְךָ֥ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כִּֽי־בִ֥י בְעֶזְרֶֽךָ׃ You have destroyed yourself, O Yisraʾel, for in Me is your help.   Morphology שִׁחֶתְךָ (shiḥetkha) – Root: שׁחת (shaḥat); Form: Piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular + suffix 2ms; Translation: “you have destroyed yourself”; Notes: … Continue reading →

אֶפְגְּשֵׁם֙ כְּדֹ֣ב שַׁכּ֔וּל וְאֶקְרַ֖ע סְגֹ֣ור לִבָּ֑ם וְאֹכְלֵ֥ם שָׁם֙ כְּלָבִ֔יא חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה תְּבַקְּעֵֽם׃ I will meet them like a bereaved bear, and I will tear open the covering of their heart; and there I will devour them like a lion; the … Continue reading →

וָאֱהִ֥י לָהֶ֖ם כְּמֹו־שָׁ֑חַל כְּנָמֵ֖ר עַל־דֶּ֥רֶךְ אָשֽׁוּר׃ So I became to them like a lion, like a leopard on the way of Ashur.   Morphology וָאֱהִי (vaʾehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 1st person singular; Translation: “So … Continue reading →

כְּמַרְעִיתָם֙ וַיִּשְׂבָּ֔עוּ שָׂבְע֖וּ וַיָּ֣רָם לִבָּ֑ם עַל־כֵּ֖ן שְׁכֵחֽוּנִי׃ According to their pasture they were satisfied; they were satisfied, and their heart was lifted up; therefore they forgot Me.   Morphology כְּמַרְעִיתָם (ke-marʿitam) – Root: מרעית (marʿit); Form: Preposition כְּ + noun … Continue reading →

אֲנִ֥י יְדַעְתִּ֖יךָ בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר בְּאֶ֖רֶץ תַּלְאֻבֹֽות׃ I knew you in the wilderness, in the land of desolations.   Morphology אֲנִי (ani) – Root: —; Form: Independent pronoun 1st person singular; Translation: “I”; Notes: Emphatic subject pronoun—YHWH personally declares His intimate relationship … Continue reading →

וְאָנֹכִ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וֵאלֹהִ֤ים זֽוּלָתִי֙ לֹ֣א תֵדָ֔ע וּמֹושִׁ֥יעַ אַ֖יִן בִּלְתִּֽי׃ But I am YHWH your God from the land of Mitsrayim, and you shall know no god besides Me, for there is no savior except Me.   Morphology … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן יִֽהְיוּ֙ כַּעֲנַן־בֹּ֔קֶר וְכַטַּ֖ל מַשְׁכִּ֣ים הֹלֵ֑ךְ כְּמֹץ֙ יְסֹעֵ֣ר מִגֹּ֔רֶן וּכְעָשָׁ֖ן מֵאֲרֻבָּֽה׃ Therefore they shall be like the morning cloud and like the dew that early goes away, like chaff driven from the threshing floor, and like smoke from a window. … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֣ה יֹוסִ֣פוּ לַחֲטֹ֗א וַיַּעְשׂ֣וּ לָהֶם֩ מַסֵּכָ֨ה מִכַּסְפָּ֤ם כִּתְבוּנָם֙ עֲצַבִּ֔ים מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה חָרָשִׁ֖ים כֻּלֹּ֑ה לָהֶם֙ הֵ֣ם אֹמְרִ֔ים זֹבְחֵ֣י אָדָ֔ם עֲגָלִ֖ים יִשָּׁקֽוּן׃ And now they continue to sin and make for themselves a molten image from their silver, idols according to their understanding, … Continue reading →

כְּדַבֵּ֤ר אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ רְתֵ֔ת נָשָׂ֥א ה֖וּא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֶּאְשַׁ֥ם בַּבַּ֖עַל וַיָּמֹֽת׃ When Efrayim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Yisraʾel, but he became guilty through Baʿal and died.   Morphology כְּדַבֵּר (ke-dabber) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Preposition כְּ + … Continue reading →

הִכְעִ֥יס אֶפְרַ֖יִם תַּמְרוּרִ֑ים וְדָמָיו֙ עָלָ֣יו יִטֹּ֔ושׁ וְחֶ֨רְפָּתֹ֔ו יָשִׁ֥יב לֹ֖ו אֲדֹנָֽיו׃ Efrayim provoked bitterly; his blood shall be cast upon him, and his reproach his Lord shall return unto him.   Morphology הִכְעִיס (hikʿis) – Root: כעס (kaʿas); Form: Hiphil perfect … Continue reading →

וּבְנָבִ֕יא הֶעֱלָ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וּבְנָבִ֖יא נִשְׁמָֽר׃ And by a prophet YHWH brought Yisraʾel up out of Mitsrayim, and by a prophet he was kept safe.   Morphology וּבְנָבִיא (u-ve-naviʾ) – Root: נבא (navaʾ); Form: Conjunction וְ + preposition בְּ … Continue reading →

וַיִּבְרַ֥ח יַעֲקֹ֖ב שְׂדֵ֣ה אֲרָ֑ם וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ד יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּאִשָּׁ֔ה וּבְאִשָּׁ֖ה שָׁמָֽר׃ And Yaʿaqov fled to the field of Aram, and Yisraʾel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept watch.   Morphology וַיִּבְרַח (vayyivraḥ) – Root: ברח (baraḥ); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

אִם־גִּלְעָ֥ד אָ֨וֶן֙ אַךְ־שָׁ֣וְא הָי֔וּ בַּגִּלְגָּ֖ל שְׁוָרִ֣ים זִבֵּ֑חוּ גַּ֤ם מִזְבְּחֹותָם֙ כְּגַלִּ֔ים עַ֖ל תַּלְמֵ֥י שָׂדָֽי׃ If Gileʿad is iniquity, surely they are vanity; in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls, yes, their altars are like heaps upon the furrows of the field.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וְדִבַּ֨רְתִּי֙ עַל־הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים וְאָנֹכִ֖י חָזֹ֣ון הִרְבֵּ֑יתִי וּבְיַ֥ד הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים אֲדַמֶּֽה׃ And I have spoken through the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and by the hand of the prophets I have used parables.   Morphology וְדִבַּרְתִּי (ve-dibbarti) – Root: דבר (dabar); Form: … Continue reading →