Hosea 13

when he spoke as one declaring Ephraim Double-Fruitfulness there was trembling trembling he exalted himself he lifted up he he himself in Israel in Israel but he incurred guilt and he became guilty through Baal by Baal (the Master-Lord) and died and he died

Verse 1 כְּ/דַבֵּ֤ר 𐤊/𐤃𐤁𐤓 kedaber when he spoke as one declaring HR/Vpc אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim Ephraim Double-Fruitfulness HNp רְתֵ֔ת 𐤓𐤕𐤕 retet there was trembling trembling HNcfsa נָשָׂ֥א 𐤍𐤔𐤀 nasa he exalted himself he lifted up HVqp3ms ה֖וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he himself HPp3ms בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael in Israel in Israel HR/Np וַ/יֶּאְשַׁ֥ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤌 vayeesham but he incurred guilt and he became guilty HC/Vqw3ms בַּ/בַּ֖עַל 𐤁/𐤁𐤏𐤋 babaal through Baal by Baal (the Master-Lord) HRd/Np וַ/יָּמֹֽת 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤕 vayamot and died and he died HC/Vqw3ms

And now and now (at this time) they add they will add on to sin to miss the mark (to sin) and they made and they made for themselves — a molten image a poured-metal image from their silver from their silver according to their understanding according to their discernment idols crafted-images work deed-of craftsmen skilled craftsmen all of it all of him to them — they they themselves say causing-to-say-ones sacrificers sacrificial slaughterers of men the earthling calves young bull-calves let them kiss let them fasten in a kiss

Verse 2 וְ/עַתָּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah And now and now (at this time) HC/D יוֹסִ֣פוּ 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐𐤅 yosifu they add they will add on HVhi3mp לַ/חֲטֹ֗א 𐤋/𐤇𐤈𐤀 lachato to sin to miss the mark (to sin) HR/Vqc וַ/יַּעְשׂ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 vayaesu and they made and they made HC/Vqw3mp לָ/הֶם֩ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for themselves HR/Sp3mp מַסֵּכָ֨ה 𐤌𐤎𐤊𐤄 masekhah a molten image a poured-metal image HNcfsa מִ/כַּסְפָּ֤/ם 𐤌/𐤊𐤎𐤐/𐤌 mikasepam from their silver from their silver HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp כִּ/תְבוּנָ/ם֙ 𐤊/𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤍/𐤌 kitevunam according to their understanding according to their discernment HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp עֲצַבִּ֔ים 𐤏𐤑𐤁𐤉𐤌 atsabim idols crafted-images HNcmpa מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 maaseh work deed-of HNcmsc חָרָשִׁ֖ים 𐤇𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤌 charashim craftsmen skilled craftsmen HNcmpa כֻּלֹּ֑/ה 𐤊𐤋/𐤄 kuloh all of it all of him HNcmsc/Sp3ms לָ/הֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem-2 to them HR/Sp3mp הֵ֣ם 𐤄𐤌 hem they they themselves HPp3mp אֹמְרִ֔ים 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 omerim say causing-to-say-ones HVqrmpa זֹבְחֵ֣י 𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉 zovechey sacrificers sacrificial slaughterers of HVqrmpc אָדָ֔ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam men the earthling HNcmsa עֲגָלִ֖ים 𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤌 agalim calves young bull-calves HNcmpa יִשָּׁקֽוּ/ן 𐤉𐤔𐤒𐤅/𐤍 yishaqun let them kiss let them fasten in a kiss HVqi3mp/Sn

therefore for this established reason they shall be they shall come-to-be like a cloud like a covering-cloud of of the morning break of day and like the dew and like the dew early the early-rising men that goes away walking one like chaff like pressed-out chaff that is driven away he is storm-tossed from the threshing floor from a smoothing-floor and like smoke and like smoke from a window a lurking-lattice

Verse 3 לָ/כֵ֗ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen therefore for this established reason HR/D יִֽהְיוּ֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 yiheyu they shall be they shall come-to-be HVqi3mp כַּ/עֲנַן 𐤊/𐤏𐤍𐤍 kaanan like a cloud like a covering-cloud of HR/Ncmsc בֹּ֔קֶר 𐤁𐤒𐤓 boqer of the morning break of day HNcmsa וְ/כַ/טַּ֖ל 𐤅/𐤊/𐤈𐤋 vekhatal and like the dew and like the dew HC/Rd/Ncmsa מַשְׁכִּ֣ים 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤌 mashekim early the early-rising men HVhrmsa הֹלֵ֑ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 holekhe that goes away walking one HVqrmsa כְּ/מֹץ֙ 𐤊/𐤌𐤑 kemots like chaff like pressed-out chaff HR/Ncmsa יְסֹעֵ֣ר 𐤉𐤎𐤏𐤓 yesoer that is driven away he is storm-tossed HVmi3ms מִ/גֹּ֔רֶן 𐤌/𐤂𐤓𐤍 migoren from the threshing floor from a smoothing-floor HR/Ncbsa וּ/כְ/עָשָׁ֖ן 𐤅/𐤊/𐤏𐤔𐤍 ukheashan and like smoke and like smoke HC/R/Ncmsa מֵ/אֲרֻבָּֽה 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤄 mearubah from a window a lurking-lattice HR/Ncfsa

But I and I myself YHWH the Being One your God your gods from the land from the firm-land of Egypt Mitsrayim (the Double Narrow-Place) and god in the mighty ones except me apart-from-me not not you shall know you will know and savior and the one bringing-into-safety there is none there-is-not besides me in lack of

Verse 4 וְ/אָנֹכִ֛י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 veanokhi But I and I myself HC/Pp1cs יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹהֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your gods HNcmpc/Sp2ms מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets from the land from the firm-land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרָ֑יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt Mitsrayim (the Double Narrow-Place) HNp וֵ/אלֹהִ֤ים 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 velohim Mulimu (Lozi) and god in the mighty ones HC/Ncmpa זֽוּלָתִ/י֙ 𐤆𐤅𐤋𐤕/𐤉 zulati except me apart-from-me HR/Sp1cs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תֵדָ֔ע 𐤕𐤃𐤏 teda you shall know you will know HVqi2ms וּ/מוֹשִׁ֥יעַ 𐤅/𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏 umoshia and savior and the one bringing-into-safety HC/Vhrmsa אַ֖יִן 𐤀𐤉𐤍 ayin there is none there-is-not HTn בִּלְתִּֽ/י 𐤁𐤋𐤕/𐤉 bileti besides me in lack of HR/Sp1cs

I I (myself) knew you I have known you (masculine singular) in the wilderness in the driving-wilderness in the land in the firm land of droughts burning-droughts

Verse 5 אֲנִ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I (myself) HPp1cs יְדַעְתִּ֖י/ךָ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉/𐤊 yedaetikha knew you I have known you (masculine singular) HVqp1cs/Sp2ms בַּ/מִּדְבָּ֑ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 bamidebar in the wilderness in the driving-wilderness HRd/Ncmsa בְּ/אֶ֖רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets in the land in the firm land HR/Ncbsc תַּלְאֻבֽוֹת 𐤕𐤋𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 taleuvot of droughts burning-droughts HNcfpa

according to their pasture according to their pasture and they became satisfied and they were filled-to-satisfaction they were filled they were filled-to-satisfaction and their heart became proud and he rose high their heart their inner heart against upon (up-over) therefore thus, in an established way they forgot Me they have forgotten me

Verse 6 כְּ/מַרְעִיתָ/ם֙ 𐤊/𐤌𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤕/𐤌 kemareitam according to their pasture according to their pasture HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp וַ/יִּשְׂבָּ֔עוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤅 vayisebau and they became satisfied and they were filled-to-satisfaction HC/Vqw3mp שָׂבְע֖וּ 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤅 saveu they were filled they were filled-to-satisfaction HVqp3cp וַ/יָּ֣רָם 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤌 vayaram and their heart became proud and he rose high HC/Vqw3ms לִבָּ֑/ם 𐤋𐤁/𐤌 libam their heart their inner heart HNcmsc/Sp3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon (up-over) HR כֵּ֖ן 𐤊𐤍 ken therefore thus, in an established way HTm שְׁכֵחֽוּ/נִי 𐤔𐤊𐤇𐤅/𐤍𐤉 shekhechuni they forgot Me they have forgotten me HVqp3cp/Sp1cs

So I will be and I came-to-be to them — like as, in likeness of a lion roaring lion like a leopard like a spotted leopard by upon (up-over) the way treaded path-of of Assyria Ashshur (the Prosperous One)

Verse 7 וָ/אֱהִ֥י 𐤅/𐤀𐤄𐤉 vaehi So I will be and I came-to-be HC/Vqw1cs לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp כְּמוֹ 𐤊𐤌𐤅 kemo like as, in likeness of HR שָׁ֑חַל 𐤔𐤇𐤋 shachal a lion roaring lion HNcmsa כְּ/נָמֵ֖ר 𐤊/𐤍𐤌𐤓 kenamer like a leopard like a spotted leopard HR/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al by upon (up-over) HR דֶּ֥רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe the way treaded path-of HNcbsa אָשֽׁוּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur of Assyria Ashshur (the Prosperous One) HVqi1cs

I will meet them I will encounter them like a bear like a lumbering bear bereaved child-bereaved man and I will tear and I will rend enclosure enclosure of their heart their inner heart and I will devour them and I will consume them there there (in that place) like a lion like a lion beast living-creature of of the field the spread-out field will tear them she will split them open

Verse 8 אֶפְגְּשֵׁ/ם֙ 𐤀𐤐𐤂𐤔/𐤌 efegeshem I will meet them I will encounter them HVqi1cs/Sp3mp כְּ/דֹ֣ב 𐤊/𐤃𐤁 kedov like a bear like a lumbering bear HR/Ncmsa שַׁכּ֔וּל 𐤔𐤊𐤅𐤋 shakul bereaved child-bereaved man HAamsa וְ/אֶקְרַ֖ע 𐤅/𐤀𐤒𐤓𐤏 veeqera and I will tear and I will rend HC/Vqi1cs סְג֣וֹר 𐤎𐤂𐤅𐤓 segor enclosure enclosure HNcmsc לִבָּ֑/ם 𐤋𐤁/𐤌 libam of their heart their inner heart HNcmsc/Sp3mp וְ/אֹכְלֵ֥/ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋/𐤌 veokhelem and I will devour them and I will consume them HC/Vqi1cs/Sp3mp שָׁם֙ 𐤔𐤌 sham there there (in that place) HD כְּ/לָבִ֔יא 𐤊/𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤀 kelavi like a lion like a lion HR/Ncbsa חַיַּ֥ת 𐤇𐤉𐤕 chayat beast living-creature of HNcfsc הַ/שָּׂדֶ֖ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh of the field the spread-out field HTd/Ncmsa תְּבַקְּעֵֽ/ם 𐤕𐤁𐤒𐤏/𐤌 tevaqeem will tear them she will split them open HVpi3fs/Sp3mp

your destruction your ruined one O Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God because for (as reason or ground) against me — against your help with your help

Verse 9 שִֽׁחֶתְ/ךָ֥ 𐤔𐤇𐤕/𐤊 shichetekha your destruction your ruined one HVpp3ms/Sp2ms יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael O Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki because for (as reason or ground) HC בִ֥/י 𐤁/𐤉 vi against me HR/Sp1cs בְ/עֶזְרֶֽ/ךָ 𐤁/𐤏𐤆𐤓/𐤊 veezerekha against your help with your help HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms

I will be I will become / I will be your king your king then/where here-now that he may save you and he will cause you to be freed in all in all your cities your watch-guarded cities and your judges and your judging-rulers of whom that-which you said you have caused-to-say give Give! me — a king king and princes and ruling chiefs

Verse 10 אֱהִ֤י 𐤀𐤄𐤉 ehi I will be I will become / I will be HTi מַלְכְּ/ךָ֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤊 malekekha your king your king HNcmsc/Sp2ms אֵפ֔וֹא 𐤀𐤐𐤅𐤀 efo then/where here-now HD וְ/יוֹשִֽׁיעֲ/ךָ֖ 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏/𐤊 veyoshiakha that he may save you and he will cause you to be freed HC/Vhi3ms/Sp2ms בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in all in all HR/Ncmsc עָרֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤊 areykha your cities your watch-guarded cities HNcfpc/Sp2ms וְ/שֹׁ֣פְטֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉/𐤊 veshofeteykha and your judges and your judging-rulers HC/Vqrmpc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher of whom that-which HTr אָמַ֔רְתָּ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 amareta you said you have caused-to-say HVqp2ms תְּנָ/ה 𐤕𐤍/𐤄 tenah give Give! HVqv2ms/Sh לִּ֖/י 𐤋/𐤉 li me HR/Sp1cs מֶ֥לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe a king king HNcmsa וְ/שָׂרִֽים 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 vesarim and princes and ruling chiefs HC/Ncmpa

I gave I will give to you — a king king in my anger in my nose-anger and I took and I take in my wrath in my overflowing-outburst

Verse 11 אֶֽתֶּן 𐤀𐤕𐤍 eten I gave I will give HVqi1cs לְ/ךָ֥ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe a king king HNcmsa בְּ/אַפִּ֔/י 𐤁/𐤀𐤐/𐤉 beapi in my anger in my nose-anger HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs וְ/אֶקַּ֖ח 𐤅/𐤀𐤒𐤇 veeqach and I took and I take HC/Vqi1cs בְּ/עֶבְרָתִֽ/י 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤕/𐤉 beeverati in my wrath in my overflowing-outburst HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs

is bound up bound-up iniquity crookedness of Ephraim Double-Fruitfulness is kept in store hidden-away (feminine singular) his sin his sin-guilt

Verse 12 צָרוּר֙ 𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤓 tsarur is bound up bound-up HVqsmsa עֲוֺ֣ן 𐤏𐤅𐤍 aon iniquity crookedness HNcbsc אֶפְרָ֔יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim of Ephraim Double-Fruitfulness HNp צְפוּנָ֖ה 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍𐤄 tsefunah is kept in store hidden-away (feminine singular) HVqsfsa חַטָּאתֽ/וֹ 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕/𐤅 chatato his sin his sin-guilt HNcfsc/Sp3ms

pangs of binding-cords of a woman in childbirth the one bearing (a child) shall come they cause-to-come upon him — he he himself is a son builder-son not not wise a wisdom-skilled man for for (as reason or ground) the time selfsame (definite object marker) not not should he stand he will stand firm at the breaking forth in the breaking-forth of of children builder-sons

Verse 13 חֶבְלֵ֥י 𐤇𐤁𐤋𐤉 cheveley pangs of binding-cords of HNcmpc יֽוֹלֵדָ֖ה 𐤉𐤅𐤋𐤃𐤄 yoledah a woman in childbirth the one bearing (a child) HVqrfsa יָבֹ֣אוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 yavou shall come they cause-to-come HVqi3mp ל֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo upon him HR/Sp3ms הוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he himself HPp3ms בֵן֙ 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) is a son builder-son HNcmsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn חָכָ֔ם 𐤇𐤊𐤌 chakham wise a wisdom-skilled man HAamsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC עֵ֥ת 𐤏𐤕 et the time selfsame (definite object marker) HNcbsa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-3 not not HTn יַעֲמֹ֖ד 𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃 yaamod should he stand he will stand firm HVqi3ms בְּ/מִשְׁבַּ֥ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤁𐤓 bemishebar at the breaking forth in the breaking-forth of HR/Ncmsc בָּנִֽים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 banim Bene (Bemba) of children builder-sons HNcmpa

from the hand/power of from the hand of Sheol the Asking-Place I will ransom them I will ransom them from death from death I will redeem them I will act as kinsman-redeemer for them I will be I will become / I will be your plagues your spoken-words O Death death I will be I will become / I will be your sting/destruction your cutting-off destruction O Sheol the Asking-Place compassion/repentance a relenting will be hidden he will hide himself from my eyes from my eyes

Verse 14 מִ/יַּ֤ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from the hand/power of from the hand of HR/Ncbsc שְׁאוֹל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 sheol Sheol the Asking-Place HNp אֶפְדֵּ֔/ם 𐤀𐤐𐤃/𐤌 efedem I will ransom them I will ransom them HVqi1cs/Sp3mp מִ/מָּ֖וֶת 𐤌/𐤌𐤅𐤕 mimavet from death from death HR/Ncmsa אֶגְאָלֵ֑/ם 𐤀𐤂𐤀𐤋/𐤌 egealem I will redeem them I will act as kinsman-redeemer for them HVqi1cs/Sp3mp אֱהִ֨י 𐤀𐤄𐤉 ehi I will be I will become / I will be HTi דְבָרֶי/ךָ֜ 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉/𐤊 devareykha your plagues your spoken-words HNcmpc/Sp2ms מָ֗וֶת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mavet O Death death HNcmsa אֱהִ֤י 𐤀𐤄𐤉 ehi-2 I will be I will become / I will be HTi קָֽטָבְ/ךָ֙ 𐤒𐤈𐤁/𐤊 qatavekha your sting/destruction your cutting-off destruction HNcmsc/Sp2ms שְׁא֔וֹל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 sheol-2 O Sheol the Asking-Place HNp נֹ֖חַם 𐤍𐤇𐤌 nocham compassion/repentance a relenting HNcmsa יִסָּתֵ֥ר 𐤉𐤎𐤕𐤓 yisater will be hidden he will hide himself HVNi3ms מֵ/עֵינָֽ/י 𐤌/𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 meeynay from my eyes from my eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp1cs

though for (as reason or ground) he he himself son of son (family-builder) brothers brothers will flourish he will cause to bear fruit will come he comes east wind front-east wind wind-breath of YHWH the Being One from the wilderness from the pasture-wilderness of rising one ascending and will dry up and he will pale in shame his spring his dug-out spring and will dry up and he will become desolate his fountain his spring-source it he himself will plunder he will plunder treasury storehouse all whole-of vessel a finished implement precious a desired thing

Verse 15 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki though for (as reason or ground) HC ה֔וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he himself HPp3ms בֵּ֥ן 𐤁𐤍 ben son of son (family-builder) HNcmsc אַחִ֖ים 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤌 achim brothers brothers HNcmpa יַפְרִ֑יא 𐤉𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤀 yaferi will flourish he will cause to bear fruit HVhi3ms יָב֣וֹא 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 yavo will come he comes HVqi3ms קָדִים֩ 𐤒𐤃𐤉𐤌 qadim east wind front-east HNcmsa ר֨וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) wind wind-breath HNcbsc יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp מִ/מִּדְבָּ֣ר 𐤌/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 mimidebar from the wilderness from the pasture-wilderness of HR/Ncmsa עֹלֶ֗ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 oleh rising one ascending HVqrmsa וְ/יֵב֤וֹשׁ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤔 veyevosh and will dry up and he will pale in shame HC/Vqi3ms מְקוֹר/וֹ֙ 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤓/𐤅 meqoro his spring his dug-out spring HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/יֶחֱרַ֣ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤓𐤁 veyecherav and will dry up and he will become desolate HC/Vqi3ms מַעְיָנ֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤅 maeyano his fountain his spring-source HNcmsc/Sp3ms ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu-2 it he himself HPp3ms יִשְׁסֶ֔ה 𐤉𐤔𐤎𐤄 yisheseh will plunder he will plunder HVqi3ms אוֹצַ֖ר 𐤀𐤅𐤑𐤓 otsar treasury storehouse HNcmsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc כְּלִ֥י 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keli vessel a finished implement HNcmsc חֶמְדָּֽה 𐤇𐤌𐤃𐤄 chemedah precious a desired thing HNcfsa

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