Hosea 13

YHWH condemns Ephraim (Israel) for idolatry and Baal worship, declaring they will vanish like morning dew or chaff due to covenant unfaithfulness, and He will attack them like a lion, leopard, or bereaved bear.[1][2][3] Israel is depicted as a foolish son refusing birth amid judgment pangs, facing destruction by Assyria's east wind, with Samaria's guilt leading to sword falls, dashed infants, and ripped pregnant women; YHWH withholds redemption from Sheol.[1][2][3][4]

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Verse 2
And now and now and now they add they will add further they continue adding to sin to err to sin and they made and they did and they made for themselves — for themselves a molten image cast-metal image a molten image from their silver from their silver from their silver according to their understanding their discernment according to their understanding idols carved idols idols work deed of work of craftsmen skilled craftsmen skilled craftsmen all of it its entirety all of it to them — to them they they they say those saying those saying sacrificers sacrificial slaughterers of sacrificers of men human being men calves young bull-calves young bull-calves let them kiss they will kiss let them kiss
וְ/עַתָּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah And now and now and now HC/D יוֹסִ֣פוּ 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐𐤅 yosifu they add they will add further they continue adding HVhi3mp לַ/חֲטֹ֗א 𐤋/𐤇𐤈𐤀 lachato to sin to err to sin HR/Vqc וַ/יַּעְשׂ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 vayaesu and they made and they did and they made HC/Vqw3mp לָ/הֶם֩ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for themselves for themselves HR/Sp3mp מַסֵּכָ֨ה 𐤌𐤎𐤊𐤄 masekhah a molten image cast-metal image a molten image HNcfsa מִ/כַּסְפָּ֤/ם 𐤌/𐤊𐤎𐤐/𐤌 mikasepam from their silver from their silver from their silver HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp כִּ/תְבוּנָ/ם֙ 𐤊/𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤍/𐤌 kitevunam according to their understanding their discernment according to their understanding HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp עֲצַבִּ֔ים 𐤏𐤑𐤁𐤉𐤌 atsabim idols carved idols idols HNcmpa מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 maaseh work deed of work of HNcmsc חָרָשִׁ֖ים 𐤇𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤌 charashim craftsmen skilled craftsmen skilled craftsmen HNcmpa כֻּלֹּ֑/ה 𐤊𐤋/𐤄 kuloh kila (Swahili) all of it its entirety all of it HNcmsc/Sp3ms לָ/הֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem-2 to them to them HR/Sp3mp הֵ֣ם 𐤄𐤌 hem they they they HPp3mp אֹמְרִ֔ים 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 omerim say those saying those saying HVqrmpa זֹבְחֵ֣י 𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉 zovechey sacrificers sacrificial slaughterers of sacrificers of HVqrmpc אָדָ֔ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam men human being men HNcmsa עֲגָלִ֖ים 𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤌 agalim calves young bull-calves young bull-calves HNcmpa יִשָּׁקֽוּ/ן 𐤉𐤔𐤒𐤅/𐤍 yishaqun let them kiss they will kiss let them kiss HVqi3mp/Sn
Verse 3
therefore accordingly therefore they shall be they will become they will be like a cloud like a covering-cloud of like a cloud of of the morning daybreak of the daybreak and like the dew and like dew and like dew early those who rise early which vanishes early that goes away the one walking which goes away like chaff like chaff like chaff that is driven away he will storm violently that is driven away from the threshing floor from a leveled threshing-floor from the threshing floor and like smoke and like smoke and like smoke from a window from an aperture from a window
לָ/כֵ֗ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen cine (Bemba) therefore accordingly therefore HR/D יִֽהְיוּ֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 yiheyu they shall be they will become they will be HVqi3mp כַּ/עֲנַן 𐤊/𐤏𐤍𐤍 kaanan like a cloud like a covering-cloud of like a cloud of HR/Ncmsc בֹּ֔קֶר 𐤁𐤒𐤓 boqer buka (Bemba) of the morning daybreak of the daybreak HNcmsa וְ/כַ/טַּ֖ל 𐤅/𐤊/𐤈𐤋 vekhatal and like the dew and like dew and like dew HC/Rd/Ncmsa מַשְׁכִּ֣ים 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤌 mashekim early those who rise early which vanishes early HVhrmsa הֹלֵ֑ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 holekhe that goes away the one walking which goes away HVqrmsa כְּ/מֹץ֙ 𐤊/𐤌𐤑 kemots like chaff like chaff like chaff HR/Ncmsa יְסֹעֵ֣ר 𐤉𐤎𐤏𐤓 yesoer that is driven away he will storm violently that is driven away HVmi3ms מִ/גֹּ֔רֶן 𐤌/𐤂𐤓𐤍 migoren from the threshing floor from a leveled threshing-floor from the threshing floor HR/Ncbsa וּ/כְ/עָשָׁ֖ן 𐤅/𐤊/𐤏𐤔𐤍 ukheashan and like smoke and like smoke and like smoke HC/R/Ncmsa מֵ/אֲרֻבָּֽה 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤄 mearubah from a window from an aperture from a window HR/Ncfsa
Verse 4
But I and I and I the LORD Yahweh Yahweh your God your Mighty One your Elohim from the land from land from land of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim and god mighty ones and Elohim except me apart from me apart from me not not not you shall know you will know you will know and savior and one who delivers and one who delivers there is none there is not there is not besides me except except me
וְ/אָנֹכִ֛י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 veanokhi ine-neka (Bemba) But I and I and I HC/Pp1cs יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One your Elohim HNcmpc/Sp2ms מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets Ayé (Yoruba) from the land from land from land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרָ֑יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp וֵ/אלֹהִ֤ים 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 velohim Mulimu (Lozi) and god mighty ones and Elohim HC/Ncmpa זֽוּלָתִ/י֙ 𐤆𐤅𐤋𐤕/𐤉 zulati except me apart from me apart from me HR/Sp1cs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn תֵדָ֔ע 𐤕𐤃𐤏 teda you shall know you will know you will know HVqi2ms וּ/מוֹשִׁ֥יעַ 𐤅/𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏 umoshia and savior and one who delivers and one who delivers HC/Vhrmsa אַ֖יִן 𐤀𐤉𐤍 ayin there is none there is not there is not HTn בִּלְתִּֽ/י 𐤁𐤋𐤕/𐤉 bileti besides me except except me HR/Sp1cs
Verse 8
I will meet them I will meet them I will meet them like a bear like a bear like a bear bereaved bereaved of children bereaved of children and I will tear and I will tear apart and I will tear apart enclosure enclosed covering of the enclosure of of their heart their inner core their heart and I will devour them and I will consume them and I will consume them there in that place there like a lion like a fierce lion like a fierce lion beast living-being of living-being of of the field the open field the open field will tear them she will violently split them open she will violently split them open
אֶפְגְּשֵׁ/ם֙ 𐤀𐤐𐤂𐤔/𐤌 efegeshem I will meet them I will meet them I will meet them HVqi1cs/Sp3mp כְּ/דֹ֣ב 𐤊/𐤃𐤁 kedov like a bear like a bear like a bear HR/Ncmsa שַׁכּ֔וּל 𐤔𐤊𐤅𐤋 shakul bereaved bereaved of children bereaved of children HAamsa וְ/אֶקְרַ֖ע 𐤅/𐤀𐤒𐤓𐤏 veeqera kuzula (Sukuma) and I will tear and I will tear apart and I will tear apart HC/Vqi1cs סְג֣וֹר 𐤎𐤂𐤅𐤓 segor enclosure enclosed covering of the enclosure of HNcmsc לִבָּ֑/ם 𐤋𐤁/𐤌 libam of their heart their inner core their heart HNcmsc/Sp3mp וְ/אֹכְלֵ֥/ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋/𐤌 veokhelem okèlè (Yoruba) and I will devour them and I will consume them and I will consume them HC/Vqi1cs/Sp3mp שָׁם֙ 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place there HD כְּ/לָבִ֔יא 𐤊/𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤀 kelavi like a lion like a fierce lion like a fierce lion HR/Ncbsa חַיַּ֥ת 𐤇𐤉𐤕 chayat hai (Swahili) beast living-being of living-being of HNcfsc הַ/שָּׂדֶ֖ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh of the field the open field the open field HTd/Ncmsa תְּבַקְּעֵֽ/ם 𐤕𐤁𐤒𐤏/𐤌 tevaqeem will tear them she will violently split them open she will violently split them open HVpi3fs/Sp3mp
Verse 10
I will be Where is? Where is? your king your king your king then/where where now? where now? that he may save you he will deliver you he will deliver you in all in the whole of in all your cities your settlements your cities and your judges and your judging ones and your judges of whom that-which whom you said you said you said give Give! Give! me — to me a king king of king of and princes ruling officials and chiefs
אֱהִ֤י 𐤀𐤄𐤉 ehi I will be Where is? Where is? HTi מַלְכְּ/ךָ֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤊 malekekha your king your king your king HNcmsc/Sp2ms אֵפ֔וֹא 𐤀𐤐𐤅𐤀 efo then/where where now? where now? HD וְ/יוֹשִֽׁיעֲ/ךָ֖ 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏/𐤊 veyoshiakha that he may save you he will deliver you he will deliver you HC/Vhi3ms/Sp2ms בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal kila (Swahili) in all in the whole of in all HR/Ncmsc עָרֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤊 areykha your cities your settlements your cities HNcfpc/Sp2ms וְ/שֹׁ֣פְטֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉/𐤊 veshofeteykha and your judges and your judging ones and your judges HC/Vqrmpc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher of whom that-which whom HTr אָמַ֔רְתָּ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 amareta you said you said you said HVqp2ms תְּנָ/ה 𐤕𐤍/𐤄 tenah give Give! Give! HVqv2ms/Sh לִּ֖/י 𐤋/𐤉 li me to me HR/Sp1cs מֶ֥לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe a king king of king of HNcmsa וְ/שָׂרִֽים 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 vesarim and princes ruling officials and chiefs HC/Ncmpa
Verse 14
from the hand/power of from hand of from hand of Sheol the underworld Sheol I will ransom them I will redeem them I will redeem them from death from death from death I will redeem them I will redeem them I will redeem them I will be Where is? Where are your plagues your words your plagues O Death death death I will be Where is? Where is your sting/destruction your deadly plague your destruction O Sheol the underworld Sheol compassion/repentance regretful relenting compassion will be hidden he will be hidden will be hidden from my eyes from my eyes from my eyes
מִ/יַּ֤ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from the hand/power of from hand of from hand of HR/Ncbsc שְׁאוֹל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 sheol Sheol the underworld Sheol HNp אֶפְדֵּ֔/ם 𐤀𐤐𐤃/𐤌 efedem I will ransom them I will redeem them I will redeem them HVqi1cs/Sp3mp מִ/מָּ֖וֶת 𐤌/𐤌𐤅𐤕 mimavet from death from death from death HR/Ncmsa אֶגְאָלֵ֑/ם 𐤀𐤂𐤀𐤋/𐤌 egealem I will redeem them I will redeem them I will redeem them HVqi1cs/Sp3mp אֱהִ֨י 𐤀𐤄𐤉 ehi I will be Where is? Where are HTi דְבָרֶי/ךָ֜ 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉/𐤊 devareykha your plagues your words your plagues HNcmpc/Sp2ms מָ֗וֶת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mavet O Death death death HNcmsa אֱהִ֤י 𐤀𐤄𐤉 ehi-2 I will be Where is? Where is HTi קָֽטָבְ/ךָ֙ 𐤒𐤈𐤁/𐤊 qatavekha your sting/destruction your deadly plague your destruction HNcmsc/Sp2ms שְׁא֔וֹל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 sheol-2 O Sheol the underworld Sheol HNp נֹ֖חַם 𐤍𐤇𐤌 nocham compassion/repentance regretful relenting compassion HNcmsa יִסָּתֵ֥ר 𐤉𐤎𐤕𐤓 yisater will be hidden he will be hidden will be hidden HVNi3ms מֵ/עֵינָֽ/י 𐤌/𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 meeynay Enyi (Fante) from my eyes from my eyes from my eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp1cs
Verse 15
though for/because though he he he son of son son brothers brothers brothers will flourish he will make fruitful it will make fruitful will come he comes he comes east wind east east wind wind breath of wind of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh from the wilderness from grazing steppe of from wilderness rising ascending one the one going up and will dry up and he will feel shame and it will dry up his spring his spring his spring and will dry up and he will dry up and it will dry up his fountain his spring his fountain it he it will plunder he will plunder he will plunder treasury storehouse of storehouse of all entirety of all of vessel prepared implement of prepared implement of precious object of desire object of desire
כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki though for/because though HC ה֔וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he he HPp3ms בֵּ֥ן 𐤁𐤍 ben son of son son HNcmsc אַחִ֖ים 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤌 achim brothers brothers brothers HNcmpa יַפְרִ֑יא 𐤉𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤀 yaferi will flourish he will make fruitful it will make fruitful HVhi3ms יָב֣וֹא 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 yavo will come he comes he comes HVqi3ms קָדִים֩ 𐤒𐤃𐤉𐤌 qadim east wind east east wind HNcmsa ר֨וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha wind breath of wind HNcbsc יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp מִ/מִּדְבָּ֣ר 𐤌/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 mimidebar Mfinda (Kongo) from the wilderness from grazing steppe of from wilderness HR/Ncmsa עֹלֶ֗ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 oleh Aleya (Bemba) rising ascending one the one going up HVqrmsa וְ/יֵב֤וֹשׁ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤔 veyevosh and will dry up and he will feel shame and it will dry up HC/Vqi3ms מְקוֹר/וֹ֙ 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤓/𐤅 meqoro his spring his spring his spring HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/יֶחֱרַ֣ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤓𐤁 veyecherav koloba (Bemba) and will dry up and he will dry up and it will dry up HC/Vqi3ms מַעְיָנ֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤅 maeyano his fountain his spring his fountain HNcmsc/Sp3ms ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu-2 it he it HPp3ms יִשְׁסֶ֔ה 𐤉𐤔𐤎𐤄 yisheseh will plunder he will plunder he will plunder HVqi3ms אוֹצַ֖ר 𐤀𐤅𐤑𐤓 otsar treasury storehouse of storehouse of HNcmsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc כְּלִ֥י 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keli vessel prepared implement of prepared implement of HNcmsc חֶמְדָּֽה 𐤇𐤌𐤃𐤄 chemedah precious object of desire object of desire HNcfsa
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