Hosea 5

YHWH pronounces judgment on the priests, house of Israel, and royal house for being a snare at Mizpah and Tabor, as Ephraim and Israel commit spiritual harlotry and do not know YHWH.[2][3] YHWH will withdraw like a moth to Ephraim and rot to Judah, tear them as a lion, until they acknowledge guilt and seek his face in affliction.[1][2]

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Verse 1
Hear Hear! Hear! this this one this one O priests the officiating-priests the officiating-priests and pay attention and give close attention and give close attention O house house-of house of of Israel El-Contends Yiserael and house and house of and house of of the king the king the king give ear cause yourselves to listen cause yourselves to listen for for/because for to you — to you the judgment the judicial ruling the judgment for for/because for a snare spread-out snare spread-out snare you have been you were you were at Mizpah to Watchtower to Mitsepah and a net net of and net of spread out spread-out spread-out upon upon upon Tabor Tavor Tavor
שִׁמְעוּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shimeu Hear Hear! Hear! HVqv2mp זֹ֨את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this one this one HPdxfs הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֜ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim O priests the officiating-priests the officiating-priests HTd/Ncmpa וְ/הַקְשִׁ֣יבוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤅 vehaqeshivu and pay attention and give close attention and give close attention HC/Vhv2mp בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt O house house-of house of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וּ/בֵ֤ית 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤕 uveyt and house and house of and house of HC/Ncmsc הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa הַאֲזִ֔ינוּ 𐤄𐤀𐤆𐤉𐤍𐤅 haazinu -zwa (Zulu) give ear cause yourselves to listen cause yourselves to listen HVhv2mp כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC לָ/כֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to you to you HR/Sp2mp הַ/מִּשְׁפָּ֑ט 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 hamishepat the judgment the judicial ruling the judgment HTd/Ncmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because for HC פַח֙ 𐤐𐤇 fach a snare spread-out snare spread-out snare HNcmsa הֱיִיתֶ֣ם 𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤌 heyitem you have been you were you were HVqp2mp לְ/מִצְפָּ֔ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤑𐤐𐤄 lemitsepah at Mizpah to Watchtower to Mitsepah HR/Np וְ/רֶ֖שֶׁת 𐤅/𐤓𐤔𐤕 vereshet and a net net of and net of HC/Ncfsc פְּרוּשָׂ֥ה 𐤐𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤄 perusah spread out spread-out spread-out HVqsfsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon upon HR תָּבֽוֹר 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤓 tavor Tabor Tavor Tavor HNp
Verse 3
I I I have known I knew I knew Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim and Israel El contends and Yiserael not not not is hidden he was hidden away is hidden from me from me from me for for/because for now you now you you have played the harlot you caused to prostitute you have played the harlot O Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim is defiled became ritually unclean he became ritually unclean Israel El-Contends Yiserael
אֲנִי֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I I HPp1cs יָדַ֣עְתִּי 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 yadaeti have known I knew I knew HVqp1cs אֶפְרַ֔יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp וְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 veyiserael and Israel El contends and Yiserael HC/Np לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn נִכְחַ֣ד 𐤍𐤊𐤇𐤃 nikhechad is hidden he was hidden away is hidden HVNp3ms מִמֶּ֑/נִּי 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤉 mimeni from me from me from me HR/Sp1cs כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC עַתָּה֙ 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah now you now you HD הִזְנֵ֣יתָ 𐤄𐤆𐤍𐤉𐤕 hizeneyta you have played the harlot you caused to prostitute you have played the harlot HVhp2ms אֶפְרַ֔יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim-2 O Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp נִטְמָ֖א 𐤍𐤈𐤌𐤀 nitema is defiled became ritually unclean he became ritually unclean HVNp3ms יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp
Verse 4
not not not they give they will give they will give their deeds their deeds their deeds to return to return to return to toward toward their God their mighty ones their Elohim for for/because for spirit breath of spirit of of whoredoms acts of harlotry whoredom in their midst in their midst in their midst and and object-marker [·] the LORD Yahweh Yahweh not not not they know they knew they knew
לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יִתְּנוּ֙ 𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤅 yitenu they give they will give they will give HVqi3mp מַ֣עַלְלֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 maaleleyhem their deeds their deeds their deeds HNcmpc/Sp3mp לָ/שׁ֖וּב 𐤋/𐤔𐤅𐤁 lashuv to return to return to return HR/Vqc אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR אֱלֹֽהֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤄𐤌 eloheyhem Mulimu (Lozi) their God their mighty ones their Elohim HNcmpc/Sp3mp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC ר֤וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha spirit breath of spirit of HNcbsc זְנוּנִים֙ 𐤆𐤍𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 zenunim of whoredoms acts of harlotry whoredom HNcmpa בְּ/קִרְבָּ֔/ם 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤌 beqirebam in their midst in their midst in their midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not not HTn יָדָֽעוּ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅 yadau they know they knew they knew HVqp3cp
Verse 5
testifies and he answered and testifies pride lofty grandeur of pride of of Israel El-Contends Yiserael against him in his presence in his before Israel El contends and Yiserael and Ephraim and Double-Fruitfulness and Eferayim will stumble they will stumble they will stumble in their iniquity in their guilt in their iniquity has stumbled he stumbled he stumbled also also also Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah with them with them with them
וְ/עָנָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤍𐤄 veanah testifies and he answered and testifies HC/Vqp3ms גְאֽוֹן 𐤂𐤀𐤅𐤍 geon pride lofty grandeur of pride of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp בְּ/פָנָ֑י/ו 𐤁/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 befanayv against him in his presence in his before HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms וְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 veyiserael Israel El contends and Yiserael HC/Np וְ/אֶפְרַ֗יִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 veeferayim and Ephraim and Double-Fruitfulness and Eferayim HC/Np יִכָּֽשְׁלוּ֙ 𐤉𐤊𐤔𐤋𐤅 yikashelu will stumble they will stumble they will stumble HVNi3mp בַּ/עֲוֺנָ֔/ם 𐤁/𐤏𐤅𐤍/𐤌 baaonam in their iniquity in their guilt in their iniquity HR/Ncbsc/Sp3mp כָּשַׁ֥ל 𐤊𐤔𐤋 kashal has stumbled he stumbled he stumbled HVqp3ms גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also also HTa יְהוּדָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp עִמָּֽ/ם 𐤏𐤌/𐤌 imam with them with them with them HR/Sp3mp
Verse 13
and saw and he saw and he saw Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim his object-marker [·] sickness his sickness his sickness and Judah And Yehudah and Yehudah his object-marker [·] wound his binding-dressing his wound went and he went and he went Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim to toward toward Assyria Ashshur Ashur and sent and he dispatched and he sent to toward toward king king of king of Jareb may he contend Yarev but he and he and he not not not could he is able he is able to heal to heal to heal you — you nor and not and not cure he will restore to health he will restore to health from you from you (masculine plural) from you wound binding bandage wound
וַ/יַּ֨רְא 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayare and saw and he saw and he saw HC/Vqw3ms אֶפְרַ֜יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et his object-marker [·] HTo חָלְי֗/וֹ 𐤇𐤋𐤉/𐤅 chaleyo sickness his sickness his sickness HNcmsc/Sp3ms וִֽ/יהוּדָה֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 vihudah and Judah And Yehudah and Yehudah HC/Np אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 his object-marker [·] HTo מְזֹר֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤆𐤓/𐤅 mezoro wound his binding-dressing his wound HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יֵּ֤לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe went and he went and he went HC/Vqw3ms אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim-2 Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR אַשּׁ֔וּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur Assyria Ashshur Ashur HNp וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֖ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and sent and he dispatched and he sent HC/Vqw3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward toward HR מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsa יָרֵ֑ב 𐤉𐤓𐤁 yarev Jareb may he contend Yarev HNp וְ/ה֗וּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu but he and he and he HC/Pp3ms לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יוּכַל֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤊𐤋 yukhal could he is able he is able HVqi3ms לִ/רְפֹּ֣א 𐤋/𐤓𐤐𐤀 lirepo to heal to heal to heal HR/Vqc לָ/כֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem you you HR/Sp2mp וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor and not and not HC/Tn יִגְהֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤂𐤄𐤄 yigeheh cure he will restore to health he will restore to health HVqi3ms מִ/כֶּ֖ם 𐤌/𐤊𐤌 mikem from you from you (masculine plural) from you HR/Sp2mp מָזֽוֹר 𐤌𐤆𐤅𐤓 mazor wound binding bandage wound HNcmsa
Verse 14
For for/because for/because I I myself I myself like a lion like a fierce lion like a fierce lion to Ephraim to Double-Fruitfulness to Eferayim and like a young lion and like a young lion and like a young lion to house to a house of to the house of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah I I I even I I I will tear I tear apart I will tear apart and go away and I will go and I will go I will carry off I lift I will carry off and there is no and there is not and there is not one to rescue one who rescues one who delivers
כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because for/because HC אָנֹכִ֤י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi ine-neka (Bemba) I I myself I myself HPp1cs כַ/שַּׁ֨חַל֙ 𐤊/𐤔𐤇𐤋 khashachal like a lion like a fierce lion like a fierce lion HRd/Ncmsa לְ/אֶפְרַ֔יִם 𐤋/𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 leeferayim to Ephraim to Double-Fruitfulness to Eferayim HR/Np וְ/כַ/כְּפִ֖יר 𐤅/𐤊/𐤊𐤐𐤉𐤓 vekhakefir and like a young lion and like a young lion and like a young lion HC/Rd/Ncmsa לְ/בֵ֣ית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt to house to a house of to the house of HR/Ncmsc יְהוּדָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp אֲנִ֨י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I I HPp1cs אֲנִ֤י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani-2 Ine (Bemba) even I I I HPp1cs אֶטְרֹף֙ 𐤀𐤈𐤓𐤐 eterof will tear I tear apart I will tear apart HVqi1cs וְ/אֵלֵ֔ךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤊 veelekhe and go away and I will go and I will go HC/Vqi1cs אֶשָּׂ֖א 𐤀𐤔𐤀 esa I will carry off I lift I will carry off HVqi1cs וְ/אֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and there is no and there is not and there is not HC/Tn מַצִּֽיל 𐤌𐤑𐤉𐤋 matsil one to rescue one who rescues one who delivers HVhrmsa
Verse 15
I will go I will go I will go and return let me turn back I will return to toward to my place my standing-place my place until up to until that that-which that they become guilty they will incur guilt they will incur guilt and seek and they earnestly sought and they earnestly sought my face my face before my faces in the distress in the narrow strait in the trouble for them — for them they will seek me they will earnestly seek me they will earnestly seek me
אֵלֵ֤ךְ 𐤀𐤋𐤊 elekhe I will go I will go I will go HVqi1cs אָשׁ֨וּבָה֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤄 ashuvah and return let me turn back I will return HVqi1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR מְקוֹמִ֔/י 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌/𐤉 meqomi my place my standing-place my place HNcmsc/Sp1cs עַ֥ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to until HR אֲשֶֽׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr יֶאְשְׁמ֖וּ 𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤅 yeeshemu they become guilty they will incur guilt they will incur guilt HVqi3mp וּ/בִקְשׁ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤅 uviqeshu and seek and they earnestly sought and they earnestly sought HC/Vpp3cp פָנָ֑/י 𐤐𐤍/𐤉 fanay my face my face before my faces HNcbpc/Sp1cs בַּ/צַּ֥ר 𐤁/𐤑𐤓 batsar in the distress in the narrow strait in the trouble HRd/Aamsa לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for them for them HR/Sp3mp יְשַׁחֲרֻֽ/נְנִי 𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤓/𐤍𐤍𐤉 yeshacharuneni they will seek me they will earnestly seek me they will earnestly seek me HVpi3mp/Sp1cs
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