Hosea 8

Hosea sounds the trumpet warning of an eagle (Assyria) descending on YHWH's house due to Israel's transgression of the covenant, rebellion against Torah, false claim to know God, appointment of unauthorized kings and princes, and crafting of idols like Samaria's calf, which YHWH rejects and will shatter.[1][2][3] Israel sows the wind and reaps the whirlwind, yielding barren harvests swallowed by foreigners, assimilating as a worthless vessel among nations, hiring lovers, forgetting YHWH's Torah despite its abundance, offering unacceptable sacrifices, and building palaces while YHWH sends fire in judgment.[1][2][3][4]

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Verse 4
They they they have made kings they installed as king they installed as king but not and not and not from Me from me from me set up princes they caused to rule they caused to rule but not and not and not I knew I knew I knew their silver their silver their silver and their gold and their gold and their gold they made they did they did for themselves — for themselves idols carved idols carved idols that in order that in order that they may be cut off he will be cut off it will be cut off
הֵ֤ם 𐤄𐤌 hem They they they HPp3mp הִמְלִיכוּ֙ 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤅 himelikhu have made kings they installed as king they installed as king HVhp3cp וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not and not and not HC/Tn מִמֶּ֔/נִּי 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤉 mimeni from Me from me from me HR/Sp1cs הֵשִׂ֖ירוּ 𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤓𐤅 hesiru set up princes they caused to rule they caused to rule HVhp3cp וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 but not and not and not HC/Tn יָדָ֑עְתִּי 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 yadaeti I knew I knew I knew HVqp1cs כַּסְפָּ֣/ם 𐤊𐤎𐤐/𐤌 kasepam their silver their silver their silver HNcmsc/Sp3mp וּ/זְהָבָ֗/ם 𐤅/𐤆𐤄𐤁/𐤌 uzehavam dhahabu (Swahili) and their gold and their gold and their gold HC/Ncmsc/Sp3mp עָשׂ֤וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu they made they did they did HVqp3cp לָ/הֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for themselves for themselves HR/Sp3mp עֲצַבִּ֔ים 𐤏𐤑𐤁𐤉𐤌 atsabim idols carved idols carved idols HNcmpa לְמַ֖עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan that in order that in order that HR יִכָּרֵֽת 𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕 yikaret kata (Swahili) they may be cut off he will be cut off it will be cut off HVNi3ms
Verse 7
For for/because for wind breath of wind they sow they sow they sow whirlwind-its and a sweeping whirlwind and a whirlwind they reap they reap they will reap standing grain standing grain-stalk stalking grain-stalk there is not there is not there is not to it — to it sprout sprouting shoot sprouting shoot without without, lacking without it makes he will do it produces flour milled flour flour if perhaps perhaps it yields he will do it produces strangers foreign ones foreign ones they swallow it up they will swallow him they will swallow it
כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because for HC ר֥וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha wind breath of wind HNcbsa יִזְרָ֖עוּ 𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤏𐤅 yizerau they sow they sow they sow HVqi3mp וְ/סוּפָ֣תָ/ה 𐤅/𐤎𐤅𐤐𐤕/𐤄 vesufatah whirlwind-its and a sweeping whirlwind and a whirlwind HC/Ncfsa/Sh יִקְצֹ֑רוּ 𐤉𐤒𐤑𐤓𐤅 yiqetsoru they reap they reap they will reap HVqi3mp קָמָ֣ה 𐤒𐤌𐤄 qamah standing grain standing grain-stalk stalking grain-stalk HNcfsa אֵֽין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is not there is not there is not HTn ל֗/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to it to it HR/Sp3ms צֶ֚מַח 𐤑𐤌𐤇 tsemach sprout sprouting shoot sprouting shoot HNcmsa בְּלִ֣י 𐤁𐤋𐤉 beli without without, lacking without HTn יַֽעֲשֶׂה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh it makes he will do it produces HVqi3ms קֶּ֔מַח 𐤒𐤌𐤇 qemach flour milled flour flour HNcmsa אוּלַ֣י 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤉 ulay if perhaps perhaps HD יַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh-2 it yields he will do it produces HVqi3ms זָרִ֖ים 𐤆𐤓𐤉𐤌 zarim strangers foreign ones foreign ones HAampa יִבְלָעֻֽ/הוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤋𐤏/𐤄𐤅 yivelauhu they swallow it up they will swallow him they will swallow it HVqi3mp/Sp3ms
Verse 13
sacrifices of slaughter-sacrifices of sacrifices of my offerings my whole-burnt gift-offerings my whole-burnt gift-offerings they sacrifice they will slaughter-for-sacrifice they will sacrifice flesh flesh flesh and they eat and they consumed and they ate the LORD Yahweh Yahweh not not not he accepts them he accepted them he accepted them now you now you he will remember he will remember he will remember their iniquity their iniquity their iniquity and he will punish and he will attend to and he will attend to their sins their wrongdoings their sins they they they Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim will return they will return they will return
זִבְחֵ֣י 𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉 zivechey sacrifices of slaughter-sacrifices of sacrifices of HNcmpc הַבְהָבַ֗/י 𐤄𐤁𐤄𐤁/𐤉 havehavay my offerings my whole-burnt gift-offerings my whole-burnt gift-offerings HNcmpc/Sp1cs יִזְבְּח֤וּ 𐤉𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤅 yizebechu they sacrifice they will slaughter-for-sacrifice they will sacrifice HVqi3mp בָשָׂר֙ 𐤁𐤔𐤓 vasar flesh flesh flesh HNcmsa וַ/יֹּאכֵ֔לוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 vayokhelu okèlè (Yoruba) and they eat and they consumed and they ate HC/Vqw3mp יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn רָצָ֑/ם 𐤓𐤑/𐤌 ratsam he accepts them he accepted them he accepted them HVqp3ms/Sp3mp עַתָּ֞ה 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah now you now you HD יִזְכֹּ֤ר 𐤉𐤆𐤊𐤓 yizekor kumbuka (Lingala) he will remember he will remember he will remember HVqi3ms עֲוֺנָ/ם֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤍/𐤌 aonam their iniquity their iniquity their iniquity HNcbsc/Sp3mp וְ/יִפְקֹ֣ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤒𐤃 veyifeqod and he will punish and he will attend to and he will attend to HC/Vqi3ms חַטֹּאותָ֔/ם 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 chatovtam their sins their wrongdoings their sins HNcfpc/Sp3mp הֵ֖מָּה 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah they they they HPp3mp מִצְרַ֥יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp יָשֽׁוּבוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤅 yashuvu will return they will return they will return HVqi3mp
Verse 14
and forgot and he forgot and he forgot Israel El-Contends Yiserael his object-marker [·] Maker his maker his doer and built and he built and he built palaces grand sanctuary-palaces grand sanctuary-palaces and Judah And Yehudah and Yehudah has multiplied he caused to multiply he caused to multiply cities guarded settlements guarded settlements fortified fortified ones fortified ones and I will send and I will dispatch and I will send fire fire fire on his cities in his settlements in his settlements and it will devour and eat! and it will consume its fortresses her exalted citadels her exalted citadels
וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֨ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤇 vayishekach and forgot and he forgot and he forgot HC/Vqw3ms יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et his object-marker [·] HTo עֹשֵׂ֗/הוּ 𐤏𐤔/𐤄𐤅 osehu Maker his maker his doer HVqrmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּ֨בֶן֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤍 vayiven akha (Zulu) and built and he built and he built HC/Vqw3ms הֵֽיכָל֔וֹת 𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕 heykhalot palaces grand sanctuary-palaces grand sanctuary-palaces HNcmpa וִֽ/יהוּדָ֕ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 vihudah and Judah And Yehudah and Yehudah HC/Np הִרְבָּ֖ה 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 hirebah has multiplied he caused to multiply he caused to multiply HVhp3ms עָרִ֣ים 𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 arim cities guarded settlements guarded settlements HNcfpa בְּצֻר֑וֹת 𐤁𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 betsurot kata (Swahili) fortified fortified ones fortified ones HAafpa וְ/שִׁלַּחְתִּי 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤕𐤉 veshilacheti and I will send and I will dispatch and I will send HC/Vpq1cs אֵ֣שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh fire fire fire HNcbsa בְּ/עָרָ֔י/ו 𐤁/𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤅 bearayv on his cities in his settlements in his settlements HR/Ncfpc/Sp3ms וְ/אָכְלָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤄 veakhelah okèlè (Yoruba) and it will devour and eat! and it will consume HC/Vqq3fs אַרְמְנֹתֶֽי/הָ 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤄 aremenoteyha its fortresses her exalted citadels her exalted citadels HNcmpc/Sp3fs
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