Hosea 9

YHWH rebukes Ephraim (Israel) for spiritual harlotry and misplaced joy in prosperity from idolatry, pronouncing judgment of exile from the land, failed harvests, unacceptable worship, and barrenness or death of children as punishment for corruption like the days of Gibeah and Baal Peor.[1][2][3][4]

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Verse 1
Do not upon / over do not rejoice she will rejoice you will rejoice O Israel El-Contends Yiserael to toward as exultation jubilant exultation joyful exultation like the peoples peoples the peoples for for/because for you have played the harlot you prostituted yourself you have prostituted yourself from from upon from your God your Mighty One your Elohim you have loved you loved you loved a prostitute's wages prostitute-payment prostitute-payment on upon upon every entirety of all of threshing floors levelled threshing-places of threshing floors of grain abundant field grain grain
אַל 𐤀𐤋 al Do not upon / over do not HTn תִּשְׂמַ֨ח 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤇 tisemach samka (Kirundi) rejoice she will rejoice you will rejoice HVqj2ms יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael O Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward as HR גִּיל֙ 𐤂𐤉𐤋 gil exultation jubilant exultation joyful exultation HNcmsa כָּֽ/עַמִּ֔ים 𐤊/𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 kaamim like the peoples peoples the peoples HRd/Ncmpa כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC זָנִ֖יתָ 𐤆𐤍𐤉𐤕 zanita you have played the harlot you prostituted yourself you have prostituted yourself HVqp2ms מֵ/עַ֣ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from from upon from HR/R אֱלֹהֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One your Elohim HNcmpc/Sp2ms אָהַ֣בְתָּ 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤕 ahaveta hɔ̃ (Ewe (Gbe)) you have loved you loved you loved HVqp2ms אֶתְנָ֔ן 𐤀𐤕𐤍𐤍 etenan a prostitute's wages prostitute-payment prostitute-payment HNcmsa עַ֖ל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 on upon upon HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) every entirety of all of HNcmsc גָּרְנ֥וֹת 𐤂𐤓𐤍𐤅𐤕 garenot threshing floors levelled threshing-places of threshing floors HNcbpc דָּגָֽן 𐤃𐤂𐤍 dagan ogi (Yoruba) of grain abundant field grain grain HNcmsa
Verse 4
not not not they will pour they will pour out they will pour out to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh wine fermented grape wine fermented grape wine and not and not and not they will be pleasing they will stand surety they will be pleasing to him — to him their sacrifices their ritual slaughters their sacrifices like bread as bread as bread of mourners worthless things wickednesses to them — to them all entirety of all of eaters-of-it those consuming him those eating him will be defiled they will defile themselves they will become unclean for for/because for their bread their bread their bread for their soul for their living-being for their life not not not will come he comes will come house house-of house of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh
לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יִסְּכ֨וּ 𐤉𐤎𐤊𐤅 yisekhu they will pour they will pour out they will pour out HVqi3mp לַ/יהוָ֥ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np יַיִן֮ 𐤉𐤉𐤍 yayin ubumayi (Bemba) wine fermented grape wine fermented grape wine HNcmsa וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn יֶֽעֶרְבוּ 𐤉𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤅 yeerevu they will be pleasing they will stand surety they will be pleasing HVqi3mp ל/וֹ֒ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 to him to him HR/Sp3ms זִבְחֵי/הֶ֗ם 𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉/𐤄𐤌 zivecheyhem their sacrifices their ritual slaughters their sacrifices HNcmpc/Sp3mp כְּ/לֶ֤חֶם 𐤊/𐤋𐤇𐤌 kelechem like bread as bread as bread HR/Ncbsc אוֹנִים֙ 𐤀𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 onim of mourners worthless things wickednesses HNcmpa לָ/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them to them HR/Sp3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc אֹכְלָ֖י/ו 𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤉/𐤅 okhelayv okèlè (Yoruba) eaters-of-it those consuming him those eating him HVqrmpc/Sp3ms יִטַמָּ֑אוּ 𐤉𐤈𐤌𐤀𐤅 yitamau will be defiled they will defile themselves they will become unclean HVti3mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC לַחְמָ֣/ם 𐤋𐤇𐤌/𐤌 lachemam their bread their bread their bread HNcbsc/Sp3mp לְ/נַפְשָׁ֔/ם 𐤋/𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤌 lenafesham for their soul for their living-being for their life HR/Ncbsc/Sp3mp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-3 not not not HTn יָב֖וֹא 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 yavo will come he comes will come HVqi3ms בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of house of HNcmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
Verse 6
For for/because because behold Look! look they have gone they walked they walked from destruction from violent devastation from violent devastation Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim will gather them she will gather them she will gather them Memphis Moph Mof will bury them she will inter them she will bury them precious things cherished-thing of cherished-thing of of their silver of their silver of their silver thistles stinging weed stinging weed will possess them he will dispossess them it will dispossess them thorns piercing-thorn piercing-thorn in their tents in their tents in their tents
כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because because HC הִנֵּ֤ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) behold Look! look HTm הָֽלְכוּ֙ 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤅 halekhu they have gone they walked they walked HVqp3cp מִ/שֹּׁ֔ד 𐤌/𐤔𐤃 mishod from destruction from violent devastation from violent devastation HR/Ncmsa מִצְרַ֥יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp תְּקַבְּצֵ֖/ם 𐤕𐤒𐤁𐤑/𐤌 teqabetsem will gather them she will gather them she will gather them HVpi3fs/Sp3mp מֹ֣ף 𐤌𐤐 mof Memphis Moph Mof HNp תְּקַבְּרֵ֑/ם 𐤕𐤒𐤁𐤓/𐤌 teqaberem will bury them she will inter them she will bury them HVpi3fs/Sp3mp מַחְמַ֣ד 𐤌𐤇𐤌𐤃 machemad precious things cherished-thing of cherished-thing of HNcmsc לְ/כַסְפָּ֗/ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤎𐤐/𐤌 lekhasepam of their silver of their silver of their silver HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp קִמּוֹשׂ֙ 𐤒𐤌𐤅𐤔 qimos thistles stinging weed stinging weed HNcmsa יִֽירָשֵׁ֔/ם 𐤉𐤉𐤓𐤔/𐤌 yirashem will possess them he will dispossess them it will dispossess them HVqi3ms/Sp3mp ח֖וֹחַ 𐤇𐤅𐤇 chocha thorns piercing-thorn piercing-thorn HNcmsa בְּ/אָהֳלֵי/הֶֽם 𐤁/𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 beaholeyhem in their tents in their tents in their tents HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp
Verse 7
have come they came they have come days of days of days of the punishment the appointed oversight the punishment have come they came they have come days of days of days of the retribution the restitution the retribution shall know they know they will know Israel El-Contends Yiserael a fool senseless man senseless man the prophet the proclaiming spokesman the prophet insane maddened one maddened one man man man of the spirit the wind-breath the spirit because of upon because of the multitude of abundance of abundance of your iniquity your twisted guilt your iniquity and great and she increased and greatness hostility deep-seated enmity deep-seated enmity
בָּ֣אוּ 𐤁𐤀𐤅 bau have come they came they have come HVqp3cp יְמֵ֣י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days of days of days of HNcmpc הַ/פְּקֻדָּ֗ה 𐤄/𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤄 hapequdah the punishment the appointed oversight the punishment HTd/Ncfsa בָּ֚אוּ 𐤁𐤀𐤅 bau-2 have come they came they have come HVqp3cp יְמֵ֣י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey-2 days of days of days of HNcmpc הַ/שִׁלֻּ֔ם 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤌 hashilum the retribution the restitution the retribution HTd/Ncmsa יֵדְע֖וּ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅 yedeu shall know they know they will know HVqi3mp יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֱוִ֣יל 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤋 evil a fool senseless man senseless man HAamsa הַ/נָּבִ֗יא 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 hanavi the prophet the proclaiming spokesman the prophet HTd/Ncmsa מְשֻׁגָּע֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤂𐤏 meshuga insane maddened one maddened one HVPsmsa אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man man HNcmsc הָ/ר֔וּחַ 𐤄/𐤓𐤅𐤇 harucha of the spirit the wind-breath the spirit HTd/Ncbsa עַ֚ל 𐤏𐤋 al because of upon because of HR רֹ֣ב 𐤓𐤁 rov the multitude of abundance of abundance of HNcbsc עֲוֺנְ/ךָ֔ 𐤏𐤅𐤍/𐤊 aonekha your iniquity your twisted guilt your iniquity HNcbsc/Sp2ms וְ/רַבָּ֖ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤁𐤄 verabah and great and she increased and greatness HC/Aafsa מַשְׂטֵמָֽה 𐤌𐤔𐤈𐤌𐤄 masetemah hostility deep-seated enmity deep-seated enmity HNcfsa
Verse 10
like grapes grapes like grapes in the wilderness in the grazing steppe in the wilderness I found I found I found Israel El-Contends Yiserael like the first-ripe-fruit like her early fig like the early fig on the fig tree fig tree on the fig tree in its first season in her beginning in its beginning I saw I saw I saw your fathers your fathers your fathers they they they came they came they came to Baal Lord of Peor Baal Peor Peor Lord of Peor Baal Peor and consecrated themselves and they set themselves apart and they set themselves apart to shame to the shame to the shame and became and they became and they were detestable things detestable cult-objects detestable cult-objects like the thing they loved as their loving them like their love
כַּ/עֲנָבִ֣ים 𐤊/𐤏𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤌 kaanavim like grapes grapes like grapes HR/Ncmpa בַּ/מִּדְבָּ֗ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 bamidebar Mfinda (Kongo) in the wilderness in the grazing steppe in the wilderness HRd/Ncmsa מָצָ֨אתִי֙ 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉 matsati I found I found I found HVqp1cs יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp כְּ/בִכּוּרָ֤ה 𐤊/𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓𐤄 kevikurah like the first-ripe-fruit like her early fig like the early fig HR/Ncfsa בִ/תְאֵנָה֙ 𐤁/𐤕𐤀𐤍𐤄 viteenah on the fig tree fig tree on the fig tree HR/Ncfsa בְּ/רֵ֣אשִׁיתָ֔/הּ 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤕/𐤄 bereshitah Ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ (Yoruba) in its first season in her beginning in its beginning HR/Ncfsc/Sp3fs רָאִ֖יתִי 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉 raiti I saw I saw I saw HVqp1cs אֲבֽוֹתֵי/כֶ֑ם 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 avoteykhem your fathers your fathers your fathers HNcmpc/Sp2mp הֵ֜מָּה 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah they they they HPp3mp בָּ֣אוּ 𐤁𐤀𐤅 bau came they came they came HVqp3cp בַֽעַל 𐤁𐤏𐤋 vaal to Baal Lord of Peor Baal Peor HNp פְּע֗וֹר 𐤐𐤏𐤅𐤓 peor Peor Lord of Peor Baal Peor HNp וַ/יִּנָּֽזְרוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤆𐤓𐤅 vayinazeru and consecrated themselves and they set themselves apart and they set themselves apart HC/VNw3mp לַ/בֹּ֔שֶׁת 𐤋/𐤁𐤔𐤕 laboshet to shame to the shame to the shame HRd/Ncfsa וַ/יִּהְי֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 vayiheyu and became and they became and they were HC/Vqw3mp שִׁקּוּצִ֖ים 𐤔𐤒𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤌 shiqutsim detestable things detestable cult-objects detestable cult-objects HNcmpa כְּ/אָהֳבָֽ/ם 𐤊/𐤀𐤄𐤁/𐤌 keahovam hɔ̃ (Ewe (Gbe)) like the thing they loved as their loving them like their love HR/Vqc/Sp3mp
Verse 15
All entirety of all of their evil their evil their evil in Gilgal in Gilgal in Gilegal for for/because for there in that place there I hated them I have hated them I have hated them because of upon because of evil badness of badness of of their deeds their deeds their deeds from My house from my house from my house I will drive them out I will forcefully expel them I will forcefully expel them no not not more I will cause to add I will cause to add love them to love them to love them all entirety of all of their princes their ruling-officials their chiefs rebels stubborn ones stubborn ones
כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) All entirety of all of HNcmsc רָעָתָ֤/ם 𐤓𐤏𐤕/𐤌 raatam their evil their evil their evil HNcfsc/Sp3mp בַּ/גִּלְגָּל֙ 𐤁/𐤂𐤋𐤂𐤋 bagilegal in Gilgal in Gilgal in Gilegal HRd/Np כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC שָׁ֣ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place there HD שְׂנֵאתִ֔י/ם 𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤕𐤉/𐤌 senetim I hated them I have hated them I have hated them HVqp1cs/Sp3mp עַ֚ל 𐤏𐤋 al because of upon because of HR רֹ֣עַ 𐤓𐤏 roa evil badness of badness of HNcmsc מַֽעַלְלֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 maaleleyhem of their deeds their deeds their deeds HNcmpc/Sp3mp מִ/בֵּיתִ֖/י 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤉 mibeyti from My house from my house from my house HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs אֲגָרְשֵׁ֑/ם 𐤀𐤂𐤓𐤔/𐤌 agareshem fukuza (Swahili) I will drive them out I will forcefully expel them I will forcefully expel them HVpi1cs/Sp3mp לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo no not not HTn אוֹסֵף֙ 𐤀𐤅𐤎𐤐 osef more I will cause to add I will cause to add HVhh1cs אַהֲבָתָ֔/ם 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤕/𐤌 ahavatam love them to love them to love them HVqc/Sp3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc שָׂרֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤔𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 sareyhem their princes their ruling-officials their chiefs HNcmpc/Sp3mp סֹרְרִֽים 𐤎𐤓𐤓𐤉𐤌 sorerim rebels stubborn ones stubborn ones HVqrmpa
Verse 16
is stricken he was struck he was struck Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim their root their root their root is dried up he became dried up is dried up fruit fruit-yield fruit no without without not not at all not at all they bear they will do they will produce even also even though for/because though they bear children they beget they bear children I will slay and I caused to die and I will cause to die precious desired treasures of desired treasures of of their womb their womb their belly
הֻכָּ֣ה 𐤄𐤊𐤄 hukah is stricken he was struck he was struck HVHp3ms אֶפְרַ֔יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp שָׁרְשָׁ֥/ם 𐤔𐤓𐤔/𐤌 sharesham their root their root their root HNcmsc/Sp3mp יָבֵ֖שׁ 𐤉𐤁𐤔 yavesh is dried up he became dried up is dried up HVqp3ms פְּרִ֣י 𐤐𐤓𐤉 peri fruit fruit-yield fruit HNcmsa בלי 𐤁𐤋𐤉 vly no without without HTn בַֽל 𐤁𐤋 val not not at all not at all HTn יַעֲשׂ֑וּ/ן 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅/𐤍 yaasun they bear they will do they will produce HVqi3mp/Sn גַּ֚ם 𐤂𐤌 gam even also even HTa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki though for/because though HC יֵֽלֵד֔וּ/ן 𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤅/𐤍 yeledun fyala (Bemba) they bear children they beget they bear children HVqi3mp/Sn וְ/הֵמַתִּ֖י 𐤅/𐤄𐤌𐤕𐤉 vehemati I will slay and I caused to die and I will cause to die HC/Vhq1cs מַחֲמַדֵּ֥י 𐤌𐤇𐤌𐤃𐤉 machamadey precious desired treasures of desired treasures of HNcmpc בִטְנָֽ/ם 𐤁𐤈𐤍/𐤌 vitenam of their womb their womb their belly HNcfsc/Sp3mp
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