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Hosea 13

Hebrew16 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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כְּדַבֵּ֤רwhen spokeאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙Ephraimרְתֵ֔תtremblingנָשָׂ֥אhe lifted upה֖וּאheבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לin Israelוַיֶּאְשַׁ֥םand he became guiltyבַּבַּ֖עַלby the Baalוַיָּמֹֽת׃and he died
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וְעַתָּ֣ה׀and nowיוֹסִ֣פוּthey increaseלַחֲטֹ֗אto sinוַיַּעְשׂ֣וּand they have madeלָהֶם֩for themselvesמַסֵּכָ֨הa molten imageמִכַּסְפָּ֤םfrom silver theirכִּתְבוּנָם֙according to skill theirעֲצַבִּ֔יםidolsמַעֲשֵׂ֥הis the work ofחָרָשִׁ֖יםcraftsmenכֻּלֹּ֑הall of itלָהֶם֙of themהֵ֣םtheyאֹמְרִ֔יםare sayingזֹבְחֵ֣יthose who offer sacrifice ofאָדָ֔םhumankindעֲגָלִ֖יםcalvesיִשָּׁקֽוּן׃they will kiss !
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לָכֵ֗ןto thereforeיִֽהְיוּ֙they will becomeכַּעֲנַן־like a cloud ofבֹּ֔קֶרthe morningוְכַטַּ֖לand like the dewמַשְׁכִּ֣יםrising earlyהֹלֵ֑ךְgoingכְּמֹץ֙like chaffיְסֹעֵ֣רwhich it is storm-drivenמִגֹּ֔רֶןfrom a threshing floorוּכְעָשָׁ֖ןand like smokeמֵאֲרֻבָּֽה׃from a window
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וְאָנֹכִ֛יand Iיְהוָ֥הam Yahwehאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod yourמֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom the land ofמִצְרָ֑יִםEgyptוֵאלֹהִ֤יםand godsזֽוּלָתִי֙besides meלֹ֣אnotתֵדָ֔עyou must knowוּמוֹשִׁ֥יעַand is a delivererאַ֖יִןthere notבִּלְתִּֽי׃except me
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אֲנִ֥יIיְדַעְתִּ֖יךָI knew youבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רin the wildernessבְּאֶ֖רֶץin a land ofתַּלְאֻבֽוֹת׃droughts
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כְּמַרְעִיתָם֙according to pasture theirוַיִּשְׂבָּ֔עוּand they were satisfiedשָׂבְע֖וּthey were satisfiedוַיָּ֣רָםand it was exaltedלִבָּ֑םheart theirעַל־there-כֵּ֖ן-foreשְׁכֵחֽוּנִי׃they forgot me
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וָאֱהִ֥יand I becameלָהֶ֖םto themכְּמוֹ־likeשָׁ֑חַלa lionכְּנָמֵ֖רlike a leopardעַל־onדֶּ֥רֶךְa roadאָשֽׁוּר׃I will watch
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אֶפְגְּשֵׁם֙I will meet themכְּדֹ֣בlike a bearשַׁכּ֔וּלrobbed of cubsוְאֶקְרַ֖עso I may tearסְג֣וֹרthe cavity ofלִבָּ֑םheart theirוְאֹכְלֵ֥םand I will devour themשָׁם֙thereכְּלָבִ֔יאlike a lionחַיַּ֥תthe animal ofהַשָּׂדֶ֖הthe fieldתְּבַקְּעֵֽם׃it will tear to pieces them
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שִֽׁחֶתְךָ֥it will destroy youיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לO Israelכִּֽי־forבִ֥יin meבְעֶזְרֶֽךָ׃in helper your
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אֱהִ֤יwhere?מַלְכְּךָ֙is king yourאֵפ֔וֹאthenוְיוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ֖so he may save youבְּכָל־in allעָרֶ֑יךָcities yourוְשֹׁ֣פְטֶ֔יךָand rulers yourאֲשֶׁ֣רwhomאָמַ֔רְתָּyou saidתְּנָה־give !לִּ֖יto meמֶ֥לֶךְa kingוְשָׂרִֽים׃and leaders
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אֶֽתֶּן־I gaveלְךָ֥to youמֶ֙לֶךְ֙a kingבְּאַפִּ֔יin anger myוְאֶקַּ֖חso I may take him awayבְּעֶבְרָתִֽי׃ סin wrath my
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צָרוּר֙is bound upעֲוֹ֣ןthe iniquity ofאֶפְרָ֔יִםEphraimצְפוּנָ֖הis stored upחַטָּאתֽוֹ׃sin his
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חֶבְלֵ֥יthe pains ofיֽוֹלֵדָ֖הone who gives birthיָבֹ֣אוּthey will comeל֑וֹto himהוּא־heבֵן֙is a sonלֹ֣אnotחָכָ֔םwiseכִּֽי־ifעֵ֥תa timeלֹֽא־notיַעֲמֹ֖דhe will present himselfבְּמִשְׁבַּ֥רat birth ofבָּנִֽים׃children
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מִיַּ֤דfrom the hand ofשְׁאוֹל֙Sheolאֶפְדֵּ֔םwill I ransom? themמִמָּ֖וֶתfrom deathאֶגְאָלֵ֑םwill I redeem? themאֱהִ֨יwhere?דְבָרֶיךָ֜are thorns yourמָ֗וֶתO deathאֱהִ֤יwhere?קָֽטָבְךָ֙is destruction yourשְׁא֔וֹלO Sheolנֹ֖חַםcompassionיִסָּתֵ֥רit will be hiddenמֵעֵינָֽי׃from eyes my
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כִּ֣יforה֔וּאheבֵּ֥ןa sonאַחִ֖יםbrothersיַפְרִ֑יאhe flourishesיָב֣וֹאit will comeקָדִים֩an east windר֨וּחַthe wind ofיְהוָ֜הYahwehמִמִּדְבָּ֣רfrom the wildernessעֹלֶ֗הis about to come upוְיֵב֤וֹשׁand it may be witheredמְקוֹרוֹ֙spring hisוְיֶחֱרַ֣בso it may be dried upמַעְיָנ֔וֹspring hisה֣וּאitיִשְׁסֶ֔הit will plunderאוֹצַ֖רthe treasury ofכָּל־everyכְּלִ֥יarticle ofחֶמְדָּֽה׃preciousness
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תֶּאְשַׁם֙it will be held guiltyשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןSamariaכִּ֥יforמָרְתָ֖הit has rebelledבֵּֽאלֹהֶ֑יהָagainst God itsבַּחֶ֣רֶבby the swordיִפֹּ֔לוּthey will fallעֹלְלֵיהֶ֣םchildren theirיְרֻטָּ֔שׁוּthey will be dashed in piecesוְהָרִיּוֹתָ֖יוand pregnant women itsיְבֻקָּֽעוּ׃ פthey will be ripped open

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