Hosea 13

when he spoke as speaking Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim there was trembling trembling he exalted himself he lifted he he in Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael but he incurred guilt and he incurred guilt through Baal Baʿal in Baal and died and he died

Verse 1 כְּ/דַבֵּ֤ר 𐤊/𐤃𐤁𐤓 kedaber when he spoke as speaking HR/Vpc אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp רְתֵ֔ת 𐤓𐤕𐤕 retet there was trembling trembling HNcfsa נָשָׂ֥א 𐤍𐤔𐤀 nasa he exalted himself he lifted HVqp3ms ה֖וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael in Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael HR/Np וַ/יֶּאְשַׁ֥ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤌 vayeesham but he incurred guilt and he incurred guilt HC/Vqw3ms בַּ/בַּ֖עַל 𐤁/𐤁𐤏𐤋 babaal through Baal Baʿal in Baal HRd/Np וַ/יָּמֹֽת 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤕 vayamot and died and he died HC/Vqw3ms

And now and now they add they will add further to sin to err and they made and they did for themselves — a molten image cast-metal image from their silver from their silver according to their understanding their discernment idols carved idols work deed of craftsmen skilled craftsmen all of it its entirety to them — they they say those saying sacrificers sacrificial slaughterers of men human being calves young bull-calves let them kiss they will kiss

Verse 2 וְ/עַתָּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah And now and now HC/D יוֹסִ֣פוּ 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐𐤅 yosifu they add they will add further HVhi3mp לַ/חֲטֹ֗א 𐤋/𐤇𐤈𐤀 lachato to sin to err HR/Vqc וַ/יַּעְשׂ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 vayaesu and they made and they did HC/Vqw3mp לָ/הֶם֩ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for themselves HR/Sp3mp מַסֵּכָ֨ה 𐤌𐤎𐤊𐤄 masekhah a molten image cast-metal image HNcfsa מִ/כַּסְפָּ֤/ם 𐤌/𐤊𐤎𐤐/𐤌 mikasepam from their silver from their silver HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp כִּ/תְבוּנָ/ם֙ 𐤊/𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤍/𐤌 kitevunam according to their understanding their discernment HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp עֲצַבִּ֔ים 𐤏𐤑𐤁𐤉𐤌 atsabim idols carved idols HNcmpa מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 maaseh work deed of HNcmsc חָרָשִׁ֖ים 𐤇𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤌 charashim craftsmen skilled craftsmen HNcmpa כֻּלֹּ֑/ה 𐤊𐤋/𐤄 kuloh all of it its entirety HNcmsc/Sp3ms לָ/הֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem-2 to them HR/Sp3mp הֵ֣ם 𐤄𐤌 hem they they HPp3mp אֹמְרִ֔ים 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 omerim say those saying HVqrmpa זֹבְחֵ֣י 𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉 zovechey sacrificers sacrificial slaughterers of HVqrmpc אָדָ֔ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam men human being HNcmsa עֲגָלִ֖ים 𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤌 agalim calves young bull-calves HNcmpa יִשָּׁקֽוּ/ן 𐤉𐤔𐤒𐤅/𐤍 yishaqun let them kiss they will kiss HVqi3mp/Sn

therefore accordingly they shall be they will become like a cloud like a covering-cloud of of the morning daybreak and like the dew and like dew early those who rise early that goes away the one walking like chaff like chaff that is driven away he will storm violently from the threshing floor from a leveled threshing-floor and like smoke and like smoke from a window from an aperture

Verse 3 לָ/כֵ֗ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen therefore accordingly HR/D יִֽהְיוּ֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 yiheyu they shall be they will become HVqi3mp כַּ/עֲנַן 𐤊/𐤏𐤍𐤍 kaanan like a cloud like a covering-cloud of HR/Ncmsc בֹּ֔קֶר 𐤁𐤒𐤓 boqer of the morning daybreak HNcmsa וְ/כַ/טַּ֖ל 𐤅/𐤊/𐤈𐤋 vekhatal and like the dew and like dew HC/Rd/Ncmsa מַשְׁכִּ֣ים 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤌 mashekim early those who rise early HVhrmsa הֹלֵ֑ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 holekhe that goes away the one walking HVqrmsa כְּ/מֹץ֙ 𐤊/𐤌𐤑 kemots like chaff like chaff HR/Ncmsa יְסֹעֵ֣ר 𐤉𐤎𐤏𐤓 yesoer that is driven away he will storm violently HVmi3ms מִ/גֹּ֔רֶן 𐤌/𐤂𐤓𐤍 migoren from the threshing floor from a leveled threshing-floor HR/Ncbsa וּ/כְ/עָשָׁ֖ן 𐤅/𐤊/𐤏𐤔𐤍 ukheashan and like smoke and like smoke HC/R/Ncmsa מֵ/אֲרֻבָּֽה 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤄 mearubah from a window from an aperture HR/Ncfsa

But I and I the LORD Yahweh Yahweh your God your Mighty One from the land from land of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim and god mighty ones except me apart from me not not you shall know you will know and savior and one who delivers there is none there is not besides me except

Verse 4 וְ/אָנֹכִ֛י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 veanokhi But 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 HNcmpc/Sp2ms מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets from the 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 HC/Ncmpa זֽוּלָתִ/י֙ 𐤆𐤅𐤋𐤕/𐤉 zulati except me apart from me HR/Sp1cs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תֵדָ֔ע 𐤕𐤃𐤏 teda you shall know you will know HVqi2ms וּ/מוֹשִׁ֥יעַ 𐤅/𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏 umoshia and savior and one who delivers HC/Vhrmsa אַ֖יִן 𐤀𐤉𐤍 ayin there is none there is not HTn בִּלְתִּֽ/י 𐤁𐤋𐤕/𐤉 bileti besides me except HR/Sp1cs

I I knew you I knew you in the wilderness in the grazing steppe in the land in land of droughts scorching droughts

Verse 5 אֲנִ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs יְדַעְתִּ֖י/ךָ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉/𐤊 yedaetikha knew you I knew you HVqp1cs/Sp2ms בַּ/מִּדְבָּ֑ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 bamidebar in the wilderness in the grazing steppe HRd/Ncmsa בְּ/אֶ֖רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets in the land in land HR/Ncbsc תַּלְאֻבֽוֹת 𐤕𐤋𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 taleuvot of droughts scorching droughts HNcfpa

according to their pasture as their pasturage and they became satisfied and they became satisfied they were filled they were satisfied and their heart became proud and he rose high their heart their inner core against upon therefore thus they forgot Me they have forgotten me

Verse 6 כְּ/מַרְעִיתָ/ם֙ 𐤊/𐤌𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤕/𐤌 kemareitam according to their pasture as their pasturage HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp וַ/יִּשְׂבָּ֔עוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤅 vayisebau and they became satisfied and they became satisfied HC/Vqw3mp שָׂבְע֖וּ 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤅 saveu they were filled they were satisfied HVqp3cp וַ/יָּ֣רָם 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤌 vayaram and their heart became proud and he rose high HC/Vqw3ms לִבָּ֑/ם 𐤋𐤁/𐤌 libam their heart their inner core HNcmsc/Sp3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon HR כֵּ֖ן 𐤊𐤍 ken therefore thus HTm שְׁכֵחֽוּ/נִי 𐤔𐤊𐤇𐤅/𐤍𐤉 shekhechuni they forgot Me they have forgotten me HVqp3cp/Sp1cs

So I will be and I became to them — like like a lion fierce lion like a leopard like a spotted feline by upon the way path of of Assyria Ashshur

Verse 7 וָ/אֱהִ֥י 𐤅/𐤀𐤄𐤉 vaehi So I will be and I became HC/Vqw1cs לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp כְּמוֹ 𐤊𐤌𐤅 kemo like like HR שָׁ֑חַל 𐤔𐤇𐤋 shachal a lion fierce lion HNcmsa כְּ/נָמֵ֖ר 𐤊/𐤍𐤌𐤓 kenamer like a leopard like a spotted feline HR/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al by upon HR דֶּ֥רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe the way path of HNcbsa אָשֽׁוּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur of Assyria Ashshur HVqi1cs

I will meet them I will meet them like a bear like a bear bereaved bereaved of children and I will tear and I will tear apart enclosure enclosed covering of of their heart their inner core and I will devour them and I will consume them there in that place like a lion like a fierce lion beast living-being of of the field the open field will tear them she will violently split them open

Verse 8 אֶפְגְּשֵׁ/ם֙ 𐤀𐤐𐤂𐤔/𐤌 efegeshem I will meet them I will meet them HVqi1cs/Sp3mp כְּ/דֹ֣ב 𐤊/𐤃𐤁 kedov like a bear like a bear HR/Ncmsa שַׁכּ֔וּל 𐤔𐤊𐤅𐤋 shakul bereaved bereaved of children HAamsa וְ/אֶקְרַ֖ע 𐤅/𐤀𐤒𐤓𐤏 veeqera and I will tear and I will tear apart HC/Vqi1cs סְג֣וֹר 𐤎𐤂𐤅𐤓 segor enclosure enclosed covering of HNcmsc לִבָּ֑/ם 𐤋𐤁/𐤌 libam of their heart their inner core HNcmsc/Sp3mp וְ/אֹכְלֵ֥/ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋/𐤌 veokhelem and I will devour them and I will consume them HC/Vqi1cs/Sp3mp שָׁם֙ 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD כְּ/לָבִ֔יא 𐤊/𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤀 kelavi like a lion like a fierce lion HR/Ncbsa חַיַּ֥ת 𐤇𐤉𐤕 chayat beast living-being of HNcfsc הַ/שָּׂדֶ֖ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh of the field the open field HTd/Ncmsa תְּבַקְּעֵֽ/ם 𐤕𐤁𐤒𐤏/𐤌 tevaqeem will tear them she will violently split them open HVpi3fs/Sp3mp

your destruction he ruined you O Israel El-Contends Yiserael because for/because against me — against your help with your help

Verse 9 שִֽׁחֶתְ/ךָ֥ 𐤔𐤇𐤕/𐤊 shichetekha your destruction he ruined you HVpp3ms/Sp2ms יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael O Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because HC בִ֥/י 𐤁/𐤉 vi against me HR/Sp1cs בְ/עֶזְרֶֽ/ךָ 𐤁/𐤏𐤆𐤓/𐤊 veezerekha against your help with your help HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms

I will be Where is? your king your king then/where where now? that he may save you he will deliver you in all in the whole of your cities your settlements and your judges and your judging ones of whom that-which you said you said give Give! me — a king king of and princes ruling officials

Verse 10 אֱהִ֤י 𐤀𐤄𐤉 ehi I will be Where is? HTi מַלְכְּ/ךָ֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤊 malekekha your king your king HNcmsc/Sp2ms אֵפ֔וֹא 𐤀𐤐𐤅𐤀 efo then/where where now? HD וְ/יוֹשִֽׁיעֲ/ךָ֖ 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏/𐤊 veyoshiakha that he may save you he will deliver you HC/Vhi3ms/Sp2ms בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc עָרֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤊 areykha your cities your settlements HNcfpc/Sp2ms וְ/שֹׁ֣פְטֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉/𐤊 veshofeteykha and your judges and your judging ones HC/Vqrmpc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher of whom that-which HTr אָמַ֔רְתָּ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 amareta you said you said HVqp2ms תְּנָ/ה 𐤕𐤍/𐤄 tenah give Give! HVqv2ms/Sh לִּ֖/י 𐤋/𐤉 li me HR/Sp1cs מֶ֥לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe a king king of HNcmsa וְ/שָׂרִֽים 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 vesarim and princes ruling officials HC/Ncmpa

I gave I will give to you — a king king of in my anger in my anger and I took and I will take in my wrath in my overflowing wrath

Verse 11 אֶֽתֶּן 𐤀𐤕𐤍 eten I gave I will give HVqi1cs לְ/ךָ֥ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe a king king of HNcmsa בְּ/אַפִּ֔/י 𐤁/𐤀𐤐/𐤉 beapi in my anger in my anger HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs וְ/אֶקַּ֖ח 𐤅/𐤀𐤒𐤇 veeqach and I took and I will take HC/Vqi1cs בְּ/עֶבְרָתִֽ/י 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤕/𐤉 beeverati in my wrath in my overflowing wrath HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs

is bound up bound one iniquity distortion-guilt of Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim is kept in store hidden his sin his sin

Verse 12 צָרוּר֙ 𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤓 tsarur is bound up bound one HVqsmsa עֲוֺ֣ן 𐤏𐤅𐤍 aon iniquity distortion-guilt HNcbsc אֶפְרָ֔יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim of Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp צְפוּנָ֖ה 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍𐤄 tsefunah is kept in store hidden HVqsfsa חַטָּאתֽ/וֹ 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕/𐤅 chatato his sin his sin HNcfsc/Sp3ms

pangs of binding-cords of a woman in childbirth birthing woman shall come they come upon him — he he is a son son of not not wise wise one of for for/because the time object marker not not should he stand he will stand at the breaking forth in the birth-breaking of of children sons

Verse 13 חֶבְלֵ֥י 𐤇𐤁𐤋𐤉 cheveley pangs of binding-cords of HNcmpc יֽוֹלֵדָ֖ה 𐤉𐤅𐤋𐤃𐤄 yoledah a woman in childbirth birthing woman HVqrfsa יָבֹ֣אוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 yavou shall come they come HVqi3mp ל֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo upon him HR/Sp3ms הוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms בֵן֙ 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) is a son son of HNcmsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn חָכָ֔ם 𐤇𐤊𐤌 chakham wise wise one of HAamsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC עֵ֥ת 𐤏𐤕 et the time object marker HNcbsa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-3 not not HTn יַעֲמֹ֖ד 𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃 yaamod should he stand he will stand HVqi3ms בְּ/מִשְׁבַּ֥ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤁𐤓 bemishebar at the breaking forth in the birth-breaking of HR/Ncmsc בָּנִֽים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 banim Bene (Bemba) of children sons HNcmpa

from the hand/power of from hand of Sheol the underworld Sheol I will ransom them I will redeem them from death from death I will redeem them I will redeem them I will be Where is? your plagues your words O Death death I will be Where is? your sting/destruction your deadly plague O Sheol the underworld Sheol compassion/repentance regretful relenting will be hidden he will be hidden from my eyes from my eyes

Verse 14 מִ/יַּ֤ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from the hand/power 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 HVqi1cs/Sp3mp מִ/מָּ֖וֶת 𐤌/𐤌𐤅𐤕 mimavet from death from death HR/Ncmsa אֶגְאָלֵ֑/ם 𐤀𐤂𐤀𐤋/𐤌 egealem I will redeem them I will redeem them HVqi1cs/Sp3mp אֱהִ֨י 𐤀𐤄𐤉 ehi I will be Where is? HTi דְבָרֶי/ךָ֜ 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉/𐤊 devareykha your plagues your words HNcmpc/Sp2ms מָ֗וֶת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mavet O Death death HNcmsa אֱהִ֤י 𐤀𐤄𐤉 ehi-2 I will be Where is? HTi קָֽטָבְ/ךָ֙ 𐤒𐤈𐤁/𐤊 qatavekha your sting/destruction your deadly plague HNcmsc/Sp2ms שְׁא֔וֹל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 sheol-2 O Sheol the underworld Sheol HNp נֹ֖חַם 𐤍𐤇𐤌 nocham compassion/repentance regretful relenting HNcmsa יִסָּתֵ֥ר 𐤉𐤎𐤕𐤓 yisater will be hidden he will be hidden HVNi3ms מֵ/עֵינָֽ/י 𐤌/𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 meeynay from my eyes from my eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp1cs

though for/because he he son of son brothers brothers will flourish he will make fruitful will come he comes east wind east wind breath of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh from the wilderness from grazing steppe of rising ascending one and will dry up and he will feel shame his spring his spring and will dry up and he will dry up his fountain his spring it he will plunder he will plunder treasury storehouse of all entirety of vessel prepared implement of precious object of desire

Verse 15 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki though for/because HC ה֔וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms בֵּ֥ן 𐤁𐤍 ben son of son HNcmsc אַחִ֖ים 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤌 achim brothers brothers HNcmpa יַפְרִ֑יא 𐤉𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤀 yaferi will flourish he will make fruitful HVhi3ms יָב֣וֹא 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 yavo will come he comes HVqi3ms קָדִים֩ 𐤒𐤃𐤉𐤌 qadim east wind east HNcmsa ר֨וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) wind breath of HNcbsc יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp מִ/מִּדְבָּ֣ר 𐤌/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 mimidebar from the wilderness from grazing steppe of HR/Ncmsa עֹלֶ֗ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 oleh rising ascending one HVqrmsa וְ/יֵב֤וֹשׁ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤔 veyevosh and will dry up and he will feel shame HC/Vqi3ms מְקוֹר/וֹ֙ 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤓/𐤅 meqoro his spring his spring HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/יֶחֱרַ֣ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤓𐤁 veyecherav and will dry up and he will dry up HC/Vqi3ms מַעְיָנ֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤅 maeyano his fountain his spring HNcmsc/Sp3ms ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu-2 it he HPp3ms יִשְׁסֶ֔ה 𐤉𐤔𐤎𐤄 yisheseh will plunder he will plunder HVqi3ms אוֹצַ֖ר 𐤀𐤅𐤑𐤓 otsar treasury storehouse of HNcmsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc כְּלִ֥י 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keli vessel prepared implement of HNcmsc חֶמְדָּֽה 𐤇𐤌𐤃𐤄 chemedah precious object of desire HNcfsa

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