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Hosea 11:7-12:12
English Standard Version
Hosea 11:7-12:12
English Standard Version
7 My people are bent (A)on turning away from me,
and though (B)they call out to the Most High,
he shall not raise them up at all.
8 How can I give you up, O Ephraim?
How can I hand you over, O Israel?
(C)How can I make you (D)like Admah?
How can I treat you (E)like Zeboiim?
(F)My heart recoils within me;
my compassion grows warm and tender.
9 I will not execute my burning anger;
I will not again destroy Ephraim;
(G)for I am God and not a man,
(H)the Holy One in your midst,
and I will not come in wrath.[a]
10 (I)They shall go after the Lord;
(J)he will roar like a lion;
when he roars,
his children shall come trembling (K)from the west;
11 they shall come trembling like birds (L)from Egypt,
and (M)like doves (N)from the land of Assyria,
and I will return them to their homes, declares the Lord.
12 [b] Ephraim (O)has surrounded me with lies,
and the house of Israel with deceit,
but Judah still walks with God
and is faithful to the Holy One.
12 Ephraim feeds on the wind
and pursues (P)the east wind all day long;
they multiply (Q)falsehood and violence;
(R)they make a covenant with Assyria,
and (S)oil is carried to Egypt.
The Lord's Indictment of Israel and Judah
2 (T)The Lord has an indictment against Judah
and will punish Jacob according to his ways;
he will repay him according to his deeds.
3 (U)In the womb he took his brother by the heel,
and in his manhood he strove with God.
4 He strove with the angel and prevailed;
he wept and sought his favor.
(V)He met God[c] at Bethel,
and there God spoke with us—
5 the Lord, the God of hosts,
(W)the Lord is his memorial name:
6 “So you, (X)by the help of your God, return,
(Y)hold fast to love and justice,
and wait continually for your God.”
7 A merchant, in whose hands are (Z)false balances,
he loves (AA)to oppress.
8 Ephraim has said, “Ah, but (AB)I am rich;
I have found wealth for myself;
in all my labors (AC)they cannot find in me iniquity or sin.”
9 (AD)I am the Lord your God
from the land of Egypt;
I will again make you (AE)dwell in tents,
as in the days of the appointed feast.
10 (AF)I spoke to the prophets;
it was I who multiplied (AG)visions,
and through the prophets gave parables.
11 (AH)If there is iniquity in Gilead,
they shall surely come to nothing:
(AI)in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls;
(AJ)their altars also are like stone heaps
(AK)on the furrows of the field.
12 (AL)Jacob fled to the land of Aram;
there Israel (AM)served for a wife,
and for a wife he guarded sheep.
Footnotes
- Hosea 11:9 Or into the city
- Hosea 11:12 Ch 12:1 in Hebrew
- Hosea 12:4 Hebrew him
הושע 11:7-12:12
The Westminster Leningrad Codex
הושע 11:7-12:12
The Westminster Leningrad Codex
7 וְעַמִּ֥י תְלוּאִ֖ים לִמְשֽׁוּבָתִ֑י וְאֶל־עַל֙ יִקְרָאֻ֔הוּ יַ֖חַד לֹ֥א יְרוֹמֵם׃
8 אֵ֞יךְ אֶתֶּנְךָ֣ אֶפְרַ֗יִם אֲמַגֶּנְךָ֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֵ֚יךְ אֶתֶּנְךָ֣ כְאַדְמָ֔ה אֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖ כִּצְבֹאיִ֑ם נֶהְפַּ֤ךְ עָלַי֙ לִבִּ֔י יַ֖חַד נִכְמְר֥וּ נִחוּמָֽי׃
9 לֹ֤א אֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ חֲר֣וֹן אַפִּ֔י לֹ֥א אָשׁ֖וּב לְשַׁחֵ֣ת אֶפְרָ֑יִם כִּ֣י אֵ֤ל אָֽנֹכִי֙ וְלֹא־אִ֔ישׁ בְּקִרְבְּךָ֣ קָד֔וֹשׁ וְלֹ֥א אָב֖וֹא בְּעִֽיר׃
10 אַחֲרֵ֧י יְהוָ֛ה יֵלְכ֖וּ כְּאַרְיֵ֣ה יִשְׁאָ֑ג כִּֽי־ה֣וּא יִשְׁאַ֔ג וְיֶחֶרְד֥וּ בָנִ֖ים מִיָּֽם׃
11 יֶחֶרְד֤וּ כְצִפּוֹר֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם וּכְיוֹנָ֖ה מֵאֶ֣רֶץ אַשּׁ֑וּר וְהוֹשַׁבְתִּ֥ים עַל־בָּתֵּיהֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ ס
12 סְבָבֻ֤נִי בְכַ֙חַשׁ֙ אֶפְרַ֔יִם וּבְמִרְמָ֖ה בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וִֽיהוּדָ֗ה עֹ֥ד רָד֙ עִם־אֵ֔ל וְעִם־קְדוֹשִׁ֖ים נֶאֱמָֽן׃
2 אֶפְרַ֜יִם רֹעֶ֥ה ר֙וּחַ֙ וְרֹדֵ֣ף קָדִ֔ים כָּל־הַיּ֕וֹם כָּזָ֥ב וָשֹׁ֖ד יַרְבֶּ֑ה וּבְרִית֙ עִם־אַשּׁ֣וּר יִכְרֹ֔תוּ וְשֶׁ֖מֶן לְמִצְרַ֥יִם יוּבָֽל׃
3 וְרִ֥יב לַֽיהוָ֖ה עִם־יְהוּדָ֑ה וְלִפְקֹ֤ד עַֽל־יַעֲקֹב֙ כִּדְרָכָ֔יו כְּמַעֲלָלָ֖יו יָשִׁ֥יב לֽוֹ׃
4 בַּבֶּ֖טֶן עָקַ֣ב אֶת־אָחִ֑יו וּבְאוֹנ֖וֹ שָׂרָ֥ה אֶת־אֱלֹהִֽים׃
5 וָיָּ֤שַׂר אֶל־מַלְאָךְ֙ וַיֻּכָ֔ל בָּכָ֖ה וַיִּתְחַנֶּן־ל֑וֹ בֵּֽית־אֵל֙ יִמְצָאֶ֔נּוּ וְשָׁ֖ם יְדַבֵּ֥ר עִמָּֽנוּ׃
6 וַֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י הַצְּבָא֑וֹת יְהוָ֖ה זִכְרֽוֹ׃
7 וְאַתָּ֖ה בֵּאלֹהֶ֣יךָ תָשׁ֑וּב חֶ֤סֶד וּמִשְׁפָּט֙ שְׁמֹ֔ר וְקַוֵּ֥ה אֶל־אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ תָּמִֽיד׃
8 כְּנַ֗עַן בְּיָד֛וֹ מֹאזְנֵ֥י מִרְמָ֖ה לַעֲשֹׁ֥ק אָהֵֽב׃
9 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶפְרַ֔יִם אַ֣ךְ עָשַׁ֔רְתִּי מָצָ֥אתִי א֖וֹן לִ֑י כָּל־יְגִיעַ֕י לֹ֥א יִמְצְאוּ־לִ֖י עָוֺ֥ן אֲשֶׁר־חֵֽטְא׃
10 וְאָנֹכִ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם עֹ֛ד אוֹשִֽׁיבְךָ֥ בָאֳהָלִ֖ים כִּימֵ֥י מוֹעֵֽד׃
11 וְדִבַּ֙רְתִּי֙ עַל־הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים וְאָנֹכִ֖י חָז֣וֹן הִרְבֵּ֑יתִי וּבְיַ֥ד הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים אֲדַמֶּֽה׃
12 אִם־גִּלְעָ֥ד אָ֙וֶן֙ אַךְ־שָׁ֣וְא הָי֔וּ בַּגִּלְגָּ֖ל שְׁוָרִ֣ים זִבֵּ֑חוּ גַּ֤ם מִזְבְּחוֹתָם֙ כְּגַלִּ֔ים עַ֖ל תַּלְמֵ֥י שָׂדָֽי׃
Hosea 11:7-12:12
New International Version
Hosea 11:7-12:12
New International Version
7 My people are determined to turn(A) from me.(B)
Even though they call me God Most High,
I will by no means exalt them.
8 “How can I give you up,(C) Ephraim?(D)
How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I treat you like Admah?
How can I make you like Zeboyim?(E)
My heart is changed within me;
all my compassion(F) is aroused.(G)
9 I will not carry out my fierce anger,(H)
nor will I devastate(I) Ephraim again.
For I am God, and not a man(J)—
the Holy One(K) among you.
I will not come against their cities.
10 They will follow the Lord;
he will roar(L) like a lion.(M)
When he roars,
his children will come trembling(N) from the west.(O)
11 They will come from Egypt,
trembling like sparrows,
from Assyria,(P) fluttering like doves.(Q)
I will settle them in their homes,”(R)
declares the Lord.
Israel’s Sin
12 Ephraim has surrounded me with lies,(S)
Israel with deceit.
And Judah is unruly against God,
even against the faithful(T) Holy One.[a](U)
12 [b]1 Ephraim(V) feeds on the wind;(W)
he pursues the east wind all day
and multiplies lies and violence.(X)
He makes a treaty with Assyria(Y)
and sends olive oil to Egypt.(Z)
2 The Lord has a charge(AA) to bring against Judah;(AB)
he will punish(AC) Jacob[c] according to his ways
and repay him according to his deeds.(AD)
3 In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel;(AE)
as a man he struggled(AF) with God.
4 He struggled with the angel and overcame him;
he wept and begged for his favor.
He found him at Bethel(AG)
and talked with him there—
5 the Lord God Almighty,
the Lord is his name!(AH)
6 But you must return(AI) to your God;
maintain love and justice,(AJ)
and wait for your God always.(AK)
7 The merchant uses dishonest scales(AL)
and loves to defraud.
8 Ephraim boasts,(AM)
“I am very rich; I have become wealthy.(AN)
With all my wealth they will not find in me
any iniquity or sin.”
Footnotes
- Hosea 11:12 In Hebrew texts this verse (11:12) is numbered 12:1.
- Hosea 12:1 In Hebrew texts 12:1-14 is numbered 12:2-15.
- Hosea 12:2 Jacob means he grasps the heel, a Hebrew idiom for he takes advantage of or he deceives.
- Hosea 12:12 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
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