Hosea 11 הוֹשֵׁעַ

¹כִּ֛י נַ֥עַר יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וָאֹהֲבֵ֑הוּ וּמִמִּצְרַ֖יִם קָרָ֥אתִי לִבְנִֽי׃

ki na'ar yisra'el va'ohavehu umimmitzrayim karati livni

1When Israel was a child, then I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son.

²קָרְא֖וּ לָהֶ֑ם כֵּ֚ן הָלְכ֣וּ מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם לַבְּעָלִ֣ים יְזַבֵּ֔חוּ וְלַפְּסִלִ֖ים יְקַטֵּרֽוּן׃

karu lahem ken halkhu mippenehem labbe'alim yezabbechu velappesilim yekatterun

2The more they called them, the more they went from them; They sacrificed unto the Baalim, And offered to graven images.

³וְאָנֹכִ֤י תִרְגַּ֨לְתִּי֙ לְאֶפְרַ֔יִם קָחָ֖ם עַל־זְרֽוֹעֹתָ֑יו וְלֹ֥א יָדְע֖וּ כִּ֥י רְפָאתִֽים׃

ve'anokhi tirgalti le'efrayim kacham al-zero'otav velo yad'u ki refatim

3And I, I taught Ephraim to walk, Taking them by their arms; But they knew not that I healed them.

⁴בְּחַבְלֵ֨י אָדָ֤ם אֶמְשְׁכֵם֙ בַּעֲבֹת֣וֹת אַהֲבָ֔ה וָאֶהְיֶ֥ה לָהֶ֛ם כִּמְרִ֥ימֵי עֹ֖ל עַ֣ל לְחֵיהֶ֑ם וְאַ֥ט אֵלָ֖יו אוֹכִֽיל׃

bechavle adam emshekhem ba'avotot ahava va'ehye lahem kimrime ol al lechehem ve'at elav okhil

4I drew them with cords of a man, With bands of love; And I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, And I fed them gently.

⁵לֹ֤א יָשׁוּב֙ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם וְאַשּׁ֖וּר ה֣וּא מַלְכּ֑וֹ כִּ֥י מֵאֲנ֖וּ לָשֽׁוּב׃

lo yashuv el-eretz mitzrayim ve'ashur hu malko ki me'anu lashuv

5He shall not return into the land of Egypt, But the Assyrian shall be his king, Because they refused to return.

⁶וְחָלָ֥ה חֶ֨רֶב֙ בְּעָרָ֔יו וְכִלְּתָ֥ה בַדָּ֖יו וְאָכָ֑לָה מִֽמֹּעֲצ֖וֹתֵיהֶֽם׃

vechala cherev be'arav vekhilleta vaddav ve'akhala mimmo'atzotehem

6And the sword shall fall upon his cities, And shall consume his bars, and devour them, Because of their own counsels.

⁷וְעַמִּ֥י תְלוּאִ֖ים לִמְשֽׁוּבָתִ֑י וְאֶל־עַל֙ יִקְרָאֻ֔הוּ יַ֖חַד לֹ֥א יְרוֹמֵם׃

ve'ammi telu'im limshuvati ve'el-al yikra'uhu yachad lo yeromem

7And My people are in suspense about returning to Me; And though they call them upwards, None at all will lift himself up.

⁸אֵ֞יךְ אֶתֶּנְךָ֣ אֶפְרַ֗יִם אֲמַגֶּנְךָ֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֵ֚יךְ אֶתֶּנְךָ֣ כְאַדְמָ֔ה אֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖ כִּצְבֹאיִ֑ם נֶהְפַּ֤ךְ עָלַי֙ לִבִּ֔י יַ֖חַד נִכְמְר֥וּ נִחוּמָֽי׃

ekh ettenkha efrayim amaggenkha yisra'el ekh ettenkha khe'adma asimkha kitzvoyim nehpakh alay libbi yachad nikhmeru nichumay

8How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? How shall I surrender thee, Israel? How shall I make thee as Admah? How shall I set thee as Zeboim? My heart is turned within Me, My compassions are kindled together.

⁹לֹ֤א אֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ חֲר֣וֹן אַפִּ֔י לֹ֥א אָשׁ֖וּב לְשַׁחֵ֣ת אֶפְרָ֑יִם כִּ֣י אֵ֤ל אָֽנֹכִי֙ וְלֹא־אִ֔ישׁ בְּקִרְבְּךָ֣ קָד֔וֹשׁ וְלֹ֥א אָב֖וֹא בְּעִֽיר׃

lo e'ese charon appi lo ashuv leshachet efrayim ki el anokhi velo-ish bekirbekha kadosh velo avo be'ir

9I will not execute the fierceness of Mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim; For I am God, and not man, The Holy One in the midst of thee; And I will not come in fury.

¹⁰אַחֲרֵ֧י יְהוָ֛ה יֵלְכ֖וּ כְּאַרְיֵ֣ה יִשְׁאָ֑ג כִּֽי־ה֣וּא יִשְׁאַ֔ג וְיֶחֶרְד֥וּ בָנִ֖ים מִיָּֽם׃

achare ADONAI yelkhu ke'arye yish'ag ki-hu yish'ag veyecherdu vanim miyyam

10They shall walk after the LORD, Who shall roar like a lion; For He shall roar, And the children shall come trembling from the west.

¹¹יֶחֶרְד֤וּ כְצִפּוֹר֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם וּכְיוֹנָ֖ה מֵאֶ֣רֶץ אַשּׁ֑וּר וְהוֹשַׁבְתִּ֥ים עַל־בָּתֵּיהֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃

yecherdu khetzippor mimmitzrayim ukheyona me'eretz ashur vehoshavtim al-battehem ne'um-ADONAI

11They shall come trembling as a bird out of Egypt, And as a dove out of the land of Assyria; And I will make them to dwell in their houses, saith the LORD.