Hosea 8 הוֹשֵׁעַ
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1אֶל־חִכְּךָ֣ שֹׁפָ֔ר כַּנֶּ֖שֶׁר עַל־בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה יַ֚עַן עָבְר֣וּ בְרִיתִ֔י וְעַל־תּוֹרָתִ֖י פָּשָֽׁעוּ׃
el-chikkekha shofar kannesher al-bet ADONAI ya'an avru veriti ve'al-torati pasha'u
Set the horn to thy mouth. As a vulture he cometh against the house of the LORD; Because they have transgressed My covenant, And trespassed against My law.
2לִ֖י יִזְעָ֑קוּ אֱלֹהַ֥י יְֽדַעֲנ֖וּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
li yiz'aku elohay yeda'anukha yisra'el
Will they cry unto Me: ‘My God, we Israel know Thee’?
3זָנַ֥ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל ט֑וֹב אוֹיֵ֖ב יִרְדְּֽפוֹ׃
zanach yisra'el tov oyev yirdefo
Israel hath cast off that which is good; the enemy shall pursue him.
4הֵ֤ם הִמְלִיכוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א מִמֶּ֔נִּי הֵשִׂ֖ירוּ וְלֹ֣א יָדָ֑עְתִּי כַּסְפָּ֣ם וּזְהָבָ֗ם עָשׂ֤וּ לָהֶם֙ עֲצַבִּ֔ים לְמַ֖עַן יִכָּרֵֽת׃
hem himlikhu velo mimmenni hesiru velo yada'ti kaspam uzehavam asu lahem atzabbim lema'an yikkaret
They have set up kings, but not from Me, they have made princes, and I knew it not; of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.
5זָנַח֙ עֶגְלֵ֣ךְ שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן חָרָ֥ה אַפִּ֖י בָּ֑ם עַד־מָתַ֕י לֹ֥א יוּכְל֖וּ נִקָּיֹֽן׃
zanach eglekh shomron chara appi bam ad-matay lo yukhlu nikkayon
Thy calf, O Samaria, is cast off; mine anger is kindled against them; how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?
6כִּ֤י מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְה֔וּא חָרָ֣שׁ עָשָׂ֔הוּ וְלֹ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים ה֑וּא כִּֽי־שְׁבָבִ֣ים יִֽהְיֶ֔ה עֵ֖גֶל שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃
ki miyyisra'el vehu charash asahu velo elohim hu ki-shevavim yihye egel shomron
For from Israel is even this: The craftsman made it, and it is no God; yea, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in shivers.
7כִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ יִזְרָ֖עוּ וְסוּפָ֣תָה יִקְצֹ֑רוּ קָמָ֣ה אֵֽין־ל֗וֹ צֶ֚מַח בְּלִ֣י יַֽעֲשֶׂה־קֶּ֔מַח אוּלַ֣י יַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה זָרִ֖ים יִבְלָעֻֽהוּ׃
ki ruach yizra'u vesufata yiktzoru kama en-lo tzemach beli ya'ase-kemach ulay ya'ase zarim yivla'uhu
For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind; it hath no stalk, the bud that shall yield no meal; if so be it yield, strangers shall swallow it up.
8נִבְלַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עַתָּה֙ הָי֣וּ בַגּוֹיִ֔ם כִּכְלִ֖י אֵֽין־חֵ֥פֶץ בּֽוֹ׃
nivla' yisra'el atta hayu vaggoyim kikhli en-chefetz bo
Israel is swallowed up; now are they become among the nations as a vessel wherein is no value.
9כִּֽי־הֵ֨מָּה֙ עָל֣וּ אַשּׁ֔וּר פֶּ֖רֶא בּוֹדֵ֣ד ל֑וֹ אֶפְרַ֖יִם הִתְנ֥וּ אֲהָבִֽים
ki-hemma alu ashur pere boded lo efrayim hitnu ahavim
For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself; Ephraim hath hired lovers.
10גַּ֛ם כִּֽי־יִתְנ֥וּ בַגּוֹיִ֖ם עַתָּ֣ה אֲקַבְּצֵ֑ם וַיָּחֵ֣לּוּ מְּעָ֔ט מִמַּשָּׂ֖א מֶ֥לֶךְ שָׂרִֽים׃
gam ki-yitnu vaggoyim atta akabbetzem vayyachellu me'at mimmassa melekh sarim
Yea, though they hire among the nations, now will I gather them up; and they begin to be minished by reason of the burden of king and princes.
11כִּֽי־הִרְבָּ֥ה אֶפְרַ֛יִם מִזְבְּחֹ֖ת לַחֲטֹ֑א הָיוּ־ל֥וֹ מִזְבְּח֖וֹת לַחֲטֹֽא׃
ki-hirba efrayim mizbechot lachato hayu-lo mizbechot lachato
For Ephraim hath multiplied altars to sin, yea, altars have been unto him to sin. .
12אכתוב [אֶ֨כְתָּב]־ל֔וֹ רבו [רֻבֵּ֖י] תּֽוֹרָתִ֑י כְּמוֹ־זָ֖ר נֶחְשָֽׁבוּ׃
ekhtav-lo rubbe torati kemo-zar nechshavu
Though I write for him never so many things of My Law, they are accounted as a stranger’s.
13זִבְחֵ֣י הַבְהָבַ֗י יִזְבְּח֤וּ בָשָׂר֙ וַיֹּאכֵ֔לוּ יְהוָ֖ה לֹ֣א רָצָ֑ם עַתָּ֞ה יִזְכֹּ֤ר עֲוֺנָם֙ וְיִפְקֹ֣ד חַטֹּאותָ֔ם הֵ֖מָּה מִצְרַ֥יִם יָשֽׁוּבוּ׃
zivche havhavay yizbechu vasar vayyokhelu ADONAI lo ratzam atta yizkor avonam veyifkod chattovtam hemma mitzrayim yashuvu
As for the sacrifices that are made by fire unto Me, let them sacrifice flesh and eat it, For the LORD accepteth them not. Now will He remember their iniquity, and punish their sins; They shall return to Egypt.
14וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶת־עֹשֵׂ֗הוּ וַיִּ֨בֶן֙ הֵֽיכָל֔וֹת וִֽיהוּדָ֕ה הִרְבָּ֖ה עָרִ֣ים בְּצֻר֑וֹת וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־אֵ֣שׁ בְּעָרָ֔יו וְאָכְלָ֖ה אַרְמְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃
vayyishkach yisra'el et-osehu vayyiven hekhalot vihuda hirba arim betzurot veshillachti-esh be'arav ve'akhla armenoteha
For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, And builded palaces, And Judah hath multiplied fortified cities; But I will send a fire upon his cities, And it shall devour the castles thereof.
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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (ketiv shown with the qere in brackets). JPS 1917 and the Hebrew use Hebrew verse numbers; the English column uses English numbering, which sometimes differs by a verse.