{ "verseID": "Hosea.8.1", "source": "אֶל־חִכְּךָ֣ שֹׁפָ֔ר כַּנֶּ֖שֶׁר עַל־בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה יַ֚עַן עָבְר֣וּ בְרִיתִ֔י וְעַל־תּוֹרָתִ֖י פָּשָֽׁעוּ׃", "text": "To *ḥikkəḵā* *šôp̄ār*, like the *nešer* against *bêṯ* *YHWH*; *yaʿan* they *ʿāḇərû* my *bərîṯî*, and against my *tôrāṯî* they have *pāšāʿû*.", "grammar": { "*ḥikkəḵā*": "noun, masculine, singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your palate/mouth", "*šôp̄ār*": "noun, masculine, singular absolute - trumpet/ram's horn", "*nešer*": "noun, masculine, singular - eagle/vulture", "*bêṯ*": "noun, masculine, construct - house of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name", "*yaʿan*": "conjunction - because", "*ʿāḇərû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they transgressed/passed over", "*bərîṯî*": "noun, feminine, singular with 1st person singular suffix - my covenant", "*tôrāṯî*": "noun, feminine, singular with 1st person singular suffix - my law/instruction", "*pāšāʿû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they rebelled/transgressed" }, "variants": { "*ḥikkəḵā*": "your palate/roof of mouth/mouth", "*šôp̄ār*": "trumpet/ram's horn/alarm", "*nešer*": "eagle/vulture (uncertain which bird of prey)", "*yaʿan*": "because/on account of", "*ʿāḇərû*": "they transgressed/passed over/violated", "*pāšāʿû*": "they rebelled/transgressed/broke faith" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.8.2", "source": "לִ֖י יִזְעָ֑קוּ אֱלֹהַ֥י יְֽדַעֲנ֖וּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃", "text": "To me they *yizʿāqû*: '*ʾĕlōhay*, we *yəḏaʿănûḵā* *yiśrāʾēl*.'", "grammar": { "*yizʿāqû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - they cry out", "*ʾĕlōhay*": "noun, masculine, plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my God", "*yəḏaʿănûḵā*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - we know you", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel" }, "variants": { "*yizʿāqû*": "they cry out/call/summon", "*ʾĕlōhay*": "my God/my deity", "*yəḏaʿănûḵā*": "we know you/recognize you/acknowledge you" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.8.3", "source": "זָנַ֥ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל ט֑וֹב אוֹיֵ֖ב יִרְדְּֽפוֹ׃", "text": "*zānaḥ* *yiśrāʾēl* *ṭôḇ*; *ʾôyēḇ* *yirədəp̄ô*.", "grammar": { "*zānaḥ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he rejected/cast off", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ṭôḇ*": "noun/adjective, masculine, singular absolute - good/goodness", "*ʾôyēḇ*": "noun, masculine, singular absolute - enemy", "*yirədəp̄ô*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he will pursue him" }, "variants": { "*zānaḥ*": "rejected/cast off/spurned", "*ṭôḇ*": "good/goodness/what is good", "*ʾôyēḇ*": "enemy/foe/adversary", "*yirədəp̄ô*": "will pursue him/chase him/persecute him" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.8.4", "source": "הֵ֤ם הִמְלִיכוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א מִמֶּ֔נִּי הֵשִׂ֖ירוּ וְלֹ֣א יָדָ֑עְתִּי כַּסְפָּ֣ם וּזְהָבָ֗ם עָשׂ֤וּ לָהֶם֙ עֲצַבִּ֔ים לְמַ֖עַן יִכָּרֵֽת׃", "text": "They *himlîḵû* and not from me; they *hēśîrû* and not *yāḏāʿətî*; their *kaspām* and their *zəhāḇām* they *ʿāśû* for themselves *ʿăṣabbîm*, in order that *yikkārēṯ*.", "grammar": { "*himlîḵû*": "verb, hifil perfect, 3rd person plural - they made king/crowned", "*hēśîrû*": "verb, hifil perfect, 3rd person plural - they appointed/removed", "*yāḏāʿətî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I knew", "*kaspām*": "noun, masculine, singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their silver", "*zəhāḇām*": "noun, masculine, singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their gold", "*ʿāśû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they made", "*ʿăṣabbîm*": "noun, masculine, plural absolute - idols/images", "*yikkārēṯ*": "verb, nifal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he/it will be cut off" }, "variants": { "*himlîḵû*": "they made king/installed as ruler/crowned", "*hēśîrû*": "they appointed/removed/set up princes", "*yāḏāʿətî*": "I knew/acknowledged/approved", "*ʿăṣabbîm*": "idols/images/objects of grief", "*yikkārēṯ*": "it will be cut off/destroyed/removed" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.8.5", "source": "זָנַח֙ עֶגְלֵ֣ךְ שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן חָרָ֥ה אַפִּ֖י בָּ֑ם עַד־מָתַ֕י לֹ֥א יוּכְל֖וּ נִקָּיֹֽן׃", "text": "*zānaḥ* your *ʿeḡlēḵ* *šōmərôn*; *ḥārāh* my *ʾappî* against them; until when not they *yûḵəlû* *niqqāyōn*?", "grammar": { "*zānaḥ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has rejected", "*ʿeḡlēḵ*": "noun, masculine, singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your calf", "*šōmərôn*": "proper noun - Samaria", "*ḥārāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it has burned", "*ʾappî*": "noun, masculine, singular with 1st person singular suffix - my anger/nose", "*yûḵəlû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be able", "*niqqāyōn*": "noun, masculine, singular absolute - innocence/cleanness" }, "variants": { "*zānaḥ*": "rejected/cast off/spurned", "*ʿeḡlēḵ*": "your calf/your young bull (idol)", "*ḥārāh*": "burned/kindled/became hot", "*ʾappî*": "my anger/my nose/my wrath", "*yûḵəlû*": "they will be able/capable/endure", "*niqqāyōn*": "innocence/cleanness/freedom from punishment" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.8.6", "source": "כִּ֤י מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְה֔וּא חָרָ֣שׁ עָשָׂ֔הוּ וְלֹ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים ה֑וּא כִּֽי־שְׁבָבִ֣ים יִֽהְיֶ֔ה עֵ֖גֶל שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃", "text": "For from *yiśrāʾēl* and he, *ḥārāš* *ʿāśāhû* and not *ʾĕlōhîm* he; for *šəḇāḇîm* *yihyeh* *ʿēḡel* *šōmərôn*.", "grammar": { "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ḥārāš*": "noun, masculine, singular absolute - craftsman/artificer", "*ʿāśāhû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he made it", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine, plural absolute - God/gods", "*šəḇāḇîm*": "noun, masculine, plural absolute - fragments/splinters", "*yihyeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he/it will be", "*ʿēḡel*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - calf of", "*šōmərôn*": "proper noun - Samaria" }, "variants": { "*ḥārāš*": "craftsman/artificer/workman", "*ʿāśāhû*": "made it/created it/fashioned it", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/deity", "*šəḇāḇîm*": "fragments/splinters/pieces" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.8.7", "source": "כִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ יִזְרָ֖עוּ וְסוּפָ֣תָה יִקְצֹ֑רוּ קָמָ֣ה אֵֽין־ל֗וֹ צֶ֚מַח בְּלִ֣י יַֽעֲשֶׂה־קֶּ֔מַח אוּלַ֣י יַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה זָרִ֖ים יִבְלָעֻֽהוּ׃", "text": "For *rûaḥ* they *yizrāʿû* and *sûp̄āṯāh* they *yiqṣōrû*; *qāmāh* *ʾên*-to him; *ṣemaḥ* without *yaʿăśeh*-*qemaḥ*; perhaps *yaʿăśeh*, strangers *yiḇlāʿuhû*.", "grammar": { "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine, singular absolute - wind/spirit", "*yizrāʿû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they sow", "*sûp̄āṯāh*": "noun, feminine, singular with directional he - whirlwind/storm", "*yiqṣōrû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will reap", "*qāmāh*": "noun, feminine, singular absolute - standing grain", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*ṣemaḥ*": "noun, masculine, singular absolute - sprout/growth", "*yaʿăśeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will produce/make", "*qemaḥ*": "noun, masculine, singular absolute - flour/meal", "*yaʿăśeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will produce/make", "*yiḇlāʿuhû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - they will swallow it" }, "variants": { "*rûaḥ*": "wind/spirit/breath", "*yizrāʿû*": "they sow/plant/scatter seed", "*sûp̄āṯāh*": "whirlwind/storm/tempest", "*yiqṣōrû*": "they will reap/harvest", "*qāmāh*": "standing grain/stalk", "*ṣemaḥ*": "sprout/growth/shoot", "*yaʿăśeh*": "it will produce/make/yield", "*qemaḥ*": "flour/meal", "*yiḇlāʿuhû*": "they will swallow it/devour it/consume it" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.8.8", "source": "נִבְלַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עַתָּה֙ הָי֣וּ בַגּוֹיִ֔ם כִּכְלִ֖י אֵֽין־חֵ֥פֶץ בּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*niḇlaʿ* *yiśrāʾēl*; now *hāyû* among the *gôyim* like *kəlî* *ʾên*-*ḥēp̄eṣ* in him.", "grammar": { "*niḇlaʿ*": "verb, nifal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he is swallowed up", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*hāyû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they were/have become", "*gôyim*": "noun, masculine, plural absolute - nations/gentiles", "*kəlî*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - vessel/object of", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*ḥēp̄eṣ*": "noun, masculine, singular absolute - delight/pleasure/desire" }, "variants": { "*niḇlaʿ*": "swallowed up/devoured/consumed", "*hāyû*": "they were/have become/have been", "*gôyim*": "nations/gentiles/peoples", "*kəlî*": "vessel/object/utensil", "*ḥēp̄eṣ*": "delight/pleasure/desire/value" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.8.9", "source": "כִּֽי־הֵ֙מָּה֙ עָל֣וּ אַשּׁ֔וּר פֶּ֖רֶא בּוֹדֵ֣ד ל֑וֹ אֶפְרַ֖יִם הִתְנ֥וּ אֲהָבִֽים", "text": "For they *ʿālû* *ʾaššûr*, *pereʾ* *bôḏēḏ* to him; *ʾep̄rayim* *hiṯnû* *ʾăhāḇîm*.", "grammar": { "*ʿālû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they went up", "*ʾaššûr*": "proper noun - Assyria", "*pereʾ*": "noun, masculine, singular absolute - wild donkey", "*bôḏēḏ*": "adjective, masculine, singular absolute - alone/solitary", "*ʾep̄rayim*": "proper noun - Ephraim", "*hiṯnû*": "verb, hifil perfect, 3rd person plural - they hired/purchased", "*ʾăhāḇîm*": "noun, masculine, plural absolute - loves/lovers" }, "variants": { "*ʿālû*": "went up/ascended/have gone", "*pereʾ*": "wild donkey/wild ass", "*bôḏēḏ*": "alone/solitary/isolated", "*hiṯnû*": "hired/purchased/gave gifts", "*ʾăhāḇîm*": "loves/lovers/love gifts" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.8.10", "source": "גַּ֛ם כִּֽי־יִתְנ֥וּ בַגּוֹיִ֖ם עַתָּ֣ה אֲקַבְּצֵ֑ם וַיָּחֵ֣לּוּ מְּעָ֔ט מִמַּשָּׂ֖א מֶ֥לֶךְ שָׂרִֽים׃", "text": "Even though they *yiṯnû* among the *gôyim*, now *ʾăqabbəṣēm*; and they *wayyāḥēllû* *məʿāṭ* from *maśśāʾ* *meleḵ* *śārîm*.", "grammar": { "*yiṯnû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they give", "*gôyim*": "noun, masculine, plural absolute - nations/gentiles", "*ʾăqabbəṣēm*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I will gather them", "*wayyāḥēllû*": "verb, hifil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they began/started", "*məʿāṭ*": "adjective, masculine, singular absolute - little/few", "*maśśāʾ*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - burden of", "*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - king of", "*śārîm*": "noun, masculine, plural absolute - princes/officials" }, "variants": { "*yiṯnû*": "they give/offer/hire", "*ʾăqabbəṣēm*": "I will gather them/collect them/assemble them", "*wayyāḥēllû*": "they began/started to be in pain/diminished", "*məʿāṭ*": "little/few/a little while", "*maśśāʾ*": "burden/tribute/load", "*śārîm*": "princes/officials/leaders" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.8.11", "source": "כִּֽי־הִרְבָּ֥ה אֶפְרַ֛יִם מִזְבְּחֹ֖ת לַחֲטֹ֑א הָיוּ־ל֥וֹ מִזְבְּח֖וֹת לַחֲטֹֽא׃", "text": "For *hirbāh* *ʾep̄rayim* *mizbəḥōṯ* for *laḥăṭōʾ*; they *hāyû*-to him *mizbəḥôṯ* for *laḥăṭōʾ*.", "grammar": { "*hirbāh*": "verb, hifil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he multiplied", "*ʾep̄rayim*": "proper noun - Ephraim", "*mizbəḥōṯ*": "noun, masculine, plural absolute - altars", "*laḥăṭōʾ*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - for sinning", "*hāyû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they became", "*mizbəḥôṯ*": "noun, masculine, plural absolute - altars" }, "variants": { "*hirbāh*": "multiplied/increased/made many", "*mizbəḥōṯ*": "altars/places of sacrifice", "*laḥăṭōʾ*": "for sinning/to sin/for sin", "*hāyû*": "they became/were" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.8.12", "source": "אֶ֨כְתָּב־ל֔וֹ רֻבֵּ֖י תּֽוֹרָתִ֑י כְּמוֹ־זָ֖ר נֶחְשָֽׁבוּ׃", "text": "*ʾeḵtāḇ*-to him *rubbê* *tôrāṯî*; like-*zār* *neḥšāḇû*.", "grammar": { "*ʾeḵtāḇ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I write", "*rubbê*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - multitude of", "*tôrāṯî*": "noun, feminine, singular with 1st person singular suffix - my law/instruction", "*zār*": "adjective, masculine, singular absolute - strange/foreign", "*neḥšāḇû*": "verb, nifal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are regarded" }, "variants": { "*ʾeḵtāḇ*": "I write/inscribe/wrote [variant reading: if I wrote]", "*rubbê*": "multitude of/many/ten thousand", "*tôrāṯî*": "my law/my instruction/my teaching", "*zār*": "strange/foreign/alien thing", "*neḥšāḇû*": "they are regarded/considered/reckoned" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.8.13", "source": "זִבְחֵ֣י הַבְהָבַ֗י יִזְבְּח֤וּ בָשָׂר֙ וַיֹּאכֵ֔לוּ יְהוָ֖ה לֹ֣א רָצָ֑ם עַתָּ֞ה יִזְכֹּ֤ר עֲוֺנָם֙ וְיִפְקֹ֣ד חַטֹּאותָ֔ם הֵ֖מָּה מִצְרַ֥יִם יָשֽׁוּבוּ׃", "text": "*ziḇḥê* *haḇhāḇay* they *yizbəḥû* *ḇāśār* *wayyōʾḵēlû*, *YHWH* not *rāṣām*; now *yizkōr* their *ʿăwōnām* and *yip̄qōḏ* their *ḥaṭṭōʾwṯām*; they to *miṣrayim* *yāšûḇû*.", "grammar": { "*ziḇḥê*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - sacrifices of", "*haḇhāḇay*": "noun, masculine, plural with 1st person singular suffix - my gifts", "*yizbəḥû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they sacrifice", "*ḇāśār*": "noun, masculine, singular absolute - flesh/meat", "*wayyōʾḵēlû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they eat", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*rāṣām*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - he accepted/was pleased with them", "*yizkōr*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will remember", "*ʿăwōnām*": "noun, masculine, singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their iniquity", "*yip̄qōḏ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will visit/punish", "*ḥaṭṭōʾwṯām*": "noun, feminine, plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their sins", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*yāšûḇû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will return" }, "variants": { "*ziḇḥê*": "sacrifices of/offerings of", "*haḇhāḇay*": "my gifts/my offerings [uncertain meaning, possibly 'my choice sacrifices']", "*yizbəḥû*": "they sacrifice/slaughter/offer", "*ḇāśār*": "flesh/meat", "*wayyōʾḵēlû*": "and they eat/consume", "*rāṣām*": "accepted them/was pleased with them/favored them", "*yizkōr*": "he will remember/recall/take note of", "*ʿăwōnām*": "their iniquity/guilt/punishment", "*yip̄qōḏ*": "he will visit/punish/attend to", "*ḥaṭṭōʾwṯām*": "their sins/offenses/failures", "*yāšûḇû*": "they will return/go back/revert" } }

{ "verseID": "Hosea.8.14", "source": "וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶת־עֹשֵׂ֗הוּ וַיִּ֙בֶן֙ הֵֽיכָל֔וֹת וִֽיהוּדָ֕ה הִרְבָּ֖ה עָרִ֣ים בְּצֻר֑וֹת וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־אֵ֣שׁ בְּעָרָ֔יו וְאָכְלָ֖ה אַרְמְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃", "text": "*wayyiškaḥ* *yiśrāʾēl* *ʾeṯ*-*ʿōśēhû* *wayyiḇen* *hêḵālôṯ*; and *wîhûḏāh* *hirbāh* *ʿārîm* *bəṣurôṯ*; and *wəšillaḥtî*-*ʾēš* in his *bəʿārāyw* and it *wəʾāḵəlāh* their *ʾarmənōṯêhā*.", "grammar": { "*wayyiškaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he forgot", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*ʿōśēhû*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his maker", "*wayyiḇen*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he built", "*hêḵālôṯ*": "noun, masculine, plural absolute - palaces/temples", "*wîhûḏāh*": "proper noun - Judah", "*hirbāh*": "verb, hifil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he multiplied", "*ʿārîm*": "noun, feminine, plural absolute - cities", "*bəṣurôṯ*": "adjective, feminine, plural absolute - fortified", "*wəšillaḥtî*": "verb, piel perfect, 1st person singular with waw consecutive - and I will send", "*ʾēš*": "noun, feminine, singular absolute - fire", "*bəʿārāyw*": "preposition + noun, feminine, plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his cities", "*wəʾāḵəlāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular with waw consecutive - and it will devour", "*ʾarmənōṯêhā*": "noun, masculine, plural with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her citadels" }, "variants": { "*wayyiškaḥ*": "and he forgot/neglected/ignored", "*ʿōśēhû*": "his maker/his creator", "*wayyiḇen*": "and he built/constructed", "*hêḵālôṯ*": "palaces/temples/grand buildings", "*hirbāh*": "multiplied/increased/made many", "*ʿārîm*": "cities/towns", "*bəṣurôṯ*": "fortified/defended/walled", "*wəšillaḥtî*": "and I will send/dispatch", "*ʾēš*": "fire/flame", "*wəʾāḵəlāh*": "and it will devour/consume/destroy", "*ʾarmənōṯêhā*": "her citadels/palaces/fortresses" } }