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Hosea 4
4
Hosea
God's case against Israel
Modern Hebrew Bible
Israel
, person
Judah
, person
Ephraim
, person
Gilgal
, place
Beth-aven
, place
Modern Hebrew Bible
Berean Standard Bible
1
HMB
שמעו דבר יהוה בני ישראל כי ריב ליהוה עם יושבי הארץ כי אין אמת ואין חסד ואין דעת אלהים בארץ׃
BSB
BSB:
Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!
2
HMB
אלה וכחש ורצח וגנב ונאף פרצו ודמים בדמים נגעו׃
BSB
BSB:
Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.
3
HMB
על כן תאבל הארץ ואמלל כל יושב בה בחית השדה ובעוף השמים וגם דגי הים יאספו׃
BSB
BSB:
Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.
4
HMB
אך איש אל ירב ואל יוכח איש ועמך כמריבי כהן׃
BSB
BSB:
But let no man contend; let no man offer reproof; for your people are like those who contend with a priest.
5
HMB
וכשלת היום וכשל גם נביא עמך לילה ודמיתי אמך׃
BSB
BSB:
You will stumble by day, and the prophet will stumble with you by night; so I will destroy your mother—
6
HMB
נדמו עמי מבלי הדעת כי אתה הדעת מאסת ואמאסאך מכהן לי ותשכח תורת אלהיך אשכח בניך גם אני׃
BSB
BSB:
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
7
HMB
כרבם כן חטאו לי כבודם בקלון אמיר׃
BSB
BSB:
The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace.
8
HMB
חטאת עמי יאכלו ואל עונם ישאו נפשו׃
BSB
BSB:
They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.
9
HMB
והיה כעם ככהן ופקדתי עליו דרכיו ומעלליו אשיב לו׃
BSB
BSB:
And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.
10
HMB
ואכלו ולא ישבעו הזנו ולא יפרצו כי את יהוה עזבו לשמר׃
BSB
BSB:
They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have abandoned the LORD to give themselves
11
HMB
זנות ויין ותירוש יקח לב׃
BSB
BSB:
to promiscuity, wine, and new wine, which take away understanding.
12
HMB
עמי בעצו ישאל ומקלו יגיד לו כי רוח זנונים התעה ויזנו מתחת אלהיהם׃
BSB
BSB:
My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God.
13
HMB
על ראשי ההרים יזבחו ועל הגבעות יקטרו תחת אלון ולבנה ואלה כי טוב צלה על כן תזנינה בנותיכם וכלותיכם תנאפנה׃
BSB
BSB:
They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.
14
HMB
לא אפקוד על בנותיכם כי תזנינה ועל כלותיכם כי תנאפנה כי הם עם הזנות יפרדו ועם הקדשות יזבחו ועם לא יבין ילבט׃
BSB
BSB:
I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin.
15
HMB
אם זנה אתה ישראל אל יאשם יהודה ואל תבאו הגלגל ואל תעלו בית און ואל תשבעו חי יהוה׃
BSB
BSB:
Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’
16
HMB
כי כפרה סררה סרר ישראל עתה ירעם יהוה ככבש במרחב׃
BSB
BSB:
For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow?
17
HMB
חבור עצבים אפרים הנח לו׃
BSB
BSB:
Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone!
18
HMB
סר סבאם הזנה הזנו אהבו הבו קלון מגניה׃
BSB
BSB:
When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.
19
HMB
צרר רוח אותה בכנפיה ויבשו מזבחותם׃
BSB
BSB:
The whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings, and their sacrifices will bring them shame.
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Modern Hebrew Bible. Public domain. Text from eBible.org.
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