The Book of Hosea, Chapter 4הושע 4

שִׁמְע֥וּ דְבַר יְהוָ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֣י רִ֤יב לַֽיהוָה֙ עִם יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֠י אֵין אֱמֶ֧ת וְֽאֵין חֶ֛סֶד וְאֵֽין דַּ֥עַת אֱלֹהִ֖ים בָּאָֽרֶץ

Hear the word of YHWH, you children of Israel: for YHWH has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.

אָלֹ֣ה וְכַחֵ֔שׁ וְרָצֹ֥חַ וְגָנֹ֖ב וְנָאֹ֑ף פָּרָ֕צוּ וְדָמִ֥ים בְּדָמִ֖ים נָגָֽעוּ

By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

עַל כֵּ֣ן תֶּאֱבַ֣ל הָאָ֗רֶץ וְאֻמְלַל֙ כָּל יוֹשֵׁ֣ב בָּ֔הּ בְּחַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה וּבְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְגַם דְּגֵ֥י הַיָּ֖ם יֵאָסֵֽפוּ

Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.

אַ֥ךְ אִ֛ישׁ אַל יָרֵ֖ב וְאַל יוֹכַ֣ח אִ֑ישׁ וְעַמְּךָ֖ כִּמְרִיבֵ֥י כֹהֵֽן

Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for your people as they that strive with the priest.

וְכָשַׁלְתָּ֣ הַיּ֔וֹם וְכָשַׁ֧ל גַּם נָבִ֛יא עִמְּךָ֖ לָ֑יְלָה וְדָמִ֖יתִי אִמֶּֽךָ

Therefore shall you fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with you in the night, and I will destroy your mother.

נִדְמ֥וּ עַמִּ֖י מִבְּלִ֣י הַדָּ֑עַת כִּֽי אַתָּ֞ה הַדַּ֣עַת מָאַ֗סְתָּ וְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙ מִכַּהֵ֣ן לִ֔י וַתִּשְׁכַּח֙ תּוֹרַ֣ת אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אֶשְׁכַּ֥ח בָּנֶ֖יךָ גַּם אָֽנִי

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you shall be no priest to me: seeing you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.

כְּרֻבָּ֖ם כֵּ֣ן חָֽטְאוּ לִ֑י כְּבוֹדָ֖ם בְּקָל֥וֹן אָמִֽיר

As they were increased, so they sinned against me: will I change their glory into shame.

חַטַּ֥את עַמִּ֖י יֹאכֵ֑לוּ וְאֶל עֲוֺנָ֖ם יִשְׂא֥וּ נַפְשֽׁוֹ

They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.

וְהָיָ֥ה כָעָ֖ם כַּכֹּהֵ֑ן וּפָקַדְתִּ֤י עָלָיו֙ דְּרָכָ֔יו וּמַעֲלָלָ֖יו אָשִׁ֥יב לֽוֹ

And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.

וְאָֽכְלוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א יִשְׂבָּ֔עוּ הִזְנ֖וּ וְלֹ֣א יִפְרֹ֑צוּ כִּֽי אֶת יְהוָ֥ה עָזְב֖וּ לִשְׁמֹֽר

For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to YHWH.

זְנ֛וּת וְיַ֥יִן וְתִיר֖וֹשׁ יִֽקַּֽח לֵֽב

Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.

עַמִּי֙ בְּעֵצ֣וֹ יִשְׁאָ֔ל וּמַקְל֖וֹ יַגִּ֣יד ל֑וֹ כִּ֣י ר֤וּחַ זְנוּנִים֙ הִתְעָ֔ה וַיִּזְנ֖וּ מִתַּ֥חַת אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם

My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth to them: for the spirit of whoredoms has caused to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.

עַל רָאשֵׁ֨י הֶהָרִ֜ים יְזַבֵּ֗חוּ וְעַל הַגְּבָעוֹת֙ יְקַטֵּ֔רוּ תַּ֣חַת אַלּ֧וֹן וְלִבְנֶ֛ה וְאֵלָ֖ה כִּ֣י ט֣וֹב צִלָּ֑הּ עַל כֵּ֗ן תִּזְנֶ֨ינָה֙ בְּנ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם וְכַלּוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם תְּנָאַֽפְנָה

They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.

לֹֽא אֶפְק֨וֹד עַל בְּנוֹתֵיכֶ֜ם כִּ֣י תִזְנֶ֗ינָה וְעַל כַּלּֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ כִּ֣י תְנָאַ֔פְנָה כִּי הֵם֙ עִם הַזֹּנ֣וֹת יְפָרֵ֔דוּ וְעִם הַקְּדֵשׁ֖וֹת יְזַבֵּ֑חוּ וְעָ֥ם לֹֽא יָבִ֖ין יִלָּבֵֽט

I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people does not understand shall fall.

אִם זֹנֶ֤ה אַתָּה֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַל יֶאְשַׁ֖ם יְהוּדָ֑ה וְאַל תָּבֹ֣אוּ הַגִּלְגָּ֗ל וְאַֽל תַּעֲלוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית אָ֔וֶן וְאַל תִּשָּׁבְע֖וּ חַי יְהוָֽה

Though you, Israel, play the harlot, let not Judah offend; and come not you to Gilgal, neither go you up to Bethaven, nor swear, YHWH liveth.

כִּ֚י כְּפָרָ֣ה סֹֽרֵרָ֔ה סָרַ֖ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עַתָּה֙ יִרְעֵ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה כְּכֶ֖בֶשׂ בַּמֶּרְחָֽב

For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now YHWH will feed them as a lamb in a large place.

חֲב֧וּר עֲצַבִּ֛ים אֶפְרָ֖יִם הַֽנַּֽח לֽוֹ

Ephraim joined to idols: let him alone.

סָ֖ר סָבְאָ֑ם הַזְנֵ֣ה הִזְנ֔וּ אָהֲב֥וּ הֵב֛וּ קָל֖וֹן מָגִנֶּֽיהָ

Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers shame do love, Give you.

צָרַ֥ר ר֛וּחַ אוֹתָ֖הּ בִּכְנָפֶ֑יהָ וְיֵבֹ֖שׁוּ מִזִּבְחוֹתָֽם

The wind has bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.