אֶל חִכְּךָ֣ שֹׁפָ֔ר כַּנֶּ֖שֶׁר עַל בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה יַ֚עַן עָבְר֣וּ בְרִיתִ֔י וְעַל תּוֹרָתִ֖י פָּשָֽׁעוּ
the trumpet to your mouth. as an eagle against the house of YHWH, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.
Word-by-word analysis· 13 words
לִ֖י יִזְעָ֑קוּ אֱלֹהַ֥י יְֽדַעֲנ֖וּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Israel shall cry to me, My God, we know you.
Word-by-word analysis· 5 words
זָנַ֥ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל ט֑וֹב אוֹיֵ֖ב יִרְדְּֽפוֹ
Israel has cast off good: the enemy shall pursue him.
Word-by-word analysis· 5 words
הֵ֤ם הִמְלִיכוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א מִמֶּ֔נִּי הֵשִׂ֖ירוּ וְלֹ֣א יָדָ֑עְתִּי כַּסְפָּ֣ם וּזְהָבָ֗ם עָשׂ֤וּ לָהֶם֙ עֲצַבִּ֔ים לְמַ֖עַן יִכָּרֵֽת
They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
זָנַח֙ עֶגְלֵ֣ךְ שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן חָרָ֥ה אַפִּ֖י בָּ֑ם עַד מָתַ֕י לֹ֥א יוּכְל֖וּ נִקָּיֹֽן
Your calf, O Samaria, has cast off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long ere they attain to innocency?
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
כִּ֤י מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְה֔וּא חָרָ֣שׁ עָשָׂ֔הוּ וְלֹ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים ה֑וּא כִּֽי שְׁבָבִ֣ים יִֽהְיֶ֔ה עֵ֖גֶל שֹׁמְרֽוֹן
For from Israel it also: the workman made it; therefore it not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
Word-by-word analysis· 13 words
כִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ יִזְרָ֖עוּ וְסוּפָ֣תָה יִקְצֹ֑רוּ קָמָ֣ה אֵֽין ל֗וֹ צֶ֚מַח בְּלִ֣י יַֽעֲשֶׂה קֶּ֔מַח אוּלַ֣י יַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה זָרִ֖ים יִבְלָעֻֽהוּ
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it has no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
Word-by-word analysis· 16 words
נִבְלַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עַתָּה֙ הָי֣וּ בַגּוֹיִ֔ם כִּכְלִ֖י אֵֽין חֵ֥פֶץ בּֽוֹ
Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein no pleasure.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
כִּֽי הֵ֨מָּה֙ עָל֣וּ אַשּׁ֔וּר פֶּ֖רֶא בּוֹדֵ֣ד ל֑וֹ אֶפְרַ֖יִם הִתְנ֥וּ אֲהָבִֽים
For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim has hired lovers.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
גַּ֛ם כִּֽי יִתְנ֥וּ בַגּוֹיִ֖ם עַתָּ֣ה אֲקַבְּצֵ֑ם וַיָּחֵ֣לּוּ מְּעָ֔ט מִמַּשָּׂ֖א מֶ֥לֶךְ שָׂרִֽים
Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
כִּֽי הִרְבָּ֥ה אֶפְרַ֛יִם מִזְבְּחֹ֖ת לַחֲטֹ֑א הָיוּ ל֥וֹ מִזְבְּח֖וֹת לַחֲטֹֽא
Because Ephraim has made many altars to sin, altars shall be to him to sin.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
אכתוב אֶ֨כְתָּב ל֔וֹ רבו רֻבֵּ֖י תּֽוֹרָתִ֑י כְּמוֹ זָ֖ר נֶחְשָֽׁבוּ
I have written to him the great things of my law, they were counted as a strange thing.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
זִבְחֵ֣י הַבְהָבַ֗י יִזְבְּח֤וּ בָשָׂר֙ וַיֹּאכֵ֔לוּ יְהוָ֖ה לֹ֣א רָצָ֑ם עַתָּ֞ה יִזְכֹּ֤ר עֲוֺנָם֙ וְיִפְקֹ֣ד חַטֹּאותָ֔ם הֵ֖מָּה מִצְרַ֥יִם יָשֽׁוּבוּ
They sacrifice flesh the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat YHWH accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.
Word-by-word analysis· 16 words
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶת עֹשֵׂ֗הוּ וַיִּ֨בֶן֙ הֵֽיכָל֔וֹת וִֽיהוּדָ֕ה הִרְבָּ֖ה עָרִ֣ים בְּצֻר֑וֹת וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי אֵ֣שׁ בְּעָרָ֔יו וְאָכְלָ֖ה אַרְמְנֹתֶֽיהָ
For Israel has forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah has multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.