Hosea 13
Practice this chapter: Drill this chapter → Learn its vocabulary →
Explore the Hebrew grammar of the whole book: Search Hosea by grammar → — find every imperative (command), or every participle.
-
1
כְּדַבֵּ֤ר אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ רְתֵ֔ת נָשָׂ֥א ה֖וּא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֶּאְשַׁ֥ם בַּבַּ֖עַל וַיָּמֹֽת
like/as to speak · Ephraim · trembling · to lift · he · in/at Israel · and to trespass · in/at Baal · and to die
-
2
וְעַתָּ֣ה יוֹסִ֣פוּ לַחֲטֹ֗א וַיַּעְשׂ֣וּ לָהֶם֩ מַסֵּכָ֨ה מִכַּסְפָּ֤ם כִּתְבוּנָם֙ עֲצַבִּ֔ים מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה חָרָשִׁ֖ים כֻּלֹּ֑ה לָהֶם֙ הֵ֣ם אֹמְרִ֔ים זֹבְחֵ֣י אָדָ֔ם עֲגָלִ֖ים יִשָּׁקֽוּן
and now · to add · to sin · and to do · to/for them · molten image · from silver their · like/as understanding their · idols · work of · craftsmen · all her · to/for them · they · saying · sacrificing · man · calves · to kiss
-
3
לָכֵ֗ן יִֽהְיוּ֙ כַּעֲנַן בֹּ֔קֶר וְכַטַּ֖ל מַשְׁכִּ֣ים הֹלֵ֑ךְ כְּמֹץ֙ יְסֹעֵ֣ר מִגֹּ֔רֶן וּכְעָשָׁ֖ן מֵאֲרֻבָּֽה
to/for thus · to be · like/as cloud of · morning · and like/as the dew · rising early · walking · like/as chaff · to storm · from threshing floor · and like/as smoke · from lattice
-
4
וְאָנֹכִ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וֵאלֹהִ֤ים זֽוּלָתִי֙ לֹ֣א תֵדָ֔ע וּמוֹשִׁ֥יעַ אַ֖יִן בִּלְתִּֽי
and I · LORD · God(s) your · from land of · Egypt · and God(s) · except me · not · to know · and saving · nothing · except me
Septuagint runs longer here
-
5
אֲנִ֥י יְדַעְתִּ֖יךָ בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר בְּאֶ֖רֶץ תַּלְאֻבֽוֹת
I · to know you · in/at the wilderness · in/at land of · droughts
-
6
כְּמַרְעִיתָם֙ וַיִּשְׂבָּ֔עוּ שָׂבְע֖וּ וַיָּ֣רָם לִבָּ֑ם עַל כֵּ֖ן שְׁכֵחֽוּנִי
like/as pasturage their · and to be satisfied · to be satisfied · and to rise · heart their · upon · thus · to forget me
-
7
וָאֱהִ֥י לָהֶ֖ם כְּמוֹ שָׁ֑חַל כְּנָמֵ֖ר עַל דֶּ֥רֶךְ אָשֽׁוּר
and to be · to/for them · like · lion · like/as leopard · upon · way · to see
-
8
אֶפְגְּשֵׁם֙ כְּדֹ֣ב שַׁכּ֔וּל וְאֶקְרַ֖ע סְג֣וֹר לִבָּ֑ם וְאֹכְלֵ֥ם שָׁם֙ כְּלָבִ֔יא חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה תְּבַקְּעֵֽם
to encounter them · like/as bear · childless · and to tear · fine gold of · heart their · and to eat them · there · like/as lion · living of · the field · to split them
-
9
שִֽׁחֶתְךָ֥ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כִּֽי בִ֥י בְעֶזְרֶֽךָ
to destroy you · Israel · that · in/at me · in/at helper your
-
10
אֱהִ֤י מַלְכְּךָ֙ אֵפ֔וֹא וְיוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ֖ בְּכָל עָרֶ֑יךָ וְשֹׁ֣פְטֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמַ֔רְתָּ תְּנָה לִּ֖י מֶ֥לֶךְ וְשָׂרִֽים
where · king your · then · and to save you · in/at all of · cities your · and judging you · which · to say · give · to/for me · king · and princes
-
11
אֶֽתֶּן לְךָ֥ מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ בְּאַפִּ֔י וְאֶקַּ֖ח בְּעֶבְרָתִֽי
to give · to/for you · king · in/at nose my · and to take · in/at overflow my
-
12
צָרוּר֙ עֲוֺ֣ן אֶפְרָ֔יִם צְפוּנָ֖ה חַטָּאתֽוֹ
bound · iniquity of · Ephraim · hidden · sin offering his
-
13
חֶבְלֵ֥י יֽוֹלֵדָ֖ה יָבֹ֣אוּ ל֑וֹ הוּא בֵן֙ לֹ֣א חָכָ֔ם כִּֽי עֵ֥ת לֹֽא יַעֲמֹ֖ד בְּמִשְׁבַּ֥ר בָּנִֽים
cords of · bearing · to enter · to/for him · he · son · not · wise · that · time · not · to stand · in/at breach of · sons
-
14
מִיַּ֤ד שְׁאוֹל֙ אֶפְדֵּ֔ם מִמָּ֖וֶת אֶגְאָלֵ֑ם אֱהִ֨י דְבָרֶיךָ֜ מָ֗וֶת אֱהִ֤י קָֽטָבְךָ֙ שְׁא֔וֹל נֹ֖חַם יִסָּתֵ֥ר מֵעֵינָֽי
from hand of · Sheol · to redeem them · from death · to redeem them · where · pestilences your · death · where · destruction your · Sheol · repentance · to hide · from eyes my
-
15
כִּ֣י ה֔וּא בֵּ֥ן אַחִ֖ים יַפְרִ֑יא יָב֣וֹא קָדִים֩ ר֨וּחַ יְהוָ֜ה מִמִּדְבָּ֣ר עֹלֶ֗ה וְיֵב֤וֹשׁ מְקוֹרוֹ֙ וְיֶחֱרַ֣ב מַעְיָנ֔וֹ ה֣וּא יִשְׁסֶ֔ה אוֹצַ֖ר כָּל כְּלִ֥י חֶמְדָּֽה
that · he · between of · brothers · to bear fruit · to enter · east · spirit of · LORD · from wilderness · going up · and to be ashamed · spring his · and to lay waste · spring his · he · to plunder · storehouse of · all of · vessel of · desirable
-
16
תֶּאְשַׁם֙ שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן כִּ֥י מָרְתָ֖ה בֵּֽאלֹהֶ֑יהָ בַּחֶ֣רֶב יִפֹּ֔לוּ עֹלְלֵיהֶ֣ם יְרֻטָּ֔שׁוּ וְהָרִיּוֹתָ֖יו יְבֻקָּֽעוּ
to trespass · Samaria · that · to rebel · in/at God(s) her · in/at the sword · to fall · children their · to dash to pieces · and pregnant his · to split
About this chapter
- 16 Verses
- 174 Hebrew words
- 131 Distinct lemmas
1 verse here runs noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 13:4. Open any to read the two side by side.
Measured from the length of the two English translations (the LXX English for the Greek), which tokenize alike — a rough divergence signal, not a word-level alignment or a claim about wording. How the Septuagint differs →
Hosea 13 contains 16 verses in the Westminster Leningrad Codex. Click any verse to open it in the interlinear word-by-word view, with transliteration, Strong's number, gloss, and full morphology for every word. Use the chapter navigation above to step through Hosea, or return to the book of Hosea for the full chapter list.