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1. כְּדַבֵּר אֶפְרַיִם רְתֵת נָשָׂא הוּא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֶּאְשַׁם בַּבַּעַל וַיָּמֹת ׃
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1. When Ephraim H669 spoke H1696 trembling H7578 , he H1931 exalted H5375 himself in Israel H3478 ; but when he offended H816 in Baal H1168 , he died H4191 .
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2. וְעַתָּה יוֹסִפוּ לַחֲטֹא וַיַּעְשׂוּ לָהֶם מַסֵּכָה מִכַּסְפָּם כִּתְבוּנָם עֲצַבִּים מַעֲשֵׂה חָרָשִׁים כֻּלֹּה לָהֶם הֵם אֹמְרִים זֹבְחֵי אָדָם עֲגָלִים יִשָּׁקוּן ׃
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2. And now H6258 they sin H2398 more and more H3254 , and have made H6213 them molten images H4541 of their silver H4480 H3701 , and idols H6091 according to their own understanding H8394 , all H3605 of it the work H4639 of the craftsmen H2796 : they H1992 say H559 of them , Let the men H120 that sacrifice H2076 kiss H5401 the calves H5695 .
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3. לָכֵן יִהְיוּ כַּעֲנַן־בֹּקֶר וְכַטַּל מַשְׁכִּים הֹלֵךְ כְּמֹץ יְסֹעֵר מִגֹּרֶן וּכְעָשָׁן מֵאֲרֻבָּה ׃
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3. Therefore H3651 they shall be H1961 as the morning H1242 cloud H6051 , and as the early H7925 dew H2919 that passeth away H1980 , as the chaff H4671 that is driven with the whirlwind H5590 out of the floor H4480 H1637 , and as the smoke H6227 out of the chimney H4480 H699 .
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4. וְאָנֹכִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וֵאלֹהִים זוּלָתִי לֹא תֵדָע וּמוֹשִׁיעַ אַיִן בִּלְתִּי ׃
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4. Yet I H595 am the LORD H3068 thy God H430 from the land H4480 H776 of Egypt H4714 , and thou shalt know H3045 no H3808 god H430 but H2108 me : for there is no H369 savior H3467 beside H1115 me.
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5. אֲנִי יְדַעְתִּיךָ בַּמִּדְבָּר בְּאֶרֶץ תַּלְאֻבוֹת ׃
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5. I H589 did know H3045 thee in the wilderness H4057 , in the land H776 of great drought H8514 .
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6. כְּמַרְעִיתָם וַיִּשְׂבָּעוּ שָׂבְעוּ וַיָּרָם לִבָּם עַל־כֵּן שְׁכֵחוּנִי ׃
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6. According to their pasture H4830 , so were they filled H7646 ; they were filled H7646 , and their heart H3820 was exalted H7311 ; therefore H5921 H3651 have they forgotten H7911 me.
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7. וָאֱהִי לָהֶם כְּמוֹ־שָׁחַל כְּנָמֵר עַל־דֶּרֶךְ אָשׁוּר ׃
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7. Therefore I will be H1961 unto them as H3644 a lion H7826 : as a leopard H5246 by H5921 the way H1870 will I observe H7789 them :
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8. אֶפְגְּשֵׁם כְּדֹב שַׁכּוּל וְאֶקְרַע סְגוֹר לִבָּם וְאֹכְלֵם שָׁם כְּלָבִיא חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה תְּבַקְּעֵם ׃
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8. I will meet H6298 them as a bear H1677 that is bereaved H7909 of her whelps , and will rend H7167 the caul H5458 of their heart H3820 , and there H8033 will I devour H398 them like a lion H3833 : the wild H7704 beast H2416 shall tear H1234 them.
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9. שִׁחֶתְךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי־בִי בְעֶזְרֶךָ ׃
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9. O Israel H3478 , thou hast destroyed H7843 thyself; but H3588 in me is thine help H5828 .
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10. אֱהִי מַלְכְּךָ אֵפוֹא וְיוֹשִׁיעֲךָ בְּכָל־עָרֶיךָ וְשֹׁפְטֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר אָמַרְתָּ תְּנָה־לִּי מֶלֶךְ וְשָׂרִים ׃
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10. I will be H165 thy king H4428 : where H645 is any other that may save H3467 thee in all H3605 thy cities H5892 ? and thy judges H8199 of whom H834 thou saidst H559 , Give H5414 me a king H4428 and princes H8269 ?
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11. אֶתֶּן־לְךָ מֶלֶךְ בְּאַפִּי וְאֶקַּח בְּעֶבְרָתִי ׃ ס
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11. I gave H5414 thee a king H4428 in mine anger H639 , and took him away H3947 in my wrath H5678 .
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12. צָרוּר עֲוֹן אֶפְרָיִם צְפוּנָה חַטָּאתוֹ ׃
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12. The iniquity H5771 of Ephraim H669 is bound up H6887 ; his sin H2403 is hid H6845 .
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13. חֶבְלֵי יוֹלֵדָה יָבֹאוּ לוֹ הוּא־בֵן לֹא חָכָם כִּי־עֵת לֹא־יַעֲמֹד בְּמִשְׁבַּר בָּנִים ׃
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13. The sorrows H2256 of a travailing woman H3205 shall come H935 upon him: he H1931 is an unwise H3808 H2450 son H1121 ; for H3588 he should not H3808 stay H5975 long H6256 in the place of the breaking forth H4866 of children H1121 .
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14. מִיַּד שְׁאוֹל אֶפְדֵּם מִמָּוֶת אֶגְאָלֵם אֱהִי דְבָרֶיךָ מָוֶת אֱהִי קָטָבְךָ שְׁאוֹל נֹחַם יִסָּתֵר מֵעֵינָי ׃
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14. I will ransom H6299 them from the power H4480 H3027 of the grave H7585 ; I will redeem H1350 them from death H4480 H4194 : O death H4194 , I will be H165 thy plagues H1698 ; O grave H7585 , I will be H165 thy destruction H6987 : repentance H5164 shall be hid H5641 from mine eyes H4480 H5869 .
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15. כִּי הוּא בֵּן אַחִים יַפְרִיא יָבוֹא קָדִים רוּחַ יְהוָה מִמִּדְבָּר עֹלֶה וְיֵבוֹשׁ מְקוֹרוֹ וְיֶחֱרַב מַעְיָנוֹ הוּא יִשְׁסֶה אוֹצַר כָּל־כְּלִי חֶמְדָּה ׃
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15. Though H3588 he H1931 be fruitful H6500 among H996 his brethren H251 , an east wind H6921 shall come H935 , the wind H7307 of the LORD H3068 shall come up H5927 from the wilderness H4480 H4057 , and his spring H4726 shall become dry H954 , and his fountain H4599 shall be dried up H2717 : he H1931 shall spoil H8154 the treasure H214 of all H3605 pleasant H2532 vessels H3627 .
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