1
When Israel was a
youth I
loved him, And out of
Egypt I
called My
son.
yita'r'q ~Iy;r.ciMim.W .Wheb]h{a'w lea'r.fIy r;[;n yiK ? yin.bil
2
The more they
called them, The
more they
went from them; They kept
sacrificing to the
Baals And
burning incense to
idols.
~yil'[.B;l ~,hyen.Pim .Wk.l'h !eK ~,h'l .Wa.r'q ? !.WreJ;q.y ~yilis.P;l.w .WxeB;z.y
3
Yet it is I who
taught Ephraim to
walk, I
took them in My
arms; But they did not
know that I
healed them.
wy't{[w{r.z -l;[ ~'x'q ~Iy;r.p,a.l yiT.l;G.rit yik{n'a.w ? ~yita'p.r yiK .W[.d'y a{l.w
4
I
led them with
cords of a
man, with
bonds of
love, And I
became to them as one who
lifts the
yoke from their
jaws; And I
bent down and
fed them.
h,y.h,a'w h'b]h;a tw{t{b][;B ~ek.v.m,a ~'d'a yel.b;x.B ? wy'lea j;a.w ~,hyex.l l;[ l{[ yemyir.miK ~,h'l ? lyikw{a
5
They will not
return to the
land of
Egypt; But
Assyria -he will be their
king Because they
refused to
return to Me.
a.Wh r.WV;a.w ~Iy;r.cim #,r,a -l,a b.Wv'y a{l ? b.Wv'l .Wn]aem yiK w{K.l;m
6
The
sword will
whirl against their
cities, And will
demolish their gate
bars And
consume them
because of their
counsels.
h'l'k'a.w wy'D;b h't.Lik.w wy'r'[.B b,r,x h'l'x.w ? ~,hyetw{c][{Mim
7
So My
people are
bent on
turning from Me. Though they
call them to the One on
high,
None at
all exalts Him.
.WhUa'r.qIy l;[ -l,a.w yit'b.Wv.mil ~yia.Wl.t yiM;[.w ? ]memw{r.y a{l d;x;y
8
How can I
give you up, O
Ephraim? How can I
surrender you, O
Israel?
How can I
make you like
Admah? How can I
treat you like
Zeboiim? My
heart is
turned over within Me,
All My
compassions are
kindled.
.$yea lea'r.fIy '$.n,G;m]a ~Iy;r.p,a '$.n,T,a .$yea ? y;l'[ .$;P.h,n ~Iya{b.ciK '$.myif]a h'm.d;a.k '$.n,T,a ? y'm.Wxin .Wr.m.kin d;x;y yiBil
9
I will not
execute My
fierce anger; I will not
destroy Ephraim again. For I am
God and not
man, the
Holy One in your
midst, And I will not
come in
wrath.
~Iy'r.p,a tex;v.l b.Wv'a a{l yiP;a !w{r]x h,f/[,a a{l ? vw{d'q '$.B.riq.B vyia -a{l.w yik{n'a lea yiK ? ryi[.B aw{b'a a{l.w
10
They will
walk after the
LORD, He will
roar like a
lion;
Indeed He will
roar And His
sons will
come trembling from the
west.
a.Wh -yiK g'a.vIy hey.r;a.K .Wk.ley h'wh.y yer]x;a ? ~'Yim ~yin'b .Wd.r,x,y.w g;a.vIy
11
They will
come trembling like
birds from
Egypt And like
doves from the
land of
Assyria; And I will
settle them in their
houses,
declares the
LORD.
#,r,aem h'nw{y.k.W ~Iy;r.ciMim rw{Pic.k .Wd.r,x,y ? h'wh.y -mUa.n ~,hyeT'B -l;[ ~yiT.b;vw{h.w r.WV;a
12
Ephraim surrounds Me with
lies And the
house of
Israel with
deceit;
Judah is
also unruly against God, Even
against the
Holy One who is
faithful.
lea'r.fIy tyeB h'm.rim.b.W ~Iy;r.p,a v;x;k.b yinUb'b.s ? ~yivw{d.q -mi[.w lea -mi[ d'r d{[ h'd.Whyiw ? !'m/a,n