< Hosea 10 >

1 Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.
vine be luxuriant Israel fruit to set to/for him like/as abundance to/for fruit his to multiply to/for altar like/as good to/for land: country/planet his be good pillar
2 Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.
to smooth heart their now be guilty he/she/it to break the neck altar their to ruin pillar their
3 Surely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for us?”
for now to say nothing king to/for us for not to fear: revere [obj] LORD and [the] king what? to make: do to/for us
4 They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.
to speak: speak word to swear vanity: false to cut: make(covenant) covenant and to sprout like/as poison justice: judgement upon furrow field
5 The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn with its idolatrous priests— those who rejoiced in its glory— for it has been taken from them into exile.
to/for heifer Beth-aven Beth-aven to dread neighboring Samaria for to mourn upon him people his and pagan priest his upon him to rejoice upon glory his for to reveal: remove from him
6 Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.
also [obj] him to/for Assyria to conduct offering: tribute to/for king `great` shame Ephraim to take: bring and be ashamed Israel from counsel his
7 Samaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water.
to cease Samaria king her like/as splinter upon face: surface water
8 The high places of Aven will be destroyed— it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”
and to destroy high place Aven sin Israel thorn and thistle to ascend: rise upon altar their and to say to/for mountain: mount to cover us and to/for hill to fall: fall upon us
9 Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not the battle in Gibeah overtake the sons of iniquity?
from day [the] Gibeah to sin Israel there to stand: stand not to overtake them in/on/with Gibeah battle upon son: type of iniquity
10 I will chasten them when I please; nations will be gathered against them to put them in bondage for their double transgression.
in/on/with desire my and to discipline them and to gather upon them people in/on/with to bind them to/for two (iniquity: guilt their *Q(K)*)
11 Ephraim is a well-trained heifer that loves to thresh; but I will place a yoke on her fair neck. I will harness Ephraim, Judah will plow, and Jacob will break the hard ground.
and Ephraim heifer to learn: teach to love: lover to/for to tread and I to pass upon goodness neck her to ride Ephraim to plow/plot Judah to harrow to/for him Jacob
12 Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.
to sow to/for you to/for righteousness to reap to/for lip kindness to break to/for you fallow ground and time to/for to seek [obj] LORD till to come (in): come and to shoot righteousness to/for you
13 You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your mighty men,
to plow/plot wickedness injustice to reap to eat fruit lie for to trust in/on/with way: conduct your in/on/with abundance mighty man your
14 the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be demolished as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel in the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces along with their children.
and to arise: rise roar in/on/with people your and all fortification your to ruin like/as violence Shalman Beth-arbel Beth-arbel in/on/with day battle mother upon son: child to dash in pieces
15 Thus it will be done to you, O Bethel, because of your great wickedness. When the day dawns, the king of Israel will be utterly cut off.
thus to make: do to/for you Bethel Bethel from face: because distress: evil distress: evil your in/on/with dawn to cease to cease king Israel

< Hosea 10 >