Hosea 11
1 for youth Israel and to love: lover him and from Egypt to call: call to to/for son: child my
“Before the Israeli [people] became a nation [MET], I loved them [like a man loves] his son, and I called them out of Egypt.
2 to call: call to to/for them so to go: went from face: before their to/for Baal to sacrifice and to/for idol to offer: offer [emph?]
But while I continued to call them, they [continued to] turn away from me more and more. They offered sacrifices to their statues of Baal, and they burned incense to [honor] them.
3 and I to teach to/for Ephraim to take: take them upon arm his and not to know for to heal them
[The people of] Israel were [like a little boy] [MET], and [it was as though] it was I who taught them to walk, holding them by their hands. But they did not realize that it was I who was taking care of them.
4 in/on/with cord man to draw them in/on/with cord love and to be to/for them like/as to exalt yoke upon jaw their and to stretch to(wards) him to eat
[It was as though I fastened] ropes [around them] to lead them, while I loved them and was kind to them. [It was as though they were young oxen] [MET], and I lifted the yoke from their necks and bent down to feed them.
5 not to return: return to(wards) land: country/planet Egypt and Assyria he/she/it king his for to refuse to/for to return: repent
But the people of Israel will become [slaves] again, like they were in Egypt, and [the people of] Assyria will [RHQ] rule over them, because the people of Israel refused to repent.
6 and to twist: dance sword in/on/with city his and to end: destroy bluster his and to eat from counsel their
[Their enemies] will use their swords [to attack] the cities in Israel and will destroy the bars in the gates [of the city walls]. [As a result], the people of Israeli will not be able to accomplish the things that they planned to do.
7 and people my to hang to/for faithlessness my and to(wards) height to call: call to him unitedness not to exalt
My people are determined to (turn away from/abandon) me. They say that I am the great all-powerful God, but they do not honor me at all.
8 how? to give: give you Ephraim to deliver you Israel how? to give: make you like/as Admah to set: make you like/as Zeboiim to overturn upon me heart my unitedness to grow warm comfort my
[You people of] Israel, I certainly do not want to [RHQ] abandon you and allow [your enemies] to capture you. I do not [RHQ] want to act toward you like I acted toward Admah and Zeboiim, [cities that I completely destroyed when I destroyed Sodom]. I [SYN] have changed my mind [about punishing you]; my desire to pity you has increased.
9 not to make: do burning anger face: anger my not to return: again to/for to ruin Ephraim for God I and not man in/on/with entrails: among your holy and not to come (in): come in/on/with excitement
Although I am extremely angry, I do not want to punish you severely; I do not want to (devastate/completely ruin) Israel. [Humans would easily decide to do that], but I am God, not a human. I, the Holy One, am with you; although I am very angry [with you], I will not [destroy you].
10 after LORD to go: follow like/as lion to roar for he/she/it to roar and to tremble son: child from sea: west
You will follow me when I roar like [SIM] a lion; when I roar, [some of you] my children will tremble as you return [to Israel] from [the islands and seacoasts toward] the west.
11 to tremble like/as bird from Egypt and like/as dove from land: country/planet Assyria and to dwell them upon house: home their utterance LORD
[Some of] you will come swiftly from Egypt like [a flock of] birds; [others] will return from Assyria, like doves. I will enable you to live in your homes [in Israel] again. [That will surely happen, because I], Yahweh, have said it.”
12 to turn: surround me in/on/with lie Ephraim and in/on/with deceit house: household Israel and Judah still to roam with God and with holy be faithful
[Yahweh says, “The people of] Israel have (surrounded me with lies/constantly told lies to me). And the people of Judah have [also] turned/rebelled against me, their God, the Holy One who always does what I promise to do, and the people of Judah worship other gods.”
