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title: Hosea 11 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees
description: Hosea chapter 11 of the Tanakh (Nevi'im — the Prophets) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.
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# Hosea 11

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11 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.

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- [11:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.11.1/) — כִּי נַעַר יִשְׂרָאֵל וָאֹהֲבֵהוּ וּמִמִּצְרַיִם קָרָאתִי לִבְנִֽי׃ — When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.
- [11:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.11.2/) — קָרְאוּ לָהֶם כֵּן הָלְכוּ מִפְּנֵיהֶם לַבְּעָלִים יְזַבֵּחוּ וְלַפְּסִלִים יְקַטֵּרֽוּן׃ — The more they called them, the more they went from them; they sacrificed unto the Baalim, and offered to graven images.
- [11:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.11.3/) — וְאָנֹכִי תִרְגַּלְתִּי לְאֶפְרַיִם קָחָם עַל־זְרֽוֹעֹתָיו וְלֹא יָדְעוּ כִּי רְפָאתִֽים׃ — And I, I taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.
- [11:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.11.4/) — בְּחַבְלֵי אָדָם אֶמְשְׁכֵם בַּעֲבֹתוֹת אַהֲבָה וָאֶהְיֶה לָהֶם כִּמְרִימֵי עֹל עַל לְחֵיהֶם וְאַט אֵלָיו אוֹכִֽיל׃ — I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love; and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I fed them gently.
- [11:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.11.5/) — לֹא יָשׁוּב אֶל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וְאַשּׁוּר הוּא מַלְכּוֹ כִּי מֵאֲנוּ לָשֽׁוּב׃ — He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.
- [11:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.11.6/) — וְחָלָה חֶרֶב בְּעָרָיו וְכִלְּתָה בַדָּיו וְאָכָלָה מִֽמֹּעֲצוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ — And the sword shall fall upon his cities, and shall consume his bars, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
- [11:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.11.7/) — וְעַמִּי תְלוּאִים לִמְשֽׁוּבָתִי וְאֶל־עַל יִקְרָאֻהוּ יַחַד לֹא יְרוֹמֵם׃ — And My people are in suspense about returning to Me; and though they call them upwards, none at all will lift himself up.
- [11:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.11.8/) — אֵיךְ אֶתֶּנְךָ אֶפְרַיִם אֲמַגֶּנְךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵיךְ אֶתֶּנְךָ כְאַדְמָה אֲשִֽׂימְךָ כִּצְבֹאיִם נֶהְפַּךְ עָלַי לִבִּי יַחַד נִכְמְרוּ נִחוּמָֽי׃ — How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? How shall I surrender thee, Israel? How shall I make thee as Admah? How shall I set thee as Zeboim? My heart is turned within Me, My compassions are kindled together.
- [11:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.11.9/) — לֹא אֶֽעֱשֶׂה חֲרוֹן אַפִּי לֹא אָשׁוּב לְשַׁחֵת אֶפְרָיִם כִּי אֵל אָֽנֹכִי וְלֹא־אִישׁ בְּקִרְבְּךָ קָדוֹשׁ וְלֹא אָבוֹא בְּעִֽיר׃ — I will not execute the fierceness of Mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim; for I am God, and not man, the Holy One in the midst of thee; and I will not come in fury.
- [11:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.11.10/) — אַחֲרֵי יְהוָה יֵלְכוּ כְּאַרְיֵה יִשְׁאָג כִּֽי־הוּא יִשְׁאַג וְיֶחֶרְדוּ בָנִים מִיָּֽם׃ — They shall walk after the LORD, who shall roar like a lion; for He shall roar, and the children shall come trembling from the west.
- [11:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.11.11/) — יֶחֶרְדוּ כְצִפּוֹר מִמִּצְרַיִם וּכְיוֹנָה מֵאֶרֶץ אַשּׁוּר וְהוֹשַׁבְתִּים עַל־בָּתֵּיהֶם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ס — They shall come trembling as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria; and I will make them to dwell in their houses, saith the LORD.

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