--- title: Hosea 7 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Hosea chapter 7 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 I would heal Israel, then is the iniquity of Ephraim uncovered, and the wickedness of Samaria, for they commit falsehoo --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS/7/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [Hosea](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS/) / chapter 7 # Hosea 7 16 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [7:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.7.1/) — כְּרָפְאִי לְיִשְׂרָאֵל וְנִגְלָה עֲוֺן אֶפְרַיִם וְרָעוֹת שֹֽׁמְרוֹן כִּי פָעֲלוּ שָׁקֶר וְגַנָּב יָבוֹא פָּשַׁט גְּדוּד בַּחֽוּץ׃ — when I would heal Israel, then is the iniquity of Ephraim uncovered, and the wickedness of Samaria, for they commit falsehood; and the thief entereth in, and the troop of robbers maketh a raid without. - [7:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.7.2/) — וּבַל־יֹֽאמְרוּ לִלְבָבָם כָּל־רָעָתָם זָכָרְתִּי עַתָּה סְבָבוּם מַֽעַלְלֵיהֶם נֶגֶד פָּנַי הָיֽוּ׃ — And let them not say to their heart — I remember all their wickedness; now their own doings have beset them about, they are before My face. - [7:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.7.3/) — בְּרָעָתָם יְשַׂמְּחוּ־מֶלֶךְ וּבְכַחֲשֵׁיהֶם שָׂרִֽים׃ — They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies. - [7:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.7.4/) — כֻּלָּם מְנָאֲפִים כְּמוֹ תַנּוּר בֹּעֵרָה מֵֽאֹפֶה יִשְׁבּוֹת מֵעִיר מִלּוּשׁ בָּצֵק עַד־חֻמְצָתֽוֹ׃ — They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth to stir from the kneading of the dough until it be leavened. - [7:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.7.5/) — יוֹם מַלְכֵּנוּ הֶחֱלוּ שָׂרִים חֲמַת מִיָּיִן מָשַׁךְ יָדוֹ אֶת־לֹצְצִֽים׃ — On the day of our king the princes make him sick with the heat of wine, he stretcheth out his hand with scorners. - [7:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.7.6/) — כִּֽי־קֵרְבוּ כַתַּנּוּר לִבָּם בְּאָרְבָּם כָּל־הַלַּיְלָה יָשֵׁן אֹֽפֵהֶם בֹּקֶר הוּא בֹעֵר כְּאֵשׁ לֶהָבָֽה׃ — For they have made ready their heart like an oven, while they lie in wait; their baker sleepeth all the night, in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire. - [7:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.7.7/) — כֻּלָּם יֵחַמּוּ כַּתַּנּוּר וְאָכְלוּ אֶת־שֹֽׁפְטֵיהֶם כָּל־מַלְכֵיהֶם נָפָלוּ אֵין־קֹרֵא בָהֶם אֵלָֽי׃ — They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges; all their kings are fallen, there is none among them that calleth unto Me. - [7:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.7.8/) — אֶפְרַיִם בָּעַמִּים הוּא יִתְבּוֹלָל אֶפְרַיִם הָיָה עֻגָה בְּלִי הֲפוּכָֽה׃ — Ephraim, he mixeth himself with the peoples; Ephraim is become a cake not turned. - [7:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.7.9/) — אָכְלוּ זָרִים כֹּחוֹ וְהוּא לֹא יָדָע גַּם־שֵׂיבָה זָרְקָה בּוֹ וְהוּא לֹא יָדָֽע׃ — Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not; yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth it not. - [7:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.7.10/) — וְעָנָה גְאֽוֹן־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּפָנָיו וְלֹֽא־שָׁבוּ אֶל־יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם וְלֹא בִקְשֻׁהוּ בְּכָל־זֹֽאת׃ — And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face; but they have not returned unto the LORD their God, nor sought Him, for all this. - [7:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.7.11/) — וַיְהִי אֶפְרַיִם כְּיוֹנָה פוֹתָה אֵין לֵב מִצְרַיִם קָרָאוּ אַשּׁוּר הָלָֽכוּ׃ — And Ephraim is become like a silly dove, without understanding; they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria. - [7:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.7.12/) — כַּאֲשֶׁר יֵלֵכוּ אֶפְרוֹשׂ עֲלֵיהֶם רִשְׁתִּי כְּעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם אֽוֹרִידֵם אַיְסִרֵם כְּשֵׁמַע לַעֲדָתָֽם׃ס — Even as they go, I will spread My net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath been made to hear. - [7:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.7.13/) — אוֹי לָהֶם כִּֽי־נָדְדוּ מִמֶּנִּי שֹׁד לָהֶם כִּֽי־פָשְׁעוּ בִי וְאָנֹכִי אֶפְדֵּם וְהֵמָּה דִּבְּרוּ עָלַי כְּזָבִֽים׃ — Woe unto them! for they have strayed from Me; Destruction unto them! for they have transgressed against Me; Shall I then redeem them, seeing they have spoken lies against Me? - [7:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.7.14/) — וְלֹֽא־זָעֲקוּ אֵלַי בְּלִבָּם כִּי יְיֵלִילוּ עַל־מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָם עַל־דָּגָן וְתִירוֹשׁ יִתְגּוֹרָרוּ יָסוּרוּ בִֽי׃ — And they have not cried unto Me with their heart, though they wail upon their beds; they assemble themselves for corn and wine, they rebel against Me. - [7:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.7.15/) — וַאֲנִי יִסַּרְתִּי חִזַּקְתִּי זְרֽוֹעֹתָם וְאֵלַי יְחַשְּׁבוּ־רָֽע׃ — Though I have trained and strengthened their arms, yet do they devise evil against Me. - [7:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.7.16/) — יָשׁוּבוּ ׀ לֹא עָל הָיוּ כְּקֶשֶׁת רְמִיָּה יִפְּלוּ בַחֶרֶב שָׂרֵיהֶם מִזַּעַם לְשׁוֹנָם זוֹ לַעְגָּם בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ — They return, but not upwards; they are become like a deceitful bow; their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue; this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt. - ← previous: [Hosea 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS/6/) - next →: [Hosea 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS/8/) - ↑ back to [Hosea](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS/)