--- title: Hosea 9 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Hosea chapter 9 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: Rejoice not, O Israel, unto exultation, like the peoples, for thou hast gone astray from thy God, thou hast loved a harlot's --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS/9/) [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 9 # Hosea 9 17 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [9:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.9.1/) — אַל־תִּשְׂמַח יִשְׂרָאֵל ׀ אֶל־גִּיל כָּֽעַמִּים כִּי זָנִיתָ מֵעַל אֱלֹהֶיךָ אָהַבְתָּ אֶתְנָן עַל כָּל־גָּרְנוֹת דָּגָֽן׃ — Rejoice not, O Israel, unto exultation, like the peoples, for thou hast gone astray from thy God, thou hast loved a harlot's hire upon every corn-floor. - [9:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.9.2/) — גֹּרֶן וָיֶקֶב לֹא יִרְעֵם וְתִירוֹשׁ יְכַחֶשׁ בָּֽהּ׃ — The threshing-floor and the wine-press shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail her. - [9:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.9.3/) — לֹא יֵשְׁבוּ בְּאֶרֶץ יְהוָה וְשָׁב אֶפְרַיִם מִצְרַיִם וּבְאַשּׁוּר טָמֵא יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃ — They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria. - [9:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.9.4/) — לֹא־יִסְּכוּ לַיהוָה ׀ יַיִן וְלֹא יֶֽעֶרְבוּ־לוֹ זִבְחֵיהֶם כְּלֶחֶם אוֹנִים לָהֶם כָּל־אֹכְלָיו יִטַמָּאוּכִּֽי־לַחְמָם לְנַפְשָׁם לֹא יָבוֹא בֵּית יְהוָֽה׃ — They shall not pour out wine-offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto Him; their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners, all that eat thereof shall be polluted; for their bread shall be for their appetite, it shall not come into the house of the LORD. - [9:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.9.5/) — מַֽה־תַּעֲשׂוּ לְיוֹם מוֹעֵד וּלְיוֹם חַג־יְהוָֽה׃ — What will ye do in the day of the appointed season, and in the day of the feast of the LORD? - [9:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.9.6/) — כִּֽי־הִנֵּה הָֽלְכוּ מִשֹּׁד מִצְרַיִם תְּקַבְּצֵם מֹף תְּקַבְּרֵם מַחְמַד לְכַסְפָּם קִמּוֹשׂ יִֽירָשֵׁם חוֹחַ בְּאָהֳלֵיהֶֽם׃ — For, lo, they are gone away from destruction, yet Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them; their precious treasures of silver, nettles shall possess them, thorns shall be in their tents. - [9:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.9.7/) — בָּאוּ ׀ יְמֵי הַפְּקֻדָּה בָּאוּ יְמֵי הַשִׁלֻּםיֵדְעוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֱוִיל הַנָּבִיא מְשֻׁגָּע אִישׁ הָרוּחַ עַל רֹב עֲוֺנְךָ וְרַבָּה מַשְׂטֵמָֽה׃ — The days of visitation are come, the days of recompense are come, Israel shall know it. The prophet is a fool, the man of the spirit is mad! For the multitude of thine iniquity, the enmity is great. - [9:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.9.8/) — צֹפֶה אֶפְרַיִם עִם־אֱלֹהָי נָבִיא פַּח יָקוֹשׁ עַל־כָּל־דְּרָכָיו מַשְׂטֵמָה בְּבֵית אֱלֹהָֽיו׃ — Ephraim is a watchman with my God; as for the prophet, a fowler's snare is in all his ways, and enmity in the house of his God. - [9:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.9.9/) — הֶעְמִֽיקוּ־שִׁחֵתוּ כִּימֵי הַגִּבְעָה יִזְכּוֹר עֲוֺנָם יִפְקוֹד חַטֹּאותָֽם׃ס — They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their iniquity, He will punish their sins. - [9:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.9.10/) — כַּעֲנָבִים בַּמִּדְבָּר מָצָאתִי יִשְׂרָאֵל כְּבִכּוּרָה בִתְאֵנָה בְּרֵאשִׁיתָהּ רָאִיתִי אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם הֵמָּה בָּאוּ בַֽעַל־פְּעוֹרבַֽעַל־פְּעוֹר וַיִּנָּֽזְרוּ לַבֹּשֶׁת וַיִּהְיוּ שִׁקּוּצִים כְּאָהֳבָֽם׃ — I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness, I saw your fathers as the first-ripe in the fig-tree at her first season; but so soon as they came to Baal-peor, they separated themselves unto the shameful thing, and became detestable like that which they loved. - [9:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.9.11/) — אֶפְרַיִם כָּעוֹף יִתְעוֹפֵף כְּבוֹדָם מִלֵּדָה וּמִבֶּטֶן וּמֵהֵרָיֽוֹן׃ — As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird; there shall be no birth, and none with child, and no conception. - [9:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.9.12/) — כִּי אִם־יְגַדְּלוּ אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶם וְשִׁכַּלְתִּים מֵֽאָדָם כִּֽי־גַם־אוֹי לָהֶם בְּשׂוּרִי מֵהֶֽם׃ — Yea, though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there be not a man left; yea, woe also to them when I depart from them! - [9:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.9.13/) — אֶפְרַיִם כַּאֲשֶׁר־רָאִיתִי לְצוֹר שְׁתוּלָה בְנָוֶה וְאֶפְרַיִם לְהוֹצִיא אֶל־הֹרֵג בָּנָֽיו׃ — Ephraim, like as I have seen Tyre, is planted in a pleasant place; but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the slayer. - [9:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.9.14/) — תֵּן־לָהֶם יְהוָה מַה־תִּתֵּן תֵּן־לָהֶם רֶחֶם מַשְׁכִּיל וְשָׁדַיִם צֹמְקִֽים׃ — Give them, O LORD, whatsoever Thou wilt give; give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. - [9:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.9.15/) — כָּל־רָעָתָם בַּגִּלְגָּל כִּֽי־שָׁם שְׂנֵאתִים עַל רֹעַ מַֽעַלְלֵיהֶם מִבֵּיתִי אֲגָרְשֵׁם לֹא אוֹסֵף אַהֲבָתָם כָּל־שָׂרֵיהֶם סֹרְרִֽים׃ — All their wickedness is in Gilgal, for there I hated them; because of the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of My house; I will love them no more, all their princes are rebellious. - [9:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.9.16/) — הֻכָּה אֶפְרַיִם שָׁרְשָׁם יָבֵשׁ פְּרִי בַֽל־יַעֲשׂוּן גַּם כִּי יֵֽלֵדוּן וְהֵמַתִּי מַחֲמַדֵּי בִטְנָֽם׃ס — Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit; yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their womb. - [9:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS.9.17/) — יִמְאָסֵם אֱלֹהַי כִּי לֹא שָׁמְעוּ לוֹ וְיִהְיוּ נֹדְדִים בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ס — My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations. - ← previous: [Hosea 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS/8/) - next →: [Hosea 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS/10/) - ↑ back to [Hosea](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/HOS/)