Hosea 11 — English–Hebrew Parallel

1 “KayaNair (Surely child), Yashar-Al (Israel) WaAAhabaw (And I loved him), WaMaMatzarayam (and out of Egypt) Qaraathay (called) LaBanay (my son).

2 Qaraaw (They called), Lam (for them) Kan (for sure) Halakaw (they went). MaPanayamam (from their face/presence/surface) LaBail (to the Baals), YaZabachaw (sacrificed) WaLaPasayalayam (and to images) YaQatarawan (burned incense - emphatic).

3 WaAnakay (And I) Tharagalathay (taught walk) LaAparayam (Ephraim). Laqacham (took them) Il-Zarawaithayaw (over his arms); WaLaa (And not) Yadaiw (they know) KayaRapaathayam (surely healed them).

4 BaChabalay (With cords) Adam (man/mankind), AMashakam (I drew them) BaIbathawath (in 𐤏𐤁𐤕 - plural) Ahabah (ties love); WaAHayah (and came to pass) Lam (for them) KaMaRawayamay (as lift up) Il (over) Il (necks); Lachayam (their 𐤋𐤇𐤉) WaANatah (and 𐤍𐤈𐤄) Alayaw (to him) AAwakayal (bent down I fed).

5 “Laa (NOT) YaShawab (return) Al-Aratz (to Earth/land) Matzarayam (Egypt); WaAshawar (and the Assyrian) Hawaa (which/who/that is) Malakaw (his king), KayaMaanaw (surely they refused) LaShawab (to repent).

6 WaChawalah (And fall) Charab (sword) BaIyarayaw (on his cities), WaKalahathah (and destroy) Badayaw (his bars) WaAkalah (and gates), MaMawaitzahawathayam (from their put end plans).

7 WaImay (And my people) Thalawaayam (𐤕𐤋𐤅𐤀 - plural) LaMashawabahathay (determined to my turn). WaAl-Il (and to over), YaQaraaw (call him) Yachad (Together) Laa (NOT) YaRawamam (certainly exalt).

8 “Ayak (How?) ANathanak (I how give you up), Aparayam (Ephraim)? AMaganak (I how hand you over), Yashar-Al (Israel)? Ayak (How?) ANathanak (I how make you) KaAdamah (like Admah)? ANathanak (How can I make you) AShawayamak (place / establish / appoint you) KaTzabaayam (like Zeboiim)? YaNaHapak (turned) Ilay (within me), Labay (my heart) Yachad (compassion aroused) NaKamaraw (𐤊𐤌𐤓) Nachawamay (my 𐤍𐤇𐤅𐤌).

9 Laa (NOT) AIshah (I execute) Charawan (fierceness) Apay (my anger). Laa (NOT) AShawab (I return) LaShachath (to destroy) Aparayam (Ephraim): Kay (surely) Al, Anakay (I) WaLaa (And not) Ayash (man); BaQarabak (in your midst) Qadawash (Holy / Set Apart - already); WaLaa (And not) ABawaa (I come) BaIyar (in wrath).

10 Acharay (After/following) Yahawah (), YaYalakaw (walk) KaArayah (like lion) YaShaag (roar); Kay-Hawaa (surely which/who/that is) YaShaag (he roar), WaYaCharadaw (and come trembling) Banayam (children) MaYam (from west).

11 YaCharadaw (Come trembling) KaTzapawar (like bird) MaMatzarayam (out of Egypt), WaKaYawanah (and like dove) MaAratz (from land) Ashawar (Assyria); WaHaYawashabathayam (and [causing] settle them) Il-Bayathayam (over their houses),” Naam (declares prophetically) Yahawah ().

12 Aparayam (Ephraim) feeds on wind, and chases the east wind. He continually multiplies kachash (lies) and desolation. They sabab (make) a covenant with Ashawar (Assyria), and oil is sabab (carried) into Matzarayam (Egypt).