1 Set the trumpet to thy mouth. As an eagle he cometh against the house of Jehovah, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- the trumpet H7782 (שׁוֹפָר) — a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn
- to thy mouth H2441 (חֵךְ) — properly, the palate or inside of the mouth; hence, the mouth itself (as the organ of speech, taste and kissing)
- as an eagle H5404 (נֶשֶׁר) — the eagle (or other large bird of prey)
- against the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- because they have transgressed H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- my covenant H1285 (בְּרִית) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
- and trespassed H6586 (פָּשַׁע) — to break away (from just authority), i.e. trespass, apostatize, quarrel
- against my law H8451 (תּוֹרָה) — a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
2 They shall cry unto me, My God, we Israel know thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- shall cry H2199 (זָעַק) — to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
- unto me, My God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- we know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
3 Israel hath cast off that which is good: the enemy shall pursue him.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- hath cast off H2186 (זָנַח) — reject, forsake, fail
- good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- the enemy H341 (אֹיֵב) — hating; an adversary
- shall pursue H7291 (רָדַף) — to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
4 They have set up kings, but not by me; they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They have set up kings H4427 (מָלַךְ) — to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
- but not by me: they have made princes H7786 (שׂוּר) — properly, to vanquish; by implication, to rule (causatively, crown)
- and I knew H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- not: of their silver H3701 (כֶּסֶף) — silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- and their gold H2091 (זָהָב) — gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
- have they made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- them idols H6091 (עָצָב) — an (idolatrous) image
- that they may be cut off H3772 (כָּרַת) — to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh a…
5 He hath cast off thy calf, O Samaria; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thy calf H5695 (עֵגֶל) — a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer)
- O Samaria H8111 (שֹׁמְרוֹן) — Shomeron, a place in Palestine
- hath cast H2186 (זָנַח) — reject, forsake, fail
- off; mine anger H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
- is kindled H2734 (חָרָה) — to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
- ere H3808 (לֹא) — not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
- they attain H3201 (יָכֹל) — to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
- to innocency H5356 (נִקָּיוֹן) — clearness (literally or figuratively)
6 For from Israel is even this; the workman made it, and it is no God; yea, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For from Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- it also: the workman H2796 (חָרָשׁ) — a fabricator or any material
- made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- not God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- but the calf H5695 (עֵגֶל) — a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer)
- of Samaria H8111 (שֹׁמְרוֹן) — Shomeron, a place in Palestine
- shall be broken in pieces H7616 (שָׁבָב) — a fragment, i.e. ruin
7 For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: he hath no standing grain; the blade shall yield no meal; if so be it yield, strangers shall swallow it up.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For they have sown H2232 (זָרַע) — to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
- the wind H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- and they shall reap H7114 (קָצַר) — to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
- the whirlwind H5492 (סוּפָה) — a hurricane
- it hath no stalk H7054 (קָמָה) — something that rises, i.e. a stalk of grain
- the bud H6780 (צֶמַח) — a sprout (usually concrete), literal or figurative
- shall yield H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- no meal H7058 (קֶמַח) — flour
- if H194 (אוּלַי) — if not; hence perhaps
- so be it yield H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- the strangers H2114 (זוּר) — to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
- shall swallow it up H1104 (בָּלַע) — to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
8 Israel is swallowed up: now are they among the nations as a vessel wherein none delighteth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- is swallowed up H1104 (בָּלַע) — to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
- now shall they be among the Gentiles H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- as a vessel H3627 (כְּלִי) — something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
- no pleasure H2656 (חֵפֶץ) — pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
9 For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For they are gone up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- to Assyria H804 (אַשּׁוּר) — Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
- a wild donkey H6501 (פֶּרֶא) — the onager
- alone H909 (בָּדַד) — to divide, i.e. (reflex.) be solitary
- by himself: Ephraim H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- hath hired H8566 (תָּנָה) — to present (a mercenary inducement), i.e. bargain with (a harlot)
- lovers H158 (אַהַב) — affection (in a good or a bad sense)
10 Yea, though they hire among the nations, now will I gather them; and they begin to be diminished by reason of the burden of the king of princes.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yea, though they have hired H8566 (תָּנָה) — to present (a mercenary inducement), i.e. bargain with (a harlot)
- among the nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- now will I gather H6908 (קָבַץ) — to grasp, i.e. collect
- them, and they shall sorrow H2490 (חָלַל) — properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by a…
- a little H4592 (מְעַט) — a little or few (often adverbial or comparative)
- for the burden H4853 (מַשָּׂא) — a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire
- of the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of princes H8269 (שַׂר) — a head person (of any rank or class)
11 Because Ephraim hath multiplied altars for sinning, altars have been unto him for sinning.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Because Ephraim H669 (אֶפְרַיִם) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- hath made many H7235 (רָבָה) — to increase (in whatever respect)
- altars H4196 (מִזְבֵּחַ) — an altar
- to sin H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
- shall be unto him to sin H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
12 I wrote for him the ten thousand things of my law; but they are counted as a strange thing.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I have written H3789 (כָּתַב) — to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
- to him the great things H7239 (רִבּוֹ) — a myriad, i.e. indefinitely, large number
- to him the great things H7230 (רֹב) — abundance (in any respect)
- of my law H8451 (תּוֹרָה) — a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
- they were counted H2803 (חָשַׁב) — properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); h…
- as a strange thing H2114 (זוּר) — to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
13 As for the sacrifices of mine offerings, they sacrifice flesh and eat it; but Jehovah accepteth them not: now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins; they shall return to Egypt.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They sacrifice H2076 (זָבַח) — to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
- flesh H1320 (בָּשָׂר) — flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
- the sacrifices H2077 (זֶבַח) — properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
- of mine offerings H1890 (הַבְהָב) — gift (in sacrifice), i.e. holocaust
- and eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- accepteth H7521 (רָצָה) — to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt
- them not; now will he remember H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
- their iniquity H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- and visit H6485 (פָּקַד) — to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
- their sins H2403 (חַטָּאָה) — an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
- they shall return H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- to Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
14 For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and builded palaces; and Judah hath multiplied fortified cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the castles thereof.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
- hath forgotten H7911 (שָׁכַח) — to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
- his Maker H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- and buildeth H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
- temples H1964 (הֵיכָל) — a large public building, such as a palace or temple
- and Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- hath multiplied H7235 (רָבָה) — to increase (in whatever respect)
- fenced H1219 (בָּצַר) — to gather grapes; also to be isolated (i.e. inaccessible by height or fortification)
- cities H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- but I will send H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- a fire H784 (אֵשׁ) — fire (literally or figuratively)
- upon his cities H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- and it shall devour H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- the palaces H759 (אַרְמוֹן) — a citadel (from its height)