WhenכִּיIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלwas a boy,נַעַרI loved him,וָאֹהֲבֵהוּand out of EgyptוּמִמִּצְרַיִםI calledקָרָאתִיmy son.לִבְנִי
They calledקָרְאוּto them;לָהֶםsoכֵּןthey wentהָלְכוּfrom before them;מִפְּנֵיהֶםto the Baalsלַבְּעָלִיםthey sacrificed,יְזַבֵּחוּand to the carved imagesוְלַפְּסִלִיםthey burned incense.יְקַטֵּרוּן
And Iוְאָנֹכִיtaught Ephraim to walk,תִרְגַּלְתִּי לְאֶפְרַיִםtaking themקָחָםby their arms;עַל זְרוֹעֹתָיוbut they did notוְלֹאknowיָדְעוּthatכִּיI healed them.רְפָאתִים
With cordsבְּחַבְלֵיof humankindאָדָםI drew them,אֶמְשְׁכֵםwith ropesבַּעֲבֹתוֹתof love;אַהֲבָהand I wasוָאֶהְיֶהto themלָהֶםlike those who liftכִּמְרִימֵיthe yokeעֹלfromעַלtheir jaws;לְחֵיהֶםand I bent downוְאַטto himאֵלָיוand fed him.אוֹכִיל
He will notלֹאreturnיָשׁוּבto the landאֶל אֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםbut Assyria,וְאַשּׁוּרheהוּאwill be his king,מַלְכּוֹbecauseכִּיthey refusedמֵאֲנוּto return.לָשׁוּב
And the swordוְ חֶרֶבwill whirlחָלָהin his cities,בְּעָרָיוand it will finish offוְכִלְּתָהhis bars,בַדָּיוand devour themוְאָכָלָהbecause of their counsels.מִמֹּעֲצוֹתֵיהֶם
And my peopleוְעַמִּיare hung upתְלוּאִיםon their turning awayלִמְשׁוּבָתִfrom me;יand toוְאֶלthe heightעַלthey call him,יִקְרָאֻהוּbut togetherיַחַדhe does notלֹאexalt them.יְרוֹמֵם
Howאֵיךְcan I give you up,אֶתֶּנְךָEphraim,אֶפְרַיִםhand you over,אֲמַגֶּנְךָIsrael?יִשְׂרָאֵלHowאֵיךְcan I make youאֶתֶּנְךָlike Admah,כְאַדְמָהset youאֲשִׂימְךָlike Zeboiim?כִּצְבֹאיִםMy heartלִבִּיhas turnedנֶהְפַּךְwithin me;עָלַיtogetherיַחַדmy compassionsנִחוּמָיare kindled.נִכְמְרוּ
I will notלֹאcarry outאֶעֱשֶׂהthe burningחֲרוֹןof my anger;אַפִּיI will notלֹאagainאָשׁוּבdestroyלְשַׁחֵתEphraim;אֶפְרָיִםforכִּיI amאָנֹכִיEl,אֵלand notוְלֹאa man,אִישׁin your midstבְּקִרְבְּךָthe Holy One;קָדוֹשׁand I will notוְלֹאcomeאָבוֹאinto the city.בְּעִיר
AfterאַחֲרֵיYHWHיְהוָהthey will walk;יֵלְכוּlike a lionכְּאַרְיֵהhe will roar;יִשְׁאָגwhenכִּיheהוּאroars,יִשְׁאַגchildrenבָנִיםwill come tremblingוְיֶחֶרְדוּfrom the west.מִיָּם
They will come tremblingיֶחֶרְדוּlike a birdכְצִפּוֹרfrom Egypt,מִמִּצְרַיִםand like a doveוּכְיוֹנָהfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof Assyria;אַשּׁוּרand I will settle themוְהוֹשַׁבְתִּיםinעַלtheir houses,בָּתֵּיהֶםdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםhas surrounded meסְבָבֻנִיwith lies,בְכַחַשׁand the houseבֵּיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwith deceit;וּבְמִרְמָהbut Judahוִיהוּדָהstillעֹדroamsרָדwith El,עִם אֵלand with the Holy Oneוְעִם קְדוֹשִׁיםhe is faithful.נֶאֱמָן