Study it in the app“For after I turned away, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck on my thigh; I was ashamed, and also humiliated, for I bore the reproach of my youth.’”
ForכִּיafterאַחֲרֵיI turned away,שׁוּבִיI repented;נִחַמְתִּיand afterוְאַחֲרֵיI was instructed,הִוָּדְעִיI struckסָפַקְתִּיon my thigh;עַל יָרֵךְI was ashamed,בֹּשְׁתִּיand alsoוְגַםhumiliated,נִכְלַמְתִּיforכִּיI boreנָשָׂאתִיthe reproachחֶרְפַּתof my youth.’נְעוּרָי
turn back
To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.
Where else “shuvi” appearsfeel sorry
To grieve over something done, or to feel sorrow for someone.
Where else “nichamti” appearsmake known
To make someone aware, teach.
Where else “hivadi” appearsclap
To smack the palms together in anger, scorn or grief.
Where else “safakti” appearsthigh
The part of the leg near the hip, where the sword is strapped and an oath is sworn.
Where else “yarech” appearsbe ashamed
To feel disgrace and distress over something bad one did or that befell him.
Where else “boshti” appearsbe ashamed, humiliate
Put to shame, humiliate; be put to shame.
Where else “nichlamti” appearsbear
To bear the consequences of a fault, like someone carrying a weight.
Where else “nasati” appearsdisgrace, reproach
Disgrace, reproach, scorn from others. Being childless was then felt as a humiliation.
Where else “cherpat” appearsyouth
Youth: the time of being young.
Where else “neura” appears18I have surely heard Ephraim grieving: ‘You have disciplined me, and I was disciplined, like a calf not trained; bring me back, and I will come back, for you are YHWH my Elohim.
19 · This verse (above)
20Is Ephraim a dear son to me, or a child of delight? For as often as I speak of him, I still remember him; therefore my inward parts are stirred for him; I will surely have compassion on him, declares YHWH.
