4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Hosea 10:4:1 ⧉דִּבְּר֣וּdibberuthey spoke Hosea 10:4:2 ⧉דְבָרִ֔יםdevarimwords Hosea 10:4:3 ⧉אָל֥וֹתalotoaths Hosea 10:4:4 ⧉שָׁ֖וְאshaveemptiness or falsehood Hosea 10:4:5 ⧉כָּרֹ֣תkarotcutting or making Hosea 10:4:6 ⧉בְּרִ֑יתberita covenant Hosea 10:4:7 ⧉וּפָרַ֤חufarakhand it sprang up or blossomed Hosea 10:4:8 ⧉כָּרֹאשׁ֙karoshlike poison-plant or bitter herb Hosea 10:4:9 ⧉מִשְׁפָּ֔טmishpajudgment Hosea 10:4:10 ⧉עַ֖לalupon Hosea 10:4:11 ⧉תַּלְמֵ֥יtalmefurrows of Hosea 10:4:12 ⧉שָׂדָֽי׃sadaia field |
4. Formal Translation They spoke words; they swore oaths of falsehood, cutting a covenant. And judgment springs up like hemlock upon the furrows of the field. |
4. Dynamic Translation They make empty promises, taking false oaths and making agreements; so judgment grows like a poisonous weed across the field. |