8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Hosea 11:8:1 ⧉אֵ֞יךְekhhow Hosea 11:8:2 ⧉אֶתֶּנְךָ֣etennekhaI will give you Hosea 11:8:3 ⧉אֶפְרַ֗יִםeferayimEphraim Hosea 11:8:4 ⧉אֲמַגְּנְךָ֙amaggennekhaI will hand you over Hosea 11:8:5 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsrael Hosea 11:8:6 ⧉אֵ֚יךְekhhow Hosea 11:8:7 ⧉אֶתֶּנְךָ֣etennekhaI will give you Hosea 11:8:8 ⧉כְּאַדְמָ֔הkeadmalike Admah Hosea 11:8:9 ⧉אֲשִׂימְךָ֖asimekhaI will make you Hosea 11:8:10 ⧉כִּצְבֹאיִ֑םkitsvoiimlike Zeboiim Hosea 11:8:11 ⧉נֶהְפַּ֤ךְnephakhis overturned Hosea 11:8:12 ⧉עָלַי֙alaiupon me Hosea 11:8:13 ⧉לִבִּ֔יlibimy heart Hosea 11:8:14 ⧉יַ֖חַדyakhadtogether Hosea 11:8:15 ⧉נִכְמְר֥וּnikhmerugrow warm Hosea 11:8:16 ⧉נִחֻמָֽי׃nikhumaimy compassions |
8. Formal Translation How can I {Yahweh, Compassionate Judge} give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart turns over within Me; my compassions are kindled {warm yearning} together. |
8. Dynamic Translation How could I {Yahweh, Merciful Preserver} ever let you go, Ephraim? How could I surrender you, Israel? How could I make you like Admah {ancient city destroyed with Sodom}? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is churning within Me; my feelings of compassion burn inside Me. |