9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Hosea 5:9:1 ⧉אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙efrayimEphraim Hosea 5:9:2 ⧉לְשַׁמָּ֣הleshamato desolation Hosea 5:9:3 ⧉תִֽהְיֶ֔הtihyeyeshe will be or it will be Hosea 5:9:4 ⧉בְּי֖וֹםbeyomin the day of Hosea 5:9:5 ⧉תּֽוֹכֵחָ֑הtokhekharebuke or punishment Hosea 5:9:6 ⧉בְּשִׁבְטֵי֙beshivteiamong the tribes of Hosea 5:9:7 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsrael Hosea 5:9:8 ⧉הוֹדַ֖עְתִּיhodateI have made known Hosea 5:9:9 ⧉נֶאֱמָנָֽה׃neemanawhat is faithful or sure |
9. Formal Translation Ephraim will become a desolation in the day of rebuke; among the tribes of Israel I {Yahweh, Sovereign Judge} have made known what is sure. |
9. Dynamic Translation Ephraim will be devastated when the day of punishment comes; among Israel’s tribes I {Yahweh, Truthful Witness} have declared what will surely happen. |