4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Hosea 6:4:1 ⧉מָ֤הmawhat Hosea 6:4:2 ⧉אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לְּךָ֙eeselekhashall I do to you Hosea 6:4:3 ⧉אֶפְרַ֔יִםefrayimEphraim Hosea 6:4:4 ⧉מָ֥הmawhat Hosea 6:4:5 ⧉אֶעֱשֶׂה־לְּךָ֖eeselekhashall I do to you Hosea 6:4:6 ⧉יְהוּדָ֑הyehudaJudah Hosea 6:4:7 ⧉וְחַסְדְּכֶם֙vekhasdekhemand your loyalty Hosea 6:4:8 ⧉כַּֽעֲנַן־בֹּ֔קֶרkaananbokerlike a cloud of morning Hosea 6:4:9 ⧉וְכַטַּ֖לvekattaland like dew Hosea 6:4:10 ⧉מַשְׁכִּ֥יםmashkemimrising early Hosea 6:4:11 ⧉הֹלֵֽךְ׃holekhgoing away |
4. Formal Translation What am I {Yahweh, Covenant Prosecutor} to do about you, Ephraim? What am I to do about you, Judah? Your loyal love is like a cloud at dawn, and like dew that goes away early. |
4. Dynamic Translation How should I {Yahweh, Patient Corrector} deal with you, Ephraim? How should I deal with you, Judah? Your love is like dawn mist, like dew that is early and then quickly gone. |